Win PL: Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle United | Saturday 27th November | KO: 12:30 GMT | BT Sport.

 

[Big Poppa]

Has to bring in AMN and I think if fit he will also start Tierney. But I think Lacazette gives us more atm than Ødegaard.

The middle area of the pitch and our attack is something Arteta has failed spectacularly to address so far. Giving him the benefit of the doubt as he has made progress with the defence, but it really does need to be our primary focus for the next couple of windows, especially with AFCON next month.

 

[Makingtrax]

@Oxeki @boxerumble @Trilly

It's impossible to lose this game even with our xG being non existent. Expecting Arteta's usual reliance on set pieces, rebounds or own goals to see us through another win at home against bottom of the table.

 

[Tom Mix]

I don't see any reason not to start Martinelli. No point in seeing what Laca can do, he'll be gone in a few months and shouldn't be needed here.

It's Thanksgiving and this should be a turkey shoot.

 

[MikelHadADream]

Maybe this is a game for some rotation. I wouldn't mind seeing Tierney/AMN/Pepe/Ødegaard back in the team.

 

[Red London]

Maybe this is a game for some rotation. I wouldn't mind seeing Tierney/AMN/Pepe/Ødegaard back in the team.

Yeah in my team I had all of them. Tierney and AMN I think should come in for more than just rotation. Lokonga needs time to adapt to the league and Tierney deserves another shot in the first team.

 

[MikelHadADream]

Yeah in my team I had all of them. Tierney and AMN I think should come in for more than just rotation. Lokonga needs time to adapt to the league and Tierney deserves another shot in the first team.

Would you start Auba? I've always been a big fan of his, not so much Lacazette, but the way we are currently playing I honestly feel Lacazette is probably better suited. Maybe that's one too many changes though.

 

[Red London]

Would you start Auba? I've always been a big fan of his, not so much Lacazette, but the way we are currently playing I honestly feel Lacazette is probably better suited. Maybe that's one too many changes though.

I can never decide really. Because at the end of the day we need 17-20 goals from Auba to have any chance of top4. Laca can’t do that. So even though Auba is poor at holding up play etc I am gravitated towards him.

Also, if you play the likes of Saka Ødegaard and ESR around Auba there are no excuses really. In terms of technical ability in the squad.

 

[ThePortugueseGunner]

Another mandatory win to keep pressuring for top-4. I'll say what I've said before we faced Watford, we have to win these games in order to afford losing the away games at the top teams' stadiums.

Feel free to insult my thinking process again, but the last time someone (can't remember who) said my mentality wasn't right for saying this, I don't recall him saying anything to me after we got smashed 4-0 at Anfield. It is what it is, we just can't compete with those teams, right now, at home, let alone away.

This is the kind of game that we must absolutely win every time.

 

[Riou]

Eddie Howe cleared to be in the dugout...

...one of the most fitting times to use this gif.

 

[Fewtch]

Time to pack it in if we can't produce a convincing win at home against the worst team in the league with pretty much a full squad available. If not in these perfect conditions then we probably never will.

 

[Beany]

In Tampa at the moment catching some winter rays.

Up at 7.30 to watch the game - always amazed that you can watch every game on TV here.

Off to the Tamap Bay Lightning tonight v Seattle Kraken - gonna trust the process.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

A win won’t be enough for me here we need to decimate them, not taking a 1-0 from a set piece goal I need 5.

 

[Rex Stone]

In Tampa at the moment catching some winter rays.

Up at 7.30 to watch the game - always amazed that you can watch every game on TV here.

Off to the Tamap Bay Lightning tonight v Seattle Kraken - gonna trust the process.

I went to a Sabres game when I went to Buffalo. I really enjoyed the NHL even though I didn’t know a lot about the rules.

Great fun and in arena experience.

 

[MartiSaka]

In Tampa at the moment catching some winter rays.

Up at 7.30 to watch the game - always amazed that you can watch every game on TV here.

Off to the Tamap Bay Lightning tonight v Seattle Kraken - gonna trust the process.

Why are there ice hockey teams in Florida?; sounds like a KSE inspired franchise.

 

[Big Poppa]

These are the kinds of games where we need to not just win, but recover our GD.

 

[Oxeki]

A win won’t be enough for me here we need to decimate them, not taking a 1-0 from a set piece goal I need 5.

You said the same before the Watford, Brentford, Crystal palace and Burnley game but here we are.

 

[Kav]

Going for a solid 2-0 home win. Come on Arsenal make us again by playing good football.

 

[Jury]

I was told earlier that Pepe and KT are starting, with Auba benched.

 

[GoonerJeeves]

I've always found Newcastle a difficult fixture. How so?

The erstwhile Bobby Robson, while endearing himself to the Geordie faithful, is for me a rather spiteful man. His comment "they have to learn how to lose" came after one of the most dreadful refereeing performances I've ever had the misfortune to witness.

Whenever Graham Poll opines on any subject matter, I vividly recollect his shocking performance on the 18th of December 2001. If that performance was not guided by the brown envelope under the table, he sold himself short. It was worthy of the above.

I still rather like the club, I actually rather like the city, but I suspect this will be gone now. They'll end up like City and Chelsea. Former clubs with no history, propelled to newfound success by ill-gotten gains.

I'd luv it if we beat them.

 

[Rimaal]

Matchday!

Not worthy of a gif.