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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, with Arsenal running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 14 Aug | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 23 Jan | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 29 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, During these games, Gunners have smashed 12 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 1.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Newcastle Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Magpies have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 21 points from their 11 games. Newcastle Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 9 points from their 12 games thus far.
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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gunners, as the Magpies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Newcastle Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |