Newcastle v Arsenal team news & stats

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Newcastle welcome back Daryl Janmaat from suspension, may also have Moussa Sissoko available again following injury, and could give Florian Thauvin his first Premier League start after he impressed in the midweek Capital One Cup win over Northampton.

Per Mertesacker is again expected to miss out with a chest injury for Arsenal, with his regular defensive partner Laurent Koscielny also still a major doubt with a back problem.

Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere are also on the sidelines.

Kick-off at St James’ Park on Saturday is at 12.45pm.

Opta stats

Newcastle have won none of their last eight Premier League home games against Arsenal (D4 L4).

Newcastle have won just three of the last 28 Premier League meetings with Arsenal – and the Gunners had a player sent off on each of these three occasions.

The Gunners are unbeaten in the last nine Premier League games against Newcastle (W7 D2), winning the last seven in a row.

Arsene Wenger and Steve McClaren have met 10 times as opposition coaches in the Premier League with the Englishman winning one to the Frenchman’s nine victories.

Olivier Giroud has scored eight goals in six Premier League appearances against Newcastle United, more than versus any other team, and included five headers.

The Magpies have won just two of their 11 Premier League matches at St James Park in 2015 (W2 D4 L5).

Arsenal have taken 19 points from the last 21 available on the road in the Premier League.

The Gunners have failed to score in five of their last nine PL games – this after only firing a blank in one of their previous 25 games in the competition.

Arsenal have scored the joint fewest goals (2) despite having the joint most shots (40, excluding blocked), meaning that they have a league-low shot conversion rate of 5%.

Predictions

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Newcastle v Arsenal team news & stats

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Newcastle welcome back Daryl Janmaat from suspension, may also have Moussa Sissoko available again following injury, and could give Florian Thauvin his first Premier League start after he impressed in the midweek Capital One Cup win over Northampton.

Per Mertesacker is again expected to miss out with a chest injury for Arsenal, with his regular defensive partner Laurent Koscielny also still a major doubt with a back problem.

Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere are also on the sidelines.

Kick-off at St James’ Park on Saturday is at 12.45pm.

Opta stats

Newcastle have won none of their last eight Premier League home games against Arsenal (D4 L4).

Newcastle have won just three of the last 28 Premier League meetings with Arsenal – and the Gunners had a player sent off on each of these three occasions.

The Gunners are unbeaten in the last nine Premier League games against Newcastle (W7 D2), winning the last seven in a row.

Arsene Wenger and Steve McClaren have met 10 times as opposition coaches in the Premier League with the Englishman winning one to the Frenchman’s nine victories.

Olivier Giroud has scored eight goals in six Premier League appearances against Newcastle United, more than versus any other team, and included five headers.

The Magpies have won just two of their 11 Premier League matches at St James Park in 2015 (W2 D4 L5).

Arsenal have taken 19 points from the last 21 available on the road in the Premier League.

The Gunners have failed to score in five of their last nine PL games – this after only firing a blank in one of their previous 25 games in the competition.

Arsenal have scored the joint fewest goals (2) despite having the joint most shots (40, excluding blocked), meaning that they have a league-low shot conversion rate of 5%.

Predictions

Join our TEAMtalk v Fans league on SportLobster to make your prediction for this game and the other nine in the Premier League this weekend.

Newcastle v Arsenal team news & stats

admin

Newcastle welcome back Daryl Janmaat from suspension, may also have Moussa Sissoko available again following injury, and could give Florian Thauvin his first Premier League start after he impressed in the midweek Capital One Cup win over Northampton.

Per Mertesacker is again expected to miss out with a chest injury for Arsenal, with his regular defensive partner Laurent Koscielny also still a major doubt with a back problem.

Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere are also on the sidelines.

Kick-off at St James’ Park on Saturday is at 12.45pm.

Opta stats

Newcastle have won none of their last eight Premier League home games against Arsenal (D4 L4).

Newcastle have won just three of the last 28 Premier League meetings with Arsenal – and the Gunners had a player sent off on each of these three occasions.

The Gunners are unbeaten in the last nine Premier League games against Newcastle (W7 D2), winning the last seven in a row.

Arsene Wenger and Steve McClaren have met 10 times as opposition coaches in the Premier League with the Englishman winning one to the Frenchman’s nine victories.

Olivier Giroud has scored eight goals in six Premier League appearances against Newcastle United, more than versus any other team, and included five headers.

The Magpies have won just two of their 11 Premier League matches at St James Park in 2015 (W2 D4 L5).

Arsenal have taken 19 points from the last 21 available on the road in the Premier League.

The Gunners have failed to score in five of their last nine PL games – this after only firing a blank in one of their previous 25 games in the competition.

Arsenal have scored the joint fewest goals (2) despite having the joint most shots (40, excluding blocked), meaning that they have a league-low shot conversion rate of 5%.

Predictions

Join our TEAMtalk v Fans league on SportLobster to make your prediction for this game and the other nine in the Premier League this weekend.