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Arsenal v Newcastle: Premier League – live

All the action from the 4.30pm kick-off at the EmiratesLive scores | West Ham v Nottm Forest – liveArsenal came into the 2024-25 season desperate to avoid finishing second again for the third year in a row. But this scenario probably wasn’t what they had in mind. In mid-February, with 13 games remaining, they were still on Liverpool’s coat-tails in the title race and 12 points ahead of seventh-placed Newcastle. Only two points separate them now, so Newcastle will leapfrog Arsenal if they win at the Emirates today.It’s all a bit 1997, when Robbie Elliott’s goal at Highbury on the penultimate weekend ultimately clinched second place for Newcastle ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool. That achievement, the last time Newcastle finished in the top two, and it was significant because it was the first season in which the runners-up qualified for the Champions League. Without Elliott’s goal, Tino Asprilla and Keith Gillespie’s glory night against Barcelona would not have happened. These days you only need to finish in the top five – or 17th, but that’s another story – to qualify. Continue reading...

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