Advantage Tottenham as Arsenal lose to Newcastle United in top-four battle

Arsenal's Champions League hopes have taken a huge blow with their defeat to Newcastle
Arsenal’s Champions League hopes have taken an enormous blow with their defeat to Newcastle (PA/EPA)

Tottenham at the moment are within the driving seat to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League after Arsenal slipped to a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United on Monday night.

The end result leaves Arsenal fifth within the Premier League with one recreation remaining and two factors behind fourth-placed Spurs.

Arsenal, who host Everton on the ultimate day of the Premier League season on Sunday, now want Antonio Conte’s facet to slide up of their last recreation away to Norwich Metropolis, who've already been relegated.

Mikel Arteta’s facet struggled to get going at St James’ Park and after a poor first half, Newcastle took a deserved lead within the fifty fifth minute by Ben White’s personal aim.

Bruno Guimaraes then struck with 5 minutes remaining to seal Newcastle’s victory.

Martin Odegaard after Arsenal's 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United
Martin Odegaard after Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United (AFP through Getty)

‘They have been brutalised by that Tottenham fanbase for 60 minutes,’ Gary Neville stated of Arsenal after their defeat to Newcastle.

‘That’s a younger group that’s inexperienced, who doesn’t have that have and character.

‘I by no means totally trusted them to get into the highest 4, to be trustworthy with you, right through.

Newcastle United's English striker Callum Wilson (L) commiserates Arsenal's English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Arsenal at the moment are hoping for Spurs to slide up in opposition to Norwich on the ultimate day of the season (AFP through Getty)

‘However I believed that they might come out within the second half and reply from a poor first half however they confirmed us nothing.

‘It tells us the place they’re at. They obtained schooled on Thursday at Tottenham, they’ve lacked expertise tonight on and off the pitch, and it'll trigger them an enormous downside.’

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