Date :Sunday 11th August
Time:2:00pm
Stadium St James' Park
Referee Martin Atkinson (England)
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Our tipster is backing Unai Emery's men to come out on top of a goal-laden contest when they travel to take on Steve Bruce's side at St James' Park
Newcastle United play host to Arsenal on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
Steve Bruce will take charge of the Magpies for the first time in a competitive fixture, having replaced Rafa Benitez as manager last month, and will be desperate to make a good impression on the home supporters.
Arsenal are targeting a credible challenge for Champions League qualification this term. Unai Emery’s men, therefore, will be determined to start the season in style at St James' Park.
Newcastle
Joelinton, who has joined Newcastle for a club-record fee, is expected to lead the line for the Magpies. Last season’s top scorers, Salomon Rondon and Ayoze Perez, have both left St James’ Park over the summer.
Arsenal
Arsenal’s club-record signing, Nicolas Pepe, is also poised to make his competitive debut for the north Londoners. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette are both expected to start in a top-heavy line-up for Emery’s men this weekend
Prediction
The Gunners kept just one clean sheet in their 19 away league matches in the Premier League last season and Newcastle will feel, then, that they can make their mark against the Gunners on their own patch.
Nevertheless, Emery’s men will remain confident that they can kick off the campaign with a win. quote for the visitors to win a match in which both teams are on target.
The selection would have landed in six of the seven wins that Arsenal picked up on their travels last term and could, therefore, present punters with a viable path to profit again ahead of Sunday’s showdown at St James’ Park.
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