{"id":6589,"date":"2026-04-24T10:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6589"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:20:19","slug":"paul-merson-makes-huge-premier-league-title-claim-ahead-of-arsenal-vs-newcastle-clash-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6589","title":{"rendered":"Paul Merson makes huge Premier League title claim ahead of Arsenal vs Newcastle clash | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2172250828.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28099658\" alt=\"Tottenham Hotspur FC v Arsenal FC - Premier League\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul Merson believes the Premier League title race will be \u2018over\u2019 if Arsenal fail to end their poor run of form against Newcastle on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have seen the title taken out of their hands following a damaging 2-1 defeat to rivals Manchester City last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>And a midweek win against Burnley for Pep Guardiola\u2019s side means City now sit top of the table with only five games remaining of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal, who only two weeks ago were nine points clear of City, have seen their quest for silverware falter after only one win in their last six matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>And Merson believes that Mikel Arteta\u2019s side could soon find themselves out of contention in the league if they don\u2019t get back to winning ways against an out-of-form Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sportskeeda, Merson said: \u2018This is a humungous football match. Newcastle have lost to Barcelona, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth, four losses on the trot. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018You\u2019d think Arsenal should win this, but Newcastle often do well in this fixture!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272110316_fe52f4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28100215\" alt=\"Manchester City v Arsenal - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Mikel Arteta\u2019s side have lost back-to-back league games (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal have four big fixtures coming up over the next two weeks. After this game, they face Atletico Madrid away from home in the Champions League semi-final and host Fulham next weekend before the return leg against Diego Simeone\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That is a tricky run. And let\u2019s be honest, Arsenal have been losing a bit of control in recent weeks. They have started to wobble at the wrong time. That Bournemouth defeat hurt them the most. If they at least got a draw in that game, they could have been a point ahead of City now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If Arsenal don\u2019t win this game, it\u2019s all over in the title race. They are literally in last chance saloon now. City are above Arsenal only because they\u2019ve scored more goals. So there is still a possibility of Arsenal winning every game and still losing the title due to City scoring more than them!\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272076783.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28100211\" alt=\"Manchester City v Arsenal - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal face Newcastle on Saturday (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Merson reckons that the manner of City\u2019s win against Burnley, combined with their fixture schedule over the next fortnight, means all hope is not yet lost for Arsenal as both sides enter the final stretch.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Like I said before, City winning by just the odd goal against Burnley puts the ball back in Arsenal\u2019s court,\u2019 he said. \u2018The reason why I say Arsenal have an advantage is because they play twice before City\u2019s next game away at Everton.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So they could be six points ahead before Guardiola\u2019s men take the trip to Merseyside, which will be a tough game for City. If Arsenal win their next two games, the will put all the pressure back on their rivals.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I haven\u2019t seen enough from City to suggest they will not let in goals during games. Even against Burnley, they conceded big chances. Arsenal should just win the next two games at all cost and if they do it, I can sense them back to being in control in the title race.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And while Merson is hopeful that his former club will be able to win on Saturday, the ex-Gunners midfielder urged caution, saying: \u2018This has always been an entertaining fixture in the last few seasons. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Even though I\u2019m backing Arsenal to win, I don\u2019t think the result is a foregone conclusion here.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Did Chelsea simply stop running for Liam Rosenior? 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