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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Arsenal’s appeal to overturn the red card given to Max Dowman on Tuesday has been dismissed by the Regulatory Commission. Dowman will remain suspendeded for three matches.
According to Sky Sports, Martin Odegaard would make a move to Bayern Munich next summer if his Arsenal contract is not extended.
