Arsenal provide updates on Lacazette & Tierney ahead of Villarreal 2nd-leg

By Conor Laird


Published: May 1, 2021 8:46 pm

Last Updated: May 1, 2021 8:49 pm

Arsenal have this evening provided a fitness update on the club’s squad, ahead of their upcoming meetings with Newcastle and Villarreal.

Pepe’s lifeline

Mikel Arteta’s men are of course in the midst of an absolutely crucial stretch of the club’s campaign.

Having long seen their hopes of success on the domestic front go up in smoke, the Gunners have switched their focus firmly to matters on the continent.

In turn, Arsenal made the trip to Spain on Thursday night, for the first-leg of their Europa League semi-final showdown with Villarreal.

A concerning display eventually saw the north Londoners condemned to defeat, but Nicolas Pepe’s late away goal could yet prove crucial in guiding Arteta and co. beyond Villarreal and former boss Unai Emery.

A lifeline for Arsenal as Pepe drives home a penalty and a vital away goal 🤞 pic.twitter.com/8c9wLTUuhJ

— DAZN Canada (@DAZN_CA) April 29, 2021

Laca latest

Before facing off with the Yellow Submarine for the 2nd time in the space of a week, though, Arsenal will first need to navigate a Premier League meeting with Newcastle.

The Gunners are set to make the trip to St. James’ Park tomorrow afternoon, aiming to bounce back from a pair of consecutive defeats across all competitions.

And, as outlined above, ahead of their showdown with the Magpies, Arsenal have this evening provided a fitness update on Mikel Arteta’s squad.

First up was the latest on Alexandre Lacazette, who has not featured in either of the club’s last two outings, after picking up a hamstring injury.

The Frenchman, in turn, will play no part once again tomorrow afternoon, but could yet return to lead the line versus Villarreal next Thursday night:

Alex is responding well to treatment and is starting to integrate back into full training. Alex will be unavailable for Sunday’s match, but will continue to work hard with the aim of being in contention for Thursday’s match against Villarreal. 

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 18: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal goes down injured during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Fulham at Emirates Stadium on April 18, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Ian Walton – Pool/Getty Images)

Kieran Tierney, on the other hand, is in contention to feature versus Newcastle, having recovered from a knee issue.

Whether the Scot is risked, though, of course remains to be seen:

Kieran continues to make good progress and is now integrating back into full training. Kieran will be assessed regarding his availability for Sunday’s match.

David Luiz, meanwhile, could also mark his return at St. James’ Park:

David is now back in full training and is in contention to be involved in Sunday’s match. 

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	34	47	80
2	Manchester United FC	33	29	67
3	Leicester City FC	34	22	63
4	Chelsea FC	33	20	58
5	West Ham United FC	33	10	55
6	Liverpool FC	33	16	54
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	33	18	53
8	Everton FC	32	4	52
9	Leeds United	34	-2	47
10	Arsenal FC	33	7	46
11	Aston Villa FC	32	9	45
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	33	-13	41
13	Crystal Palace FC	33	-22	38
14	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	34	-4	37
15	Southampton FC	33	-18	37
16	Burnley FC	33	-15	36
17	Newcastle United FC	33	-18	36
18	Fulham FC	33	-18	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	33	-34	25
20	Sheffield United FC	33	-38	17

Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	21
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	16
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	15
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	14
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	14
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	10
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	10
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	10
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	10
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	9
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	9
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City FC	9
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City FC	9

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Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC		10
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion		9
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC		8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC		7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC		8
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC		8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	6
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC		7
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC		7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC		7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC		7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC		7
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC		7
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC		7
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	6
Alioski, Ezgjan	Leeds United		7
Kante, N`Golo	Chelsea FC		7
Andersen, Joachim	Fulham FC	1	6

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	9
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	8
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	7
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	6
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	6
Raphinha	Leeds United	6
Neto, Pedro	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	6
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City FC	6
McNeil, Dwight	Burnley FC	6