Arsenal vs. Newcastle confirmed lineups: Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori, Bruno Guimaraes decisions made for Premier League clash

Arsenal and Newcastle United person confirmed their starting lineups for Saturday evening's Premier League showdown astatine the Emirates Stadium.

Following Manchester City's midweek occurrence implicit Burnley, the Gunners tin instrumentality to the apical of the Premier League table with conscionable a constituent against the Magpies, who person mislaid their past 3 Premier League games.

Mikel Arteta delivered affirmative updates connected Bukayo Saka and Riccardo Calafiori successful his pre-game property conference, but lone 1 of the duo has been declared acceptable to instrumentality for the sojourn of the Magpies.

That antheral is Saka, who is among the substitutes for the gameweek 34 showdown, arsenic Noni Madueke continues connected the right-hand broadside successful an unchanged onslaught with Eberechi Eze and Kai Havertz.

Calafiori has not made the squad, however, truthful Piero Hincapie volition reprise his relation astatine left-back, portion the lone alteration from the 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Manchester City sees Ben White regenerate Cristhian Mosquera astatine right-back.

Neither Christian Norgaard nor Marli Salmon person made the matchday squad astatine the Emirates, but 16-year-old Max Dowman is among the substitutes again.

Arsenal vs. Newcastle: Aaron Ramsdale dropped for Gunners reunion

On Newcastle's end, Eddie Howe has made a full of 5 changes to the broadside that started the 2-1 decision to Bournemouth past weekend, including a callback successful betwixt the posts for Nick Pope implicit erstwhile Arsenal antheral Aaron Ramsdale.

Right-back Tino Livramento misses retired with the musculus wounded helium sustained past weekend, but alternatively than beforehand Kieran Trippier to the XI, Howe has made an unexpected antiaircraft call.

Lewis Miley volition seemingly commencement astatine right-back, portion Lewis Hall has besides been demoted to the seat successful favour of Dan Burn, whose framework could beryllium important successful combating Arsenal's set-pieces.

In brighter news, Bruno Guimaraes has returned to the starting lineup pursuing his betterment from injury, and helium is 1 of 2 midfield alterations alongside a callback for Hale End merchandise Joe Willock.

Anthony Elanga and Harvey Barnes person been dropped to marque mode for the duo, portion Jacob Murphy takes vantage of Livramento's wounded and Miley's presumption alteration to instrumentality to the attack.

Jacob Ramsey is ostensibly poised to play the Anthony Gordon relation connected the left-hand broadside successful enactment of Will Osula, arsenic Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa lukewarm the seat again.

Arsenal lineup: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Havertz, Eze

Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli, Gyokeres, Trossard, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman

Newcastle lineup: Pope; Miley, Thiaw, Botman, Burn; Willock, Guimaraes, Tonali; J. Murphy, Osula, Ramsey

Subs: Ramsdale, Trippier, Hall, Wissa, Barnes, Elanga, Woltemade, A. Murphy, Neave