By George Ramsay, CNNIf last week’s Premier League defeat against Tottenham Hotpsur was damaging, over the course of 90 minutes against Newcastle on Monday, Arsenal’s Champions League hopes were all but extinguished. To regain fourth position and qualify for the Champions League, Arsenal will realistically need to beat Everton on Sunday and hope bottom side Norwich — without a win in six Premier League games — can pull off an unlikely victory against Tottenham. “If someone isn’t ready for this game, stay at home,” was Xhaka’s withering assessment of his team’s showing against Newcastle. Midfielder Thomas Partey has been absent since Arsenal’s defeat against Crystal Palace at the start of April, while left-back Kieran Tierney is recovering after undergoing knee surgery last month. In the return fixture at the Emirates Stadium, defender Gabriel was sent off just before the hour mark with the score at 1-1 in a game Arsenal was dominating.

Source: CNN May 17, 2022 11:52 UTC