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Newcastle Utd. pack their bags to visit Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Emirates Stadium was within the last three years, in August 2008, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Wed 27 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 05 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 25 Sep | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Gunners have rattled up an impressive 20 goals, and conceded 6.
Newcastle Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Magpies, and 11 goals against.
Arsenal's total of 20 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Newcastle Utd.'s total of 14 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 15 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Gunners coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 3 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Newcastle Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |