Arsenal vs Newcastle United - Stats Preview

Arsenal have won their last 2 Premier League games, after winning only 2 of the previous 9.

Arsenal vs Newcastle game was arranged to be played on Saturday the 26th but due to live broadcasting on Sky Sports, the game was moved on to the Monday, 28 April 2014. The Magpies travel to the Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal who are in pole position to grab the fourth place in the Premier league and be a part of Europe’s elite competition.

The Gunner’s rivals for the Champions League spot Everton visit St Mary’s before hosting deadly Manchester City next weekend. Alan Pardew’s boys are far from relegation but after the sale of Yohan Cabaye to Paris St Germain in the January transfer window, they have struggled to make an impact in the Premier League.

After winning against Crystal Palace at home nearly a month ago, they have lost last five matches on the road. Meanwhile, after struggling to beat top sides such as Man City, Chelsea & Everton, Arsenal are back in the game after convincingly registering victories in their last two games. We take a look at some interesting match statistics & facts ahead of this game.

.So far this season

ARSENAL		NEWCASTLE UNITED
4	Position	9
35	Matches Played	35
57	Average Possession (%)	50
85.7	Passing Accuracy (%)	80
54.5	Shooting Accuracy (%)	41.9
14	Clean Sheets	9
73.78	Tackles Won (%)	73.12
48/4	Yellow/Red Cards	47/4

All 4 of Mesut Ozil’s Premier League goals have come at the Emirates but only 3 of his 8 assists have.

. TEAM Performance

…	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	GF	GA
Arsenal at HOME	17	11	1	5	32	11
Newcastle AWAY from Home	17	7	9	1	19	26

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OPTA Stats:

• All four of Mesut Ozil’s Premier League goals have come at the Emirates Stadium but only three of his eight assists have.
• Lukas Podolski, with 19 goals and 11 assists in the Premier League has the third best mins per goal involvement in the competition’s history (97 mins), behind Thierry Henry and Sergio Aguero.
• Podolski has scored a brace in each of his last two Premier League appearances and has netted five in his last five in the top-flight.
• Newcastle remain in the top-half of the table despite losing nine of their last 12 Premier League matches.
• The Magpies have scored just 10 Premier League goals in 2014, fewer than any other side.
• Arsenal cannot top the table again this season but will send the season having spent the most days at the summit (128).
• Arsenal have won their last four Premier League meetings with the Magpies; their best ever run against them in the competition.
• The Magpies have lost eight of their last 10 Premier League games at Arsenal (W1 D1); losing 7-3 there last season.
• Only against Liverpool (15) have Newcastle lost more Premier League away games than at Arsenal (13).
• The Gunners have won their last two Premier League games, after winning only two of the previous nine.

.MATCH Officials:

• Referee: Neil Swarbrick
• Assistants: L Betts, I Hussin
• Fourth Official: C Pawson