Arsenal host Newcastle in a massive Premier League clash tonight as first takes on third.
The Gunners are flying high at the top of the table and lead Manchester City by seven points, but the Magpies have only lost once all season and will provide a massive test for Mikel Arteta's men.
Arsenal have stunned the Premier League and have won 14 of their first 16 league matches
Arsenal are proving to be unstoppable, with Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli shredding apart teams up and down the country.
But the Magpies, like Arsenal, have only lost one league game this term and boast the Premier League's best defence, conceding just 11 times in their first 17 games.
Eddie Howe's side enjoyed an incredible 2022 and will look to start the New Year with their first win at the Emirates since 2010.
Newcastle and Arsenal are the league's in-form teams right now, so this should be an absolute cracker under the lights.
Arsenal v Newcastle Date and kick-off time
This Premier League clash is set to take place on Tuesday, January 3.
Kick-off at the Emirates Stadium is scheduled for 7:45pm.
Arsenal v Newcastle: talkSPORT coverage
This clash will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting at 7pm.
talkSPORT will have regular updates from the Emirates throughout the evening.
talkSPORT.com will also have a live blog from a big game.
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You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Newcastle are out to end Arsenal's 100% record at the Emirates
Arsenal v Newcastle: Team news
The hosts will be without Gabriel Jesus again, which means Eddie Nketiah is likely to continue as the lone striker.
Reiss Nelson will also miss out with a hamstring injury but Emile Smith Rowe might play some part.
Meanwhile, the Toon will be without Jonjo Shelvey for two months after suffering a calf injury and has joined Alexander Isak, Paul Dummett and Matt Targett on the sidelines.
But apart from those four, Howe has a full squad to choose from.
Arsenal v Newcastle: What has been said?
talkSPORT's Jamie O'Hara talking about Arsenal: "They're flying high at the top of the table, can they actually win it?
"Now, they're seven points clear, the fact is that they can afford to lose to Man City and still win the league – that's the scary thing!
"The thing we always see with Arsenal is when you have a game like this, you go to Brighton away, and they might struggle, they can get bullied, they won't get it done.
"But fair play to Arsenal, they're playing some top football.
"You look at them now and Odegaard, what a player he's turned into, a top player. They just look a complete side.
"The title is there for them now. They've got the bit between their teeth, they've got confidence, they've got that belief.
"Something is going on there, for sure. They're looking a bit special."
Arsenal beat Newcastle 2-0 in this fixture last season
Arsenal v Newcastle: Match facts
- Arsenal have won their last 11 home games against Newcastle in all competitions – only against Stoke (an ongoing run since 1983) have they ever won more consecutive home matches (16).
- Newcastle beat Arsenal 2-0 in their last Premier League meeting in May, last winning consecutive league games against the Gunners between May 1994 and January 1996 (a run of four).
- Newcastle have won their last two Premier League games in London, last winning more consecutively in the capital between May 2013 and January 2014 (4). Having beaten Tottenham 2-1 in October, they're looking to win away at both north London sides in a single Premier League campaign for the first time since 2001-02.
- Arsenal have kept 28 clean sheets against Newcastle in the Premier League – only Manchester United (29 against Tottenham) have recorded more against a specific opponent in the competition.
- Arsenal lost 2-1 against Manchester City on New Year's Day 2022 – they've not lost their opening league game in consecutive calendar years since 1995/1996, the latter of which was against Newcastle.
- Newcastle have won their first league game in just one of the last 10 calendar years (D2 L7), beating Stoke City 1-0 in 2018.
- Arsenal are the only team with a 100% winning record in home Premier League games this season, winning all seven games at the Emirates. The Gunners are looking to win their opening eight home matches in a top-flight season for the first time, while their current home winning run stands at 10 in a row, last winning more consecutively between April and November 2017 (12).
- Newcastle forward Callum Wilson has scored six goals in eight Premier League games in London with the Magpies, only failing to score at the Emirates against Arsenal (2 games). Only Alan Shearer and Peter Beardsley (9 goals each) have more Premier League goals in London for Newcastle than Wilson.
- Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah has scored in his last three home Premier League starts, netting four goals, and has scored 11 goals in his last 11 starts at the Emirates in all competitions, scoring those goals from just 16 shots on target.
- Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has lost all six of his away Premier League matches against Arsenal (five defeats with Bournemouth, one with Newcastle) by an aggregate score of 16-2. One of the two goals his teams have scored came via current Magpies forward Callum Wilson in a 3-1 defeat with Bournemouth in November 2016.
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