The battle for third and the fourth places in the Premier League is open even in the last round. Arsenal needs three points to ensure its fourth position, while a failure of Chelsea, will result in the Gunners getting a direct qualification for the Champions League, as the team will occupy the third place in the table.
Alan Pardew made an interesting statement that he does not care whether his team will lose this match even with 0-4, having already secured a place in the Premier League for the next season. Thus, the manager of the Magpies surely infuriated the Spurs supporters, who hope Arsenal will not win this match. Wether this a trick by Pardew, which will cause his opponent to underestimate the meeting, or indeed the manager will not make a serious effort in preparing for this match remains to be seen.
Arsenal maintains a great statistics of the matches against Newcastle, as for now the Gunners are unbeaten in 13 of the last 14 games against this opponent. Undoubtedly, thee guests will be more motivated and more confident for this game.