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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Arsenal at St. James' Park on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 39 and lost only 17 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was less than a year ago, in April 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 11 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0-0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Sep | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 09 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Magpies have scored 5, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Arsenal's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 19 matches. Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 41 points from their 19 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Magpies at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Gunners come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | 4 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |