Newcastle United vs Arsenal Premier League: Match Preview, Predicted XIs & Injury News

Newcastle United will take on Arsenal at St. James’ Park on Sunday afternoon. The Toon will be looking to give their season a shot in the arm, while Mikel Arteta’s side will continue their tilt at the Premier League title.

Both teams are coming off wins in the League Cup over League One opposition. Newcastle overcame Bradford City by a score of 4-1, while Arsenal ran out as 2-0 victors over Port Vale – but what will happen when the two teams go head to head?

Additionally, both teams have several injuries to key players – neither of them will be entering the fixture at full strength. How will this affect the outcome?

Predicted Newcastle XI

GK: Nick Pope

CB: Malick Thiaw

CB: Sven Botman

CB: Dan Burn

RWB: Kieran Trippier

LWB: Tino Livramento

CM: Sandro Tonali

CM: Bruno Guimaraes

AM: Anthony Elanga

AM: Joelinton

ST: Nick Woltemade

Predicted Arsenal XI

GK: David Raya

RB: Jurrien Timber

CB: William Saliba

CB: Gabriel

LB: Riccardo Calafiori

DM: Martin Zubimendi

CM: Declan Rice

CM: Mikel Merino

RW: Bukayo Saka

LW: Eberechi Eze

ST: Viktor Gyokeres

Newcastle injury news

Player	Injury diagnosis	Status
Jacob Ramsey	Ankle injury	Out
Yoane Wissa	Knee injury	Out
Fabian Schar	Facial injury	Out

Arsenal injury news

Player	Injury diagnosis	Status
Gabriel Jesus	ACL injury	Out
Noni Madueke	Knee injury	Out
Piero Hincapie	Groin injury	Out
Kai Havertz	Knee injury	Out
Martin Odegaard	Shoulder injury	Doubt

Match prediction

Newcastle’s mediocre start to the season can largely be attributed to their poor summer transfer window – Arsenal, meanwhile, signed a group of world class talents to bolster their ranks. We think this will play a factor in this game – stars such as Eberechi Eze and Martin Zubimendi have hit the ground running for the Gunners.

The Mags will certainly compete – while they won’t be able to match Arsenal for ability, they have given top sides trouble with their high pressing and physical approach. Despite this, Arsenal are very tight at the back and can match Newcastle for energy in their press.

The Gunners have only conceded two Premier League goals this season and have a powerful presence in the middle of the park thanks to Declan Rice. Therefore, Newcastle will find their modus operendi to be somewhat ineffective in this outing.

The Toon are no slouches at the back themselves, but Arsenal’s world class attacking talent should be able to unlock their defence sooner, rather than later.

Final prediction: Newcastle United 0-2 Arsenal