Newcastle, coming off a comprehensive demolition of Manchester United in the Carabao Cup midweek, host Premier League title hopefuls Arsenal in league play on Saturday in the late kickoff.
The Magpies roasted a hapless United side by a 3-0 scoreline, ramping up the pressure on Erik ten Hag and seeing their way into the quarterfinals of the competition.
Arsenal had a very different midweek experience, disappointingly bounced from the competition by West Ham by a 3-1 score as Mikel Arteta rotated his side heavily to keep first-team players fresh. It wasn't even as close as the scoreline indicated, unable to put together anything up front until finally scoring with the final kick of the match.
There's little room for error at the top of the Premier League table for both sides here, as Arsenal trail leaders Tottenham by two points while defending champions Manchester City also sit level with the Gunners in that regard.
For Newcastle, who sit sixth, they are attempting to avoid the gap above them increasing any further, as fifth-place Aston Villa reside a whopping five points clear, threatening to leave the Magpies well adrift if they gain any further ground.
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Newcastle have generated the most expected goals in the Premier League through the first 10 games of the season, but that's a bit of fools gold. Their schedule has been extremely soft, as they've only played two of the top five defensive sides in the league and have beaten up on the most porous.
In contrasts, they were completely thwarted by Man City back in mid-August, and had only slightly more joy against Liverpool or Brentford. In the Champions League, they mustered a
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