Arsenal will entertain Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium looking to maintain their push towards a top 4 place at the end of this campaign. The Gunners were enjoying a rich vein of form before the international break but will need to be at their best if they are to see off the challenge of Rafael Benitez’s men on Monday night.
Unai Emery is expected to opt for a 3-4-1-2 formation and might make three changes to his side for this league encounter. While Granit Xhaka was a doubt for the game, Emery confirmed that he would be fit and available for the Monday night clash against Newcastle United.
3-4-1-2 Arsenal Predicted Lineup To Face Newcastle United
Defence
Bernd Leno will lineup in goal for the Gunners once again after being rested against Rennes before the international break. Emery might opt for a back three of Nacho Monreal, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, and Laurent Koscielny to stop the Magpies from scoring on Monday night.
Shkodran Mustafi will be a part of the Arsenal bench and might come on during the game if required.
The North London giants have improved a lot defensively over the past couple of matches after keeping back to back clean sheets before the international break. Thus, Emery should be confident that his team can keep things stable at the back against the Magpies.
Midfield
The dynamic midfield duo of Matteo Guendouzi and Granit Xhaka could feature as the holding midfielders as they look to retain possession for Arsenal at the centre of the park.
Sead Kolasinac will look to use his pace to get to the byline on the left flank. Ainsley Maitland-Niles will try to put in a decent shift on the right side of the Gunners midfield. Mesut Ozil might get a chance to feature in the number 10 position as he looks to create opportunities for the front players.
Attack
The striking pair of Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will lead the charge for the North London outfit up top. The talented duo will look to cause a lot of problems for the Newcastle defence and will be expected to get the goals on Monday night.
Aubameyang has a stellar goal-scoring record at the Emirates Stadium and is also in contention to win the Premier League’s golden boot so he will be desperate to find the back of the net versus the Magpies.
