A look ahead of this week’s fixture at St James’s Park The Premier League is no stranger to high scoring games this season. With Newcastle coming off the back of a Boxing Day treat, in the form of an impressive 5-1 win over a nine man Stoke side, and the Gunners being shown the ropes as City managed to bag six against them at the Etihad last weekend, viewers can certainly hope for a repeat of what happened exactly a year ago. On December 29 2012 Arsene Wenger’s side beat the Magpies 7-3, after a Theo Walcott hat-trick and two late goals from Olivier Giroud helped to seal the victory. Walcott will be looking to repeat his impressive performance and add to his double on Thursday against West Ham. Newcastle head into this fixture with confidence, with the return of Cheick Tiote giving them a helping hand, however they will have to be wary of an on-form Arsenal who will be eager to hold on to the top spot in the Premier League. Manager Arsene Wenger will ...
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