Arsenal's final Premier League fixture of the season will not be shown live on TV despite their Champions League fight with Tottenham.
The Gunners will face Everton at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon with Mikel Arteta's side two points behind north London Rivals Spurs heading into the final game of the season. football.london understands that Arteta will be without Thomas Partey for the game after the Ghanaian international has been ruled out as he continues to recover from a thigh injury.
A number of key players missed out on first-team training on Wednesday including Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Emile Smith Rowe and Takehiro Tomiyasu. Everton secured their Premier League status on Thursday night after beating Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace side in a dramatic 3-2 comeback, meaning the Toffees have nothing to play for at the Emirates this weekend.
READ MORE: Gabriel Magalhaes contract renewal considered to help Arsenal end Juventus transfer speculation
Despite the Gunners still being in the fight for Champions League qualification ahead of next season, the clash against Everton will not be televised in the UK. SkySports have confirmed that they will show just three of the 10 fixtures taking place on Sunday afternoon, focusing on the title race and relegation fight.
The confirmed fixtures for broadcast on Sunday will be Manchester City vs Aston Villa, Liverpool vs Wolves and Brentford vs Leeds. Neither Arsenal vs Everton or Norwich vs Spurs have been selected to be televised live in the UK with Sky Sports being the only place to watch the above three games.
Spurs have a significant goal difference advantage over Arsenal meaning Conte's side would need to suffer a shock defeat to relegated side Norwich, with the Gunners winning at home to Everton, for fourth and fifth to swap positions. Manchester United could yet finish in seventh place seeing them qualify for the Europa Conference League should they drop points away to Palace and West Ham pick up a win against Brighton.
The race for a top-four spot took a turn last week as the Gunners suffered back-to-back defeats to Spurs and Newcastle, whilst Antonio Conte's side narrowly beat Burnley following their north London derby delight. For the first time in 10 years, the title race, top four battle and relegation fight will go down to the final day.
