Arsenal proceed their pre-season preparations in opposition to Premier League rivals Newcastle United in Singapore this afternoon. The Gunners are on to their second recreation of their Far Jap enterprise, having crushed Milan 1–0 on the Singapore Nationwide Stadium within the week. Newcastle, in the meantime, had been thumped 4–0 at Celtic Park final weekend.
Arsenal followers are celebrating the arrival of Viktor Gyokeres together with his £63m arrival from Sporting CP lastly confirmed on Saturday. Newcastle United followers in the meantime are fearing the worst over the longer term over their very own Swedish striker.
After taking part in the second-half of Gunners win over AC Milan on Wednesday, Martin Zubimendi makes his first begin for following his summer time switch.
He comes into the midfield alongside fellow Spaniard and ex-Actual Sociedad teammate Mikel Merino, who additionally performed the second-half of Arsenal first recreation in Southeast Asia.
The opposite two adjustments from the beginning lineup for that match in opposition to Milan see Myles Lewis-Skelly substitute Oleksandr Zinchenko at left again, and Leandro Trossard are available in for Gabriel Martinelli.
In accordance a put up seen on Gunners official Twitter account, Arsenal beginning XI to face Newcastle are as follows:
Raya, White, Saliba, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Zubimendi, Merino, Nwaneri, Saka, Trossard, Havertz
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Setford, Rojas-Fedorushchenko, Nichols, Salmon, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Norgaard, Lokonga, Copley, Rice, Dowman, Odegaard, Kabia, Nelson, Martinelli, Harriman-Annous.
Newcastle beginning line up:
Pope; Trippier, Lascelles, Burn, A Murphy; Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock; Elanga, Osula, Gordon
Subs: Vlachodimos, Ruddy, Botman, Schar, Joelinton, Barnes, Targett, Krafth, Livramento, Murphy, Ashby, Harrison, Hernes, Munda, Neave, Miley, Seung-Soo Park
The Magpies have confirmed to be nightmare opponents for the Gunners since Eddie Howe took the reins, and so they claimed three successive victories in opposition to Mikel Arteta’s aspect final season earlier than they slenderly prevailed in Could.
Newcastle downed the north Londoners on their solution to EFL Cup glory earlier this yr, successful each legs of the semi-final 2–0.
