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Arsenal face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gunners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 18 of the 77 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 05 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 25 Sep | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | 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 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Arsenal's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Newcastle Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 29 matches. Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 52 points from their 29 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |