Arsenal are absolutely reeling right now, in desperate need of a win. Perhaps they are catching Newcastle United, a side with not much to play for really, at the right time. The Geordies, buried deep on the second page of the standings, also have a couple new injury concerns in Anthony Gordon and Tino Livramento. Both are expected to miss out on the Saturday afternoon clash at the Emirates Stadium.
Gordon, who has been strongly linked with a summer exit (Bayern Munich are reportedly the front-runner now), missed out on the loss to Bournemouth with a hip injury.
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Kick: Sat. April 25, 5:30pm, Emirates Stadium, London, UK
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‘With Anthony, we’re unclear when he’ll be back,” Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said on Saturday, in regards to Gordon. “We don’t think it’s a long-term injury, but whether he makes next week, we don’t know. We’ll have to see how he goes this week in training.”
Moving on to Livramento, he suffered a thigh injury over the weekend, and he’s expected to miss the next three matches, at least. He could even end up getting ruled out for the rest of the season.
“For Tino, that’s a huge blow for him and for us,” Howe said on Saturday.
“I actually thought that Kieran’s [Trippier] introduction at the start of the second half made us stronger, but then losing him was a big blow…”
Moving on, Joelinton remains suspended due to his having accumulated 10 yellow cards. Otherwise the Newcastle team news situation remains the same.
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