Newcastle vs Arsenal LIVE Commentary: Struggling Magpies aim for much-needed win over title-chasing Gunners: Kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Newcastle United will look to end their winless streak in the Premier League when they host Arsenal this weekend.

He magpies They have not won a top-flight match since the 2-1 victory over Wolves in September, and are starting to slip down the table.

Interestingly, performance since the start of the season has improved, but Eddie HoweThe men are not scoring points and hopes of finishing in Europe are starting to fade.

Meanwhile, the Gunners will have William Saliba of the suspension, which will be a big boost for Mikel Artetaand will look to avoid back-to-back defeats to Newcastle at St James' Park.

last season, Arsenal They were defeated 1-0 thanks to one of the most controversial goals of the year by Anthony Gordon.

It was a devastating blow to Arsenal's title chase, and they will be looking to avoid something similar here.

Newcastle vs Arsenal: tame magpies

Last season, despite finishing seventh, Newcastle were one of the highest scoring teams in the division.

The Magpies scored 85 goals, just one less than third-place Liverpool.

However, it was at the other goal where they had problems, conceding 62 times.

Now that Nick Pope is fit, the Toon defense has improved, but they have become poor in front of goal.

Alexander Isak has only scored two goals in the league, but he has already missed four great opportunities and is also injured.

Callum Wilson has not played a single minute, while Anthony Gordon has also missed great opportunities, including a penalty in a goalless draw against Everton.

The Magpies are creating chances, but the players who were so good in front of goal last year are no longer so good this time around, and that is an issue that needs to be resolved.

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• Newcastle have won two of their last three Premier League home games against Arsenal (L1), as many as in their previous 19 at St James' Park against them combined (D7 L10).
• Arsenal lost this exact match 1-0 last season, but have not lost consecutive away league games against Newcastle since their first three such Premier League visits between 1994 and 1996.
• Newcastle are winless in their last five Premier League games (D2 L3), losing the last two in a row. The last time they had a longer winless streak was in August/September 2022 (6).

Newcastle vs Arsenal: Date and how to follow

This Premier League match is scheduled for Saturday, November 2.

Kick-off at St James' Park is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

talkSPORT will have exclusive live coverage from Tyneside, hosted by Reshmin Chowdhury.

Commentary will then come from Sam Matterface and England icon Stuart Pearce.

talkSPORT.com will also have all the action via our dedicated first division blog.

To tune in to talkSPORT via the website, Click HERE to watch the live stream.

You can also listen through the talkSPORT appon DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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• Newcastle lost their last Premier League home game 1-0 against Brighton, ending an 11-match unbeaten run at St James' Park. It was also the first time they failed to score in 23 home league games, the last time they went blank in consecutive such games was in February 2020 under Steve Bruce.
• Arsenal have conceded nine goals in their last five Premier League games, more than in their previous 19 combined (8). In fact, they have conceded more than 2 goals in four of these five games, as many times as in the previous 27.
• After going unbeaten in their first 12 Premier League away games in 2024 (W10 D2), Arsenal lost 2-0 at Bournemouth last time out. The last time they lost consecutively on the road was in May 2022, the second game of which was at Newcastle.

Newcastle vs Arsenal: team news

The hosts will be sweating over Gordon's fitness.

The England international withdrew from Chelsea's 2-1 defeat with a groin problem but a scan revealed it was not a serious injury and he is fit to play here but may not be at risk. .

Wilson was expected to be back by now, but he's suffering from muscle tightness and the Toons aren't taking any chances.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman are still recovering from ACL injuries suffered earlier in the year.

For Arsenal, Saliba is back, but he may not be with his teammate, Gabriel Magalhaes.

The Brazilian was withdrawn in the second half of Liverpool's draw and sent for a scan after complaining he couldn't run.

Martin Odegaard is definitely out and joins Jurrien Timber, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Riccardo Calafiori on the bench.

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• Arsenal have scored more goals from set pieces (excluding penalties) than any other Premier League team this season (5). However, 40% of the goals conceded by the Gunners came from set pieces (4/10, excluding penalties), the highest proportion in the division so far.
• Newcastle have scored nine goals with an xG of 14.3 in the Premier League this season, scoring approximately five goals less than expected; only Manchester United have a greater negative difference in the competition this season (8 goals, 14.8 xG).
• Alexander Isak averages a goal every 133 minutes in the Premier League with Newcastle; only Andrew Cole (one every 121 minutes) has a better average for the Magpies in the competition. The Swede has also scored 11 goals in his last 11 league games at St James' Park.
• Arsenal's Bukayo Saka has created more chances than any other Premier League player this season (27), while with three goals and seven assists he is one of four players with double-figure goal involvements this season. In fact, he has scored or assisted in 10 of his last 12 league games, including seven of eight this season.

Newcastle vs Arsenal: What has been said?

Newcastle are yet to score from a corner this season and Howe has tackled him.

He said: “I wasn't necessarily aware of that statistic presented that way, but I was aware that we hadn't scored from a corner.

“I think we've had opportunities, I hate using XG, but to try to be smart in my response, our XG on set pieces isn't that bad; It's competitive, so we should have scored at least one.

“I think it is a double issue because I am very aware that we have not
been as powerful as we have been before.

“I think we are missing a couple of key corner takers. Tripps (Kieran Trippier), for me, has been a constant source of goals for us, an outstanding delivery, whether it's free kicks or open corners.”