Newcastle vs Arsenal prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-05-06 15:30.
With just five Premier League (PL) games remaining in their campaign, Newcastle United look poised to end a decade of hurt by returning to the European stage. Youâd have to go back to 2012/13 for the last time St. Jamesâ Park witnessed a European night, and with a place in next seasonâs UEFA Champions League within touching distance for Newcastle, donât expect any let-up against title chasing Arsenal.
An impressive eight wins from nine PL games (L1) goes some way to proving Newcastleâs credentials, a run that includes a 6-1 home demolition of Arsenalâs North London rivals, Tottenham. These two sides interestingly met at an almost identical stage of the season in the last campaign, and with Newcastle running out 2-0 winners to decimate Arsenalâs top-four hopes, they will hope footballing karma doesnât return the favour this term.
After a wobble of four PL games without a victory (D3, L1), Arsenal finally got back to winning ways in midweek, beating Chelsea 3-1 to show title rivals Man City theyâre still alive and kicking. However, trailing City by a point having played a game more, things arenât looking great in Arsenalâs title quest, but a defiant boss Mikel Arteta insists his side âstill have beliefâ they can go on and lift the trophy later this month.
Having suffered just two defeats from their last 15 visits to St. Jamesâ Park (W9, D4), Artetaâs side ought to have belief they can at the very least keep the pressure on City. The Gunnersâ solid record in Sunday-held PL games should only serve to reinforce that belief too, with Arsenal avoiding defeat in each of their last 12 such games (W9, D3), though the last two of those ended in 2-2 draws after holding a 2-0 lead!
Players to watch: With five goals from his last three PL outings, four of which arrived after the break, Newcastleâs Callum Wilson is in red-hot form. At the double in midweek, Arsenalâs Martin Ădegaard has hit a purple patch himself, with his last four PL away goals arriving in the first half.
Hot stat: No side has kept more PL away clean sheets than Arsenalâs nine this season – almost twice as many as any other side.