Arsenal vs Newcastle
The big news here is we should see a considerably weaker Arsenal side here, Saka, Nwaneri and Sterling are definitely out and there are doubts around Havertz
Saka leads the way in this squad (by a large margin) for assists, xA, expected threat as well as Shot and Goal creating actions.
With a legitimate title run on the cards and the fact they are real contenders in Europe I’m not sure this competition is high on Arteta’s priorities right now, especially on the back of the congested Christmas schedule
Arsenal have played three Carabao Cup games and rotated in them all, in their last outing against Crystal Palace they fielded almost a complete B I’d expect something similar here
