Newcastle vs Arsenal tips and predictions: Back Toon to end Gunners unbeaten start
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Planet Sport Bet ambassador Robbie Savage is backing Newcastle to hand Arsenal their first Premier League loss of the season.
This should be the game of the weekend. Newcastle on the back of a fantastic win at Old Trafford.
Eight changes Eddie Howe made to his team just goes to show the strength in depth he has now at Newcastle, while Arsenal made changes in their defeat against West Ham.
The last five meetings, three of those games Arsenal have won 2-0. Both teams to score hasn’t happened in this fixture since 2018.
But having said that, I'm going for both teams to score. I think Newcastle with the momentum will give Arsenal their first defeat in the league. So a Newcastle 2-1 win.
Robbie’s Tip: Newcastle 2-1 Arsenal
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Newcastle vs Arsenal team news
Newcastle’s growing list of absentees is headlined by the suspended Sandro Tonali and top goalscorer Alexander Isak.
The Toon will also be without Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Elliot Anderson, Sven Botman, Lewis Miley, Javier Manquillo and Matt Targett.
Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Jurrien Timber are unavailable for Arsenal.
Key stats
- Arsenal have won three of the last five meetings 2-0, but Newcastle are unbeaten in two of three.
- Last time both teams scored in this fixture was 10 matches ago in September 2018.
- Newcastle have only beaten Arsenal twice in 22 games.
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Newcastle’s win over Man Utd was a much-needed shot in the arm. The Magpies had won one of their previous four and injuries are mounting.
Arsenal will want to bounce back from a disappointing Carabao Cup exit at the hands of West Ham. The Gunners were beaten 3-1 and have now conceded seven in four.
Newcastle face a make-or-break match against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday but they can’t afford to look past Arsenal.
Interestingly, Eddie Howe’s side have won three matches to nil before Champions League duty this season. They’re a huge price to repeat that feat.
Liverpool, Man City and visitors Arsenal are the only teams to win in 35 Premier League matches at St James Park so Newcastle draw no bet appeals.
The hosts have been labelled underdogs by the bookmakers but there’s been little to separate these two sides with a win apiece across three meetings.
Arsenal have had the better of the last 10 meetings but the most notable trend was that there wasn’t one instance of both teams scoring in those fixtures.
Trends are there to be bucked and these are two very different-looking sides to recent years.
Both teams to score is just about backable at the current price.
