Arsenal Fans Lament Absence of Ghana Star as Key Reason for Season Failure

• Arsenal fans believe their season ended when Black Stars deputy captain Thomas Partey got injured following their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United
• The Gunners’ push for a Champions League spot for next season took a major blow on Monday night without their talismanic midfielder
• Thomas Partey suffered muscle damage to his thigh in a Premier League game against Crystal Palace

Arsenal fans have bemoaned the absence of Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey following their disappointing defeat to Newcastle United on Monday night.

The Gunners suffered a huge setback in their quest to qualify for the Champions League when they lost 2-0 to the Magpies at the St. James' Park.

Ben White scored an own goal as Bruno Guimaraes added a second one to condemn Arsenal to a second successive loss.

The result means Arsenal must beat Everton in their final game of the season on Sunday and hope Tottenham lose at relegated Norwich.

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Since the injury to Partey, Arsenal have struggled for consistency in the top-flight, and out of the eight matches they have featured in without the former Atletico Madrid midfielder, they have managed four wins, and four defeats.

How Arsenal fans reacted on social media after Newcastle defeat

@Afc_lekfront tweeted:

Season ended when partey got injured

@_sabiboi said:

Arsenal without Thomas Partey is a mess,so how the midfield make weak

@WoolwichCannons commented:

It’s insane how much we miss Partey in such games!

@T_WAYNE100 tweeted:

If we had Partey it could have been a totally different game.

@FPLBentley reacted:

This is the type of game we could have really done with Partey and Tierney.

@gunnerpunner said:

We’ve never got it right since Partey & Tierney got injured

@Detective82 tweeted:

Season ended when we lost Tierney and Partey. Elneny and Nketiah are great guys and they’ve really tried, bravo. But the next level up is a jump. We are 5th and in my opinion deserve to be there.

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Major Injury Boost As Key Arsenal Player Thomas Partey Steps Up His Rehab

Sports Brief earlier reported that Thomas Partey has stepped up his rehabilitation by posting a video of himself in a major injury boost to the Gunners.

The 28-year-old midfielder suffered muscle damage to his thigh in a Premier League game against Crystal Palace and was set to be out for a longer duration.

With uncertainty surrounding his recovery date, a data injury analyst Ben Dinnery predicted the Ghana international might be fit for Arsenal's north London derby against Tottenham Hotspurs.