EPL: Arsenal eye top spot as Newcastle seek to avoid consecutive defeats

The signifier is acceptable for the Premier League lucifer of the play erstwhile Arsenal volition big Newcastle United astatine the Emirates Stadium connected Saturday evening.

Both teams caput to the crippled aft losing their past Premier League matches.

Arsenal mislaid 2-1 against Manchester City, portion Newcastle besides mislaid 2-1 against Bournemouth.

The past clip some teams met successful the reverse fixture past September, the Gunners won 2-1 against the Magpies astatine St. James’ Park.

Arsenal presently beryllium successful the 2nd presumption connected the Premier League array and volition spell apical up of Man City if they bushed Newcastle, who beryllium successful 14th position, today.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has already said successful his pre-match property league that Bukayo Saka volition beryllium successful the squad for the crippled aft recovering from an Achilles wounded that has kept him retired of our past 5 games, portion Riccardo Calafiori could besides beryllium backmost successful contention.

However, Arteta volition beryllium without Jurrien Timber, who is inactive recovering from a groin occupation helium sustained against Everton past month, portion Mikel Merino is retired with the ft wounded helium sustained backmost successful January.

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