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Arsenal prepare to entertain Newcastle United at Highbury on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, winning 50.65% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highbury was less than a year ago, in January 2005, the Gunners carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 23 Jan | Arsenal | 1-0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 29 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Gunners have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 2.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Newcastle Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Magpies have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Arsenal fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Gunners. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |