With two wins in their last three Premier League meetings with Saturday’s opponents, Newcastle will hope that Arsenal’s visit to St. James’ Terrain will allow them to kick-start a league campaign that hasn’t really happened so far. Defeat to Chelsea in the Premier League may have been avenged in the EFL Cup, but tied up in 12th place, Eddie Howe’s men have work to do if they are to put pressure on Ecu’s playing fields.
Their fighters even have paintings to do. Injuries and red cards have slowed Arsenal’s start to the season and although they put in an impressive performance in their 2-2 draw with Liverpool, they still found themselves five points behind Manchester Town in fifth place. An eight-game run that still sees them travel to Inter and Chelsea cannot see them go far away from the event at regional level. Here’s how you’ll monitor the adjustment and what you want to understand:
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- Week: Saturday, November 2 | Life: 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time
- Location: St. James’s Ground – Newcastle, United Kingdom
- TV: United States | Resident wave: fuboTV
- Odd: Newcastle +270; Draw +260; Arsenal +100
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Newcastle: The Magpies’ chances may wisely turn following the final outcome of overdue health checks on megastar forwards Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon. Howe said Friday that both players are “feeling good” and that it would be a miracle not to see at least one of the two most important XIs. Jacob Murphy’s availability is more uncertain, but Newcastle may feel that the shock situation that hit them at the end of the season is no longer what it used to be.
“The injury list still isn’t perfect, but it’s certainly better than last year,” Howe said. “Every match is very difficult. Chelsea still presented an exceptional team on Wednesday. This is a Premier League match, a different test. They have their qualities, they have a really solid appearance of the team. Very good at set pieces and a solid team and we have to be prepared for that test.”
The imaginable Newcastle XI: Dad; Livramento, Schar, Kelly, Corridor; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Tonali; Gordon, Isak, Willock
Arsenal: Another team whose crash problems are rather easing with Gabriel’s knee against Liverpool no longer as sinister as feared. He will have to be available to start his park alongside William Saliba in the middle of the backline and, although Riccardo Calafiori is absent until the next world star, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Plank have proven to be solid options in defense. Ben White trained the following Friday without winning the EFL Cup at Preston and could be in contention.
Martin Odegaard has been ruled out by Mikel Arteta, but a trip to Inter is unlikely to top him. “Now is the time when he will do some work with us,” Arteta said. “We will see how he deals with the pain, if he moves naturally enough, if he is now physically at the level required to compete. But with the pace of work and the hours he has put in, I would be surprised if by the time he starts to train With us we don’t say he looks ready, so let’s hope it’s soon.”
Arsenal’s imaginable eleven: stripe; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Plank; Merino Rice; Saka, Havertz, Trossard, Martinelli
Prediction
If Arsenal can stay consistent and with their full eleven, they will need to have enough numbers to win this. CHOOSE: Newcastle 1, Arsenal 2
