If Arsenal are going to win the title, certain things have to improve.
One of them is winning games without winger Bukayo Saka, who has missed the Gunners' last five matches across all competitions with an Achilles injury.
Arsenal have a 73% win ratio (16 wins in 22 games) and average 2.36 points per game with Saka in the starting XI this season in the Premier League.
Without him, their win percentage drops to 45% (five wins in 11) and their points per game is 1.64.
The Gunners are hopeful their 'Starboy' will return in time for the Champions League semi-finals against Atletico Madrid with the first leg next Wednesday in Spain.
But with or without Saka, Arsenal's form under Mikel Arteta in April has got to get better.
Under Arteta, Arsenal's lowest points per game ratio in a Premier League month (5+ games played) is in April, winning 40 points in 27 games (1.48).
And 18% of all their league defeats under Arteta have come in April (nine out of 51).
When they face Newcastle on Saturday, April simply cannot be allowed to get worse.