Newcastle United vs Arsenal: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Published at :November 2, 2023 at 3:45 PM

Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 12:54 AM

Arteta wants Arsenal to use the pain of defeat

Newcastle United further rocked the world of Erik ten Hag and Manchester United. The Red Devils were coming off a derby bruise having suffered a 3-0 defeat to rivals Man City in the Premier League. Eddie Howe’s men further did the damage obtaining the same result to knock Man United out of the EFL Cup. Now the Magpies have an undefeated visitor in the form of Arsenal to play PL football.

Last game, the Gunners couldn’t thrive in the atmosphere of London Stadium. West Ham ended up winning 3-1 to give Mikel Arteta and Co. the second defeat of their entire season. With Arsenal out of the EFL Cup, they will double their focus in the competition where things are going really well for them. In the PL, the Gunners are one of the two sides still undefeated after 10 matchdays.

Kick-Off:

Saturday, 4 November 2023 at 5:30 PM UK (11:00 PM IST)

Location: St James’ Park

Form

Newcastle United (in all competitions): W-D-L-W-D

Arsenal (in all competitions): L-W-W-D-W

Players to Watch

Callum Wilson (Newcastle United)

In the last Premier League game that Newcastle United played, Callum Wilson scored a brace of goals past Wolverhampton Wanderers. This has taken Wilson to new heights, bagging a third place among the top scorers for the Magpies in the PL era. If Wilson scores against Arsenal, he will tie himself with second-placed Peter Beardsley who is on 46 PL goals for Newcastle during his time.

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

With Thomas Partey ruled out with another groin concern, Mikel Arteta this season shouldn’t be troubled much like he did last year. Declan Rice joined the Gunners camp this summer and has been an instrumental defensive midfielder. Rice was used as a substitute last game in the EFL Cup and should find his name in the starting lineup in this one just in time.

Match Facts

The visitors are only one of the two sides in PL still undefeated. The other one is league leader Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United won 3-0 in their EFL Cup tie over Man United while the Gunners are going into PL action after a 3-1 defeat to West Ham
In the last 3 PL home games, the Magpies won all three while keeping a clean sheet in each one

Injury & Team News

No doubt playing in a plethora of competitions brings a lot of injury concerns. This might haunt Newcastle in this amazing fixture. Eddie Howe is set to miss five of the players from the starting lineup he usually operates with. It has – Sven Botman, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Elliot Anderson and Alexander Isak.

The Gunners got knocked out of the EFL Cup Round of 16 by West Ham. Mikel Arteta has ushered his side to use the pain of defeat as a spark in the Newcastle game. However, he has to do it without Gabriel Jesus and Thomas Partey. Partey is out again with groin trouble while striker Jesus is said to be dealing with hamstring concern. Martin Odegaard who was an unused sub in the 5-0 win over Sheffield United in PL, should start.

Head to Head

Total Matches – 56

Newcastle United wins – 8

Arsenal wins – 37

Draws – 11

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Pope (GK); Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Burn; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Almirón, Wilson, Gordon

Arsenal predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Raya (GK); White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli

Match Prediction for Newcastle United vs Arsenal

Fatigue might play a deep role in this contest. Both sides have had a busy schedule dealing with EFL Cup, UEFA Champions League nights and PL matchdays. Eddie Howe’s side showed how good they can be even without key players last game. Arsenal’s loss shouldn’t mean much, as they didn’t use the best possible lineup last outing. A hard-fought away win could be the end result after the final whistle.

Prediction: Newcastle United 2-3 Arsenal

Telecast for Newcastle United vs Arsenal

India – Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar

UK – Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Amazon Prime Video

US – NBC, USA Network, Peacock

Nigeria – SuperSport, NTA, Canal+ Afrique

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