Arsenal v Newcastle: What does the form show?

Arsenal v Newcastle form in past 5 games: Arsenal - loss v Liverpool, wins v Watford, Leicester, Leeds, Aston Villa. Newcastle - draws v Brentford and Brighton, loss v Chelsea, draw v Crystal Palace, loss v Tottenham

  • Arsenal have never lost a Premier League home game against the side starting the day bottom of the table (won 15, drawn six), winning the last eight in a row by an aggregate score of 23-2.

  • Newcastle are the only side still without a win in the top four tiers of English league football this season (drawn six, lost six). Their current run of 12 Premier League games without a win is their longest since a run of 13 between December 2007 and March 2008.

  • Mikel Arteta's side lost at Liverpool last time out, ending their eight-game unbeaten run in the Premier League (won six, drawn two). Indeed, the Gunners conceded as many goals in their 4-0 loss at Anfield as they had in their eight-game run combined.

  • No side have conceded more Premier League goals than Newcastle this season (27), with the Magpies still yet to keep a clean sheet this term. However, they’ve scored more goals (15) than opponents Arsenal (13) so far this term.

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