Arsenal fans point accusing fingers at Thomas Partey following Newcastle defeat

Arsenal fans have expressed their disappointment with midfielder Thomas Partey following the Gunners' 2-0 loss to Newcastle at the Emirates on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

The 31-year-old returned to his usual midfield role after a stint at right-back against Brighton, raising hopes for a strong performance.

Unfortunately, Partey struggled to assert himself during the game and was substituted with 30 minutes remaining, making way for Jorginho.

The Italian midfielder made an immediate impact, creating more chances, completing more touches, and delivering more accurate passes in his brief time on the pitch.

Partey has been a key figure for Arsenal on numerous occasions, often earning praise for his contributions. However, this performance drew heavy criticism from fans, who took to X to voice their frustrations.

While some supporters argued that Partey was unfairly scapegoated for Arsenal's overall poor display, others described his performance as lacklustre and below expectations.

Read the comments of Arsenal fans below

Big big liar. Jorgie came in and created 5 chances in a space of 20mins

— Obago (@KenyBecks) January 8, 2025

Did you watch your TV eyes closed? Chances came up when he came off. Jorginho can see forward passes way better than Partey

— cyryrys (@muchogocyrus) January 7, 2025

He was useless tonight, gave the ball away so many times and just backwards and sideways passing.

Added absolutely nothing going forward but he rarely does. Slows down our attacking play so much.

— JW (@jwzip) January 7, 2025

Are you blind? he played absolute rubbish

— Bubble77 (@Bubble7710) January 7, 2025

Defensively poor!

— John Mather (@JohnMather27) January 8, 2025