Season ticket holders at St. James' Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Newcastle United languishing in the 16th position so far. The guesting Arsenal will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Newcastle United have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Premier League
- Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Arsenal could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Europa League game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Villarreal. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Newcastle are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Arsenal are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Premier League, have collected 20 points from their Premier League home games so far after 5-5-6.
Newcastle United travelled for their previous game, a trip to Liverpool that ended 1-1. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against West Ham United.
Newcastle's goalie Martin Dúbravka played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Liverpool with a stunning eight saves. Joseph Willock was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Liverpool after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The Newcastle fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 16 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Newcastle defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Arsenal form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Arsenal have produced an overall stat of 7-3-6 so far.
Arsenal lost away at Villarreal (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. The game before that, in the Premier League, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Everton.
A quick return to home after this game, as Arsenal are hosting Villarreal in the Europa League only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Arsenal's attacking play in away games, having scored 25 goals in 16 league matches away. 17 goals have been conceded by Arsenal in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Arsenal - Newcastle 3-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Newcastle won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Arsenal has nine wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Lacazette 13 goals |   C. Wilson 10 goals |  P. Aubameyang 9 goals |
Newcastle United missing players
Arsenal missing players
| Newcastle United | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 36 | 22 | 8 | Scored | S | 15 | 25 | 44 |
| 54 | 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 37 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 69% | 67% |
| 48% | 69% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 55% |
| 21% | 31% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 21% |
| 12% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 58% | 81% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 45% |
| 15% | 6% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 27% |
| 33% | 19% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10.3 | 12.6 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 30% | 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 40% | 35% |
- Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Newcastle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newcastle United have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 45 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 29 | 67 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 62 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 55 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 16 | 54 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 53 |
| 8 | Everton | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 52 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 47 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 46 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 45 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -13 | 41 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -20 | 38 |
| 14 | Burnley | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -15 | 36 |
| 15 | Southampton | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 58 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 38 | -18 | 36 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -18 | 36 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 34 |
| 18 | Fulham | 33 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 64 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 31 | -34 | 25 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 33 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 31 | -38 | 17 |
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