Can minnows Newcastle humble Arsenal?

Arsenal and Newcastle face off this Saturday at the Emirates Stadium in an intriguing match in the Premier League . Currently, Mikel Arteta's team are 3rd in the table with 55 points, while Eddie Howe's team are 8th with 37 points. The match will be broadcast live at 15:00 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After facing FC Porto in Champions League, Arsenal turn their attention to the Premier League where they challenge Newcastle. On arrival at this matchday, Mikel Arteta's team is on a sequence of 5 games without losing in the Premier League 2023/24. On the other hand, Eddie Howe's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past seven, in the Premier League 2023/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Arsenal and Newcastle have faced each other one hundred ninety-two times, with Mikel Arteta's team holding the advantage: 84 victories, against 69 victories of Eddie Howe's team. Specifically in the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal have the advantage in the duels against Newcastle: 55 wins in 96 games, while Eddie Howe's team has 23 wins.

In the Premier League, one hundred sixty-seven games were played between the two teams, with 71 wins for Arsenal, 35 draws and 61 wins for Newcastle.

Considering the Premier League 2023/24, from Arsenal's most influential players, William Saliba is the most used player in a total of 25 games (2250 min). Bukayo Saka is their current best scorer with 12 goals. As for Newcastle, Miguel Almirón has entered the pitch 25 times, and Fabian Schär has played the most minutes (2174). Alexander Isak is their current best scorer with 10 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Newcastle winning 1x0. Arsenal are given the favouritism to win this match.