Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of Arsenal versus Newcastle United from Emirates Stadium where second plays third in a game that starts with two points between them. Newcastle, who beat Arsenal at St James’ by virtue of Alexander Isak’s header back in November,

This is a big game with second place up for grabs, and it is a bit of a grudge match too. Newcastle have beaten Arsenal three times already this season and their meetings have been quite spiky since the Magpies grabbed a controversial win over Mikel Arteta's side in 2023.