Arsenal - Newcastle United. 5th spot against 20th spot. Everything can happen - get a broad match preview here!
- Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newcastle United have yet to win a game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Arsenal form and stats
13 points is a decent return from 6 Premier League games here at Emirates Stadium for Arsenal. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Arsenal after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Arsenal lost their last game at Liverpool (placed 3rd) after a 0-4 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Arsenal suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. The forward Alexandre Lacazette outdid all teammates in that match and managed a match rating of 7.42 out of 10. Lacazette hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Arsenal had a home game versus Watford which ended with a victory 1-0.The Arsenal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Arsenal have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-3-3 (6 played). Newcastle United are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the West Ham United fixture.
There were no winners in Newcastle's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 3-3 vs Brentford (placed 14th). As you can tell from the result, the match against Brentford was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Joelinton, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.15. Joelinton scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
A 1-1 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion's stadium before that.A new game in only three days for Newcastle, the Premier League home match versus Norwich City. Busy days.
The attacking power of Newcastle when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Newcastle United have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Arsenal nine wins, zero draws and Newcastle United one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Smith Rowe 4 goals |  P. Aubameyang 4 goals |   C. Wilson 4 goals |
Arsenal missing players
Newcastle United missing players
| Arsenal | Newcastle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 58% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 42% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 25% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 42% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 4.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.9 | 16.3 | 21.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.2 | 11.8 |
| 4.6 | 6.2 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 24% | 27% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 37% |
| 14.5 | 11.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 14.2 | 15.8 |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 5.2 |
- All of Newcastle United's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arsenal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Arsenal haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Newcastle United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Newcastle United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Newcastle United have yet to win a game.
- Newcastle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 29 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 25 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 19 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Everton | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Southampton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Brentford | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Burnley | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -20 | 8 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 6 |
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