Mikel Arteta on the Newcastle United match, “We will try to play the game that we want, and they will want to play a very different game, that’s for sure. That was the battle when we played them at Emirates Stadium.”
That match ended in a scoreless draw on January 3rd.
William Saliba remains out, but the boss has swapped Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli on the front line since Wednesday.
With that said, here’s the starting XI for Newcastle United v Arsenal at St. James Park…
[4-3-3]
Martinelli, Jesus, Saka
Jorginho, Odegaard, Xhaka,
Zinchenko, Gabriel, Kiwior, White
Ramsdale
Predicted final score: Newcastle United 2 – ARSENAL 2
COYG!
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Mikel Arteta said on Friday Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber are all in contention to be in the squad for Saturday’s match.
According to Graeme Bailey of TEAMtalk, Arsenal has intensified their interest in Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams as a top summer priority. 
Fabrizio Romano is reporting Calum McFarlane will be the Chelsea interim manager until the end of this season.
Arsenal Women have confirmed Manu Zinsberger will leave the club at the end of this season. The Austrian goalkeeper has totaled 51 cleans sheets in 143 appearances for the Gunners.
Stat of the Day: David Rays has made 53 saves and had 15 cleans sheets in 33 appearances this season for Arsenal.
American movie star Anne Hathaway on the Gunners title chances, “They better. I believe in Arsenal.”
Gabriel Magalhaes, “We need to be strong on Sunday, We are at this club to play these kind of games.”
Ten Premier League managers have been sacked this season, including three at Nottingham Forest, and two each at Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
