An perception into the efforts of Arsenal to make sure that star midfielder Thomas Partey’s African Cup of Nations-based absence is as short-lived as attainable has been offered on Thursday.
Midfield woes
The topic of Mikel Arteta’s ranks in the course of the park has after all emerged as a significant speaking level over current weeks.
This comes owing to the approaching departures of not one, however two members of the Gunners’ midfield, for the fast-approaching 2022 African Cup of Nations.
Mohamed Elneny and the aforementioned Partey are primed to hyperlink up with Egypt and Ghana respectively subsequent week, forward of a predicted deep run into the match for each nations.
Arsenal, in flip, shall be left with simply Granit Xhaka, the inexperienced Sambi Lokonga and the out-of-favour Ainsley Maitland-Niles as recognised senior choices within the engine room, forward of an important stretch of fixtures throughout the month of January.
Newcastle United’s English midfielder Jonjo Shelvey (L) vies with Arsenal’s Belgian midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga throughout the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle United on the Emirates Stadium in London on November 27, 2021 (Picture by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Partey enhance?
As alluded to above, although, if the newest phrase stemming from Mikel Arteta’s camp is something to go by, then these ready of energy on the Emirates seem able to do no matter it takes to make sure that the approaching absence of a minimum of one in every of their midfield stars is as little felt as attainable.
The participant in query? Thomas Partey.
As revealed by the dependable James Benge of CBS Sports activities, officers on the purple half of north London are presently locked in motion with their counterparts on the Ghanaian Soccer Federation.
This comes amid efforts to delay Partey’s stick with the membership by way of to the twenty eighth of December, a growth which might see the previous Atletico Madrid man out there to face not solely Norwich Metropolis on Boxing Day, but additionally Wolves 48 hours later.
It now stays to be seen what comes of the discussions between the 2 events.
Arsenal are in talks with Ghanaian federation as as to if Partey may be part of up later, permitting him to be out there for the sport in opposition to Wolves on December 28. https://t.co/YzAcGMglEH
— James Benge (@jamesbenge) December 23, 2021
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Premier League desk
| # | Staff | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester Metropolis | 18 | 35 | 44 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 18 | 35 | 41 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 18 | 27 | 38 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 18 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 17 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 16 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Leicester Metropolis | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 17 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Brentford FC | 16 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Everton FC | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 17 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 18 | -18 | 16 |
| 17 | Watford FC | 16 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 15 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 18 | -23 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich Metropolis | 17 | -26 | 10 |
| Participant | Staff | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester Metropolis | 9 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 7 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 7 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester Metropolis | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 6 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 6 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 5 |
| King, Joshua | Watford FC | 5 |
| Grey, Demarai | Everton FC | 5 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 5 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester Metropolis | 5 |
| Participant | Staff | Pink Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 6 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 6 |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester Metropolis | 1 | 5 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 1 | 4 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 1 | 4 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester Metropolis | 0 | 5 |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 0 | 5 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Duffy, Shane | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 5 |
| Lascelles, Jamaal | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 5 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Ward, Joel | Crystal Palace | 0 | 5 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Participant | Staff | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester Metropolis | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 4 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester Metropolis | 4 |
| Redmond, Nathan | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 3 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 3 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester Metropolis | 3 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester Metropolis | 3 |
| Foden, Phil | Manchester Metropolis | 3 |
