Newcastle United – Arsenal

There will be a hard-fought battle in Newcastle with a low number of goals.

Newcastle has started the current season with a special approach. After missing a draw, the team returned to the Champions League. Naturally, the 'Magpies' transfer campaign was focused on strengthening the squad. While the team did lose Alexander Isak, they earned 145 million euros for the Swedish player. However, Newcastle spent 279 million euros, signing several expensive players. Notably, they managed to lure Nick Woltemade away from Bayern Munich, as well as sign Elanga, Thiaw, Wissa, and Ramsey. So far, the 'Magpies' have had an average performance, but Eddie Howe will definitely integrate the new players into the playing system. The only question is: when? As of today, Newcastle's level of performance leaves much to be desired. Arsenal spent even more millions on acquiring new players, so they too have not avoided the slight discomfort of players adjusting to one another. Despite the fact that the 'Gunners' results differ positively from those of their upcoming opponent, and the fans of the London club sing praises to Arsenal's management, Arteta's squad has yet to reach their ideal. Bookmakers have deemed the visitors as the favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 2.17 for their victory. Newcastle has made numerous mistakes in the Premier League at the start of the season. Firstly, Howe has struggled to establish effective attacking plays for the 'Magpies'. They finished three out of their five matches in the English Championship with a score of 0-0, winning only one game. That victory was against Wolverhampton, who are currently at the bottom of the table and lost to all their opponents at the start of the season. Unfortunately, Newcastle also had a poor start in the Champions League, for which Howe had ramped up the 'Magpies' match fitness. The defeat to Barcelona was respectable, but of course, it brought no points to their tally. Arsenal has only lost one match this season. The 'Gunners' were unable to maintain a draw at Anfield against the English champions. At the same time, Manchester United, Leeds, Nottingham Forest, and Athletic Bilbao were defeated by Arsenal, while they managed to draw against Manchester City. In the upcoming match, a hard-fought contest is expected. Considering the defensive reliability of both teams, it is unlikely that more than two goals will be scored in the match.