In this week 19 match on the 3rd of January, Arsenal hosts Newcastle United in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Arsenal sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma struck first for West Ham United in the 27th minute on a penalty kick, then Bukayo Saka tied it up for Arsenal in the 53rd minute on a penalty kick But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 58th minute on a goal by Martinelli. Arsenal is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 3rd placed Newcastle United, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Leicester City. Chris Wood struck first for Newcastle United in the 3rd minute on a penalty shot, then Miguel Almirón added another in the 7th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Leicester City couldn’t manage to score, and Newcastle United took the shutout win. Newcastle United is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
In their last match on Saturday Jan 9th, Arsenal won by a score of 2 to 0. Emile Smith Rowe struck first for Arsenal in the 109th minute on a feed from Alexandre Lacazette, then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added another in the 117th minute In the end, Newcastle United couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win.
Newcastle United is fortunate enough to have Miguel Almirón in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 5 goals. Martin Ødegaard has been the most effective weapon for Arsenal lately. The Norwegian midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches
Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson are unavailable to play for Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s team, while Newcastle United will be without Matt Ritchie, Alexander Isak, Emil Krafth, Jonjo Shelvey and Paul Dummett.