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BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: Emirates Stadium

Date: Monday, 28 April

KO 20:00

Live Scoreboard:

Arsenal - 3 - Koscielny 26', Özil 42′, Giroud 66'

Newcastle United - 0

Arsenal Line Up:

Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta, Ramsey, Ozil, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud.

Subs:

Fabianski, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Kallstrom, Flamini, Rosicky, Sanogo.

Newcastle United Line Up:

Krul; Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini (c), Dummett; Gosling, Anita, Tiote, Gouffran; Sissoko; Remy.

Subs:

Elliot, Haidara, Yanga-Mbiwa, S Taylor, Obertan, Armstrong, Shola Ameobi.

TEAM NEWS:

Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen is set to return from a hamstring problem.

Abou Diaby has recovered from his serious knee injury but has picked up a minor groin problem so will miss Monday's game.

Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko, who has missed three games with a hamstring problem, should feature.

Strikers Papiss Cisse (knee) and Luuk de Jong (ankle) have been ruled out and Hatem Ben Arfa has also confirmed he will not be involved.

MATCH FACTS:

Head-to-head:

In the corresponding fixture last season, Arsenal won 7-3.

Arsenal have won their last four league matches against Newcastle and are unbeaten in six against the Magpies.

Arsenal:

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 16 home league matches. Their last home defeat was 3-1 to Aston Villa on the opening day of the season.

Their total of 70 points from 35 matches is their best total at this stage of the season since 2009/10 (71).

The Gunners have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last four home matches in the Premier League. The last time they went five home league matches without keeping a clean sheet was Sept-Nov 2008.

Arsenal have scored in all but two of their home league matches this season - the exceptions were 0-0 draws with Chelsea & Man Utd.

Arsenal cannot top the table again this season but will end the season having spent the most days at the summit (128).

Newcastle:

Newcastle have lost their last five matches in the Premier League.

The Magpies have scored just one goal in their last five league matches, and conceded 14 in that time.

They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five PL matches.

They have scored just 10 league goals in 2014, the fewest in the division.

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KEY MATCH POINTS:

24:25 - Booking - Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

25:09 - Goal - Arsenal 1, Newcastle United 0. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Cazorla following a set piece situation.

25:40 - Booking - Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

33:51 - Booking - Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

41:02 - Goal - Arsenal 2, Newcastle United 0. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.

45:00 +2:25 - Booking - Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

45:00 +2:48 - Half Time - First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Newcastle United 0.

45:00 - Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Newcastle United 0.

65:46 - Goal - Arsenal 3, Newcastle United 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.

69:01 - Substitution - Newcastle United, Shola Ameobi replaces Dan Gosling.

73:10 - Substitution - Arsenal, Mathieu Flamini replaces Mesut Özil.

73:23 - Substitution - Arsenal, Tomas Rosicky replaces Aaron Ramsey.

74:39 - Booking - Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

83:38 - Substitution - Arsenal, Yaya Sanogo replaces Olivier Giroud.

83:43 - Substitution - Newcastle United, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa replaces Mathieu Debuchy.

88:10 - Substitution - Newcastle United, Adam Armstrong replaces Yoan Gouffran.

90:00 +3:02 - Full Time, Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Newcastle United 0.