Arsenal take on Newcastle United on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium in the Barclays Premier League.
The Magpies have lost two games in a row and will be looking to end their string of defeats with an odds-busting win against the Gunners.
While Arsene Wenger’s men recovered well from a 4-0 hammering by Southampton to beat league newcomers Bournemouth 2-0.
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Tyneside head coach Steve McClaren will be hoping from an improve performance from his players, as they look to start 2016 in a better fashion than they ended the previous year.
While Arsenal need three points in order to keep pressure on this season’s surprise package, Leicester City, who are only behind them on goal difference.
Click through the slides below to read five things we learned from the pre-game press conferences.
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