Ben Arfa trained this morning (Sunday) ahead of the match, but he did not travel to London with the team.
Ben Arfa has recovered the dead leg he suffered against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium earlier this month, and he left the club to fly home to Paris last week with Pardew's wishes.
However the 27-year-old said he was ready to join the squad and expected to play at the Emirates Stadium.
His exclusion just about confirms his future at Newcastle is at an end.