Arsenal vs Newcastle Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th May 2025

Arsenal welcome Newcastle at Emirates Stadium on Sunday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Premier League season.

The Gunners are chasing the first place in the Premier League after collecting 68 points from their initial 36 encounters. Newcastle trail them on 66 points after 36 rounds, sitting as number 3 in the table.

Both Arsenal and Newcastle aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Arsenal go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding ten. That amounts to an average of one per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Newcastle show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.2 times on average per game. They scored 22 goals and conceded nine, an average of 0.9 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in five of these.

Arsenal lost to 1-0 Newcastle in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 4-1 win, which Arsenal dished out the match before that.

Arsenal vs Newcastle Prediction

Arsenal Form

A single draw is all Arsenal have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-2 and 2-1 against Bournemouth and Paris Saint-Germain respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Liverpool. Arsenal claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded seven.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Ipswich by 3-0. This was followed by a 1-1 with Brighton and a 2-0 win against Chelsea. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Newcastle won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and six scored.

This particular encounter between Arsenal and Newcastle looks a little trickier for the favourites, than prices with the bookmakers suggest. All things considered, though, we still believe, the home side has enough about them to pull off a win on Sunday.

Arsenal have taken 24 points from their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won five of these matches with a scoreline of 27 goals to 19. In the last nine games against teams in the top six, Newcastle claimed three wins and 11 points. They scored 12 and conceded 16 goals. Arsenal claimed 18 wins, 14 draws as well as four defeats in the Premier League this season. Newcastle are looking at 20 wins, six draws and ten defeats in the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Newcastle Squads

Arsenal Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Mikel Arteta, will select the lineup against Newcastle from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

David Raya (0/36), Neto (0/2), Tommy Setford (0/0), Ben White (0/15), Gabriel (3/28), Jakub Kiwior (1/15), Jurrien Timber (1/30), Kieran Tierney (0/11), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/14), Riccardo Calafiori (2/18), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/1), William Saliba (2/34), Declan Rice (3/33), Ethan Nwaneri (4/25), Jorginho (0/14), Leandro Trossard (8/36), Martin Oedegaard (2/28), Mikel Merino (7/27), Myles Lewis-Skelly (1/21), Thomas Partey (4/33), Bukayo Saka (6/23), Gabriel Jesus (3/17), Gabriel Martinelli (8/31), Kai Havertz (9/21), Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (0/1), Raheem Sterling (0/16).

Newcastle Squad

Here is the full team squad of Newcastle. The 47 year-old Eddie Howe will select his starting lineup from the following players:

John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/10), Nick Pope (0/26), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Daniel Burn (1/35), Emil Krafth (0/11), Fabian Schaer (4/32), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Jamal Lewis (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/24), Matt Targett (0/2), Sven Botman (0/6), Valentino Livramento (0/35), Bruno Guimaraes (5/36), Jacob Murphy (8/33), Joelinton (4/29), Joseph Willock (0/30), Lewis Hall (0/27), Lewis Miley (1/13), Sandro Tonali (4/34), Sean Longstaff (0/25), Alexander Isak (23/33), Anthony Gordon (6/32), Callum Wilson (0/16), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (9/31), Trevan Sanusi (0/0), William Osula (1/12).

Arsenal vs Newcastle Team News

Arsenal could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Newcastle. Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard can't be called up by the Arsenal-manager, with both serving a ban.

Newcastle have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Arsenal on Sunday. For instance, Newcastle won't be able to field Anthony Gordon as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman all face a spell on the sidelines for Newcastle due to various injuries.

Arsenal vs Newcastle Lineups

Arsenal vs Newcastle H2H

Arsenal took a hit when Newcastle handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 4-1 win. The Gunners hold a 6-1-3 advantage against The Magpies from their latest encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 9/10.

Arsenal vs Newcastle Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Arsenal face Newcastle as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Arsenal vs Newcastle Betting Tips

Alexander Isak shows decent form right now for Newcastle, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Arsenal, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Leandro Trossard also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Arsenal won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Emirates Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Newcastle won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Goals are flowing freely for Arsenal on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Newcastle''s last 10 league games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Arsenal managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Newcastle averaging 0.5 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet nine times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Arsenal, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Newcastle, who scored 2.4 times on average in these matches.