Arsenal can return to pole position in the race for top four as they travel St James' Park for their penultimate match of the Premier League season against Newcastle United. The Gunners sit just a point behind Tottenham Hotspur who leapfrogged their rivals after beating Burnley at home at the weekend.
The Gunners are the favourites for their trip to St James' Park at 8/11 with Betfred while Newcastle is 19/5 to win and a draw is 16/5. Arsenal have won 33 Premier League matches against Newcastle - that is more defeats for the Toon than against any side in the competition.
Mikel Arteta's side can overtake Spurs for the fourth Champions League spot with a win in the North-East having slipped down to fifth after losing to thier arch-rivals in the North London Derby last week. The Gunners were on a comfortable five-match winning streak before Harry Kane and co sealed victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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Meanwhile, Newcastle have nothing to play for and it seems the players are on the beach now that their Premier League status is secured for another season. Eddie Howe's side were on a four-match winning run before suffering back-to-back defeats to top two sides Liverpool and Manchester City.
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Team stats
Both teams in matches involving the Gunners have scored in 15 out of 36 Premier League matches while for Newcastle it is 20 in the league. Both teams to score 4/6.
Arsenal have finished 15 Premier League matches with three or more total goals while for Newcastle it is 17 league outings. Over 2.5 total goals is 4/6.
H2H
This will be the 189th meeting between the two sides with Arsenal picking up 83 wins, 38 draws and 67 defeats over Newcastle in all competitions. In the league, this will be the 174th meeting between the two clubs with the Gunners achieving 74 wins, 36 draws and 63 losses against the Magpies.
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