Arsenal vs Newcastle: Rice stunner secures CL spot for Gunners | Merse's warning to Arteta

The Sky Sports Football Podcast

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4 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Kelly Cates presents Super Sunday from the Emirates and is joined by Jamie Redknapp, Les Ferdinand, and Paul Merson, who analyse Arsenal’s 1-0 win against Newcastle, which sees them secure Champions League football for next season after a stunning second-half strike from Declan Rice. The win also means the Gunners are likely to finish runners-up again in the Premier League, and Merse says Arsenal must be serious contenders for the title by Christmas, otherwise he thinks the club will replace Mikel Arteta.

The trio also discuss the earlier game on Super Sunday, which saw Nottingham Forest keep their hopes of playing Champions League football next campaign after their 2-1 win at West Ham. They then give their views on who they believe will finish in the top five, with Merse saying that he is worried about Manchester City’s chances of making the cut. The Europa League final on Wednesday will see either Manchester United or Tottenham Hotspur also qualify for Europe’s prestige club competition, and they give their predictions on who will be victorious in Bilbao.

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0:37.3	Arsenal played Newcastle at the Emirates on Super Sunday.
0:40.1	Here's how things sounded when the game finished.
0:48.9	Arsenal Champions League again, and barring something pretty crazy, they will be the Premier League runners up for a third successive season.
0:53.4	And whatever else has got away, that is quite a feather in the cap of Mikhail Arteeta.
0:59.0	At the end of a game, memorable for one wonderful wallup from Declan Rice, which established the lead to which Arsenal clung to bring them the points they needed to get over the line.
1:15.5	Newcastle for their part, take it to a final day blanket finish with at least a home game and gold difference as their ally.
1:26.1	But Arsenal's job, such as it became, has been done.
1:31.3	David Ryers' gloves, his potentially golden gloves,
1:35.3	a very big reason why.
1:42.3	He got into trouble, Saka. Erdogan.
1:47.0	Declan Reisel!
1:49.0	It's a Ripper!
1:58.0	And that's the end. Arsenal Champions League again.
2:04.6	Three points that mean that Arsenal will be playing Champions League football next season.
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