FM Preview: Arsenal v Newcastle United 12 Mar 2012

Last updated : 11 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Arsenal v Newcastle United fixture

Arsenal prepare to entertain Newcastle United at Emirates Stadium on Monday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, winning 52.38% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Emirates Stadium was just last season, in November 2010, with Newcastle United inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Gunners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 13 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Arsenal Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 05 Feb Newcastle Utd. 4 - 4 Arsenal Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 07 Nov Arsenal 0-1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2010/2011 Wed 27 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 4 Arsenal League Cup
2008/2009 Sat 21 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Arsenal Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 30 Aug Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2007/2008 Tue 29 Jan Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

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 7.

Newcastle United have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Magpies have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Arsenal's total of 49 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Newcastle United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 44 from their 27 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Arsenal 6 4 0 2 12 10 12
Newcastle United 6 2 2 2 7 10 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Arsenal may be coming up against a decent side in Newcastle United, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Gunners. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Arsenal Won 4 successive home games.
8 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Newcastle United 8 games since last away draw.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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