Newcastle United v Arsenal

Arsenal chase fourth straight win over Newcastle United

Newcastle United meet Arsenal at St. James' Park, Sunday 4:30am (Premier League). Arsenal have won the last three against Newcastle United.

straight wins in this fixture

Arsenal have won the last three against Newcastle United.

wins in a row

Arsenal arrive on a 3-game winning streak.

66–79

head to head

Nothing between them: Newcastle United 66, Arsenal 79, 37 drawn from 182 meetings.

1st

on the ladder

Arsenal sit 1st on 27 points (9–1).

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Newcastle United by 7 goals in 1925-26 (7–0).

0.5 v 0.4

goals a game

Key match-up: Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) averages 0.5 goals a game to Anthony Elanga's 0.4 (Newcastle United).

0.5 v 0.3

assists a game

Key match-up: Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) averages 0.5 assists a game to Amar Dedic's 0.3 (Newcastle United).

9/20

at St. James' Park

Newcastle United have won 9 of their last 20 at St. James' Park.

Head to head

66Newcastle United

37Draws

79Arsenal

182 meetings since 1893 · average score Newcastle United 1.3, Arsenal 1.5

26 Apr 26Arsenal1–0Emirates Stadium

29 Sept 25Arsenal2–1St. James' Park

19 May 25Arsenal1–0Emirates Stadium

2 Nov 24Newcastle United1–0St. James' Park

25 Feb 24Arsenal4–1Emirates Stadium

5 Nov 23Newcastle United1–0St. James' Park

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Newcastle United v Everton, Tue, 3 Nov · Arsenal v Liverpool, Mon, 2 Nov).

Arsenal chase fourth straight win over Newcastle United

Newcastle United meet Arsenal at St. James' Park, Sunday 4:30am (Premier League). Arsenal have won the last three against Newcastle United.

The big picture

Newcastle United come in 12th on the ladder with 12 points; Arsenal are 1st on 27. Arsenal are the side higher up the table.

Newcastle United are 3–4–2 in Premier League 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.7 against.

Arsenal are 8–1 in Premier League 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 0.6 against.

Form

Newcastle United have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Everton 0–1.

Arsenal have won four of their last five and most recently beat Slavia Prague 2–1.

Arsenal arrive on a 3-game winning streak.

Head to head

These sides have met 182 times on our records since 1893: Newcastle United 66, Arsenal 79, 37 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Arsenal won 1–0 at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal have won the last three against Newcastle United.

Biggest margin between these two: Newcastle United by 7 goals in 1925-26 (7–0).

Players to watch

For Newcastle United, watch Harvey Barnes (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Joe Willock (0.2 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Arsenal, watch Eberechi Eze (0.5 goals a game in 2026-27) and Bukayo Saka (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

At St. James' Park

Newcastle United have won 9 of their last 20 at St. James' Park.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Arsenal have the edge.

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