Fixtures pile-up to test Arsenal's strength in depth

ARSENAL'S squad strength is set to be tested to the very limit over the next fortnight after their Easter games against Liverpool and Newcastle were both moved forward.

The Gunners were due to face Liverpool at Highbury on Easter Saturday, followed by Newcastle at St James' Park two days later.

But what was already a packed fixture schedule has become even more difficult, with four vital games now crammed into just nine days.