FA Cup 09/01/21 Emirates Stadium (London) 17:30GMT
It is always a special occasion in England when the 3rd round of the FA cup is played in the first week of January after a busy Premier League Schedule during the festive period.In this fixture Arsenal take on Newcastle for a place in the 4th round and continue their task to repeat the feat of last year of winning it.
Arsenal
Holding the record for winning the world’s oldest competition’s cup by winning it 14 times, Arsenal seem to have a tendency in playing well in this competition.Mikel Arteta is more than happy with his team during the festive period where they had maximum 9 points in 3 matches and climbed back the league table.The Gunners have found themselves back with a marvelous display in their last match against bottom of table West Brom with a 4-0 away win.They come to this match against Newcastle with high confidence and morale and they have all it takes to overcome any resistance from the magpies.
Newcastle
The magpies’ current form raises concern to Manager Steve Bruce with no wins in their last six matches in the Premier League.Newcastle have won the FA cup six times but haven’t won a major trophy for 51 years.They will be keen to find solutions for their lack of attacking proficiency as they scored just 2 goals in their last five matches.They were even knocked out of the EFL cup by lowly Brentford.
Verdict
Home win