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Arsenal face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gunners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 39 and win only 17 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 11 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Sep | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 09 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | 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 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Arsenal's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 19 matches. Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 41 points from their 19 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Gunners of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at St. James' Park with Arsenal coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | 4 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |