{"id":240150,"date":"2026-04-24T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/martinelli-and-gyokeres-back-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-newcastle-united\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:00:36","slug":"martinelli-and-gyokeres-back-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/martinelli-and-gyokeres-back-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-newcastle-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Martinelli and Gyokeres back: Predicted Arsenal XI vs Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p>From being league leaders only a couple of weeks ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/arsenal\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Arsenal News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> find themselves chasing <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/man-city-news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Man City news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a> with only a handful of fixtures remaining in the <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/premier-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"21\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> as they face <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/newcastle-united\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"27\" title=\"Newcastle United news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle United<\/a> on matchday 34 at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/mikel-arteta\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Mikel Arteta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikel Arteta<\/a>\u2019s side has lost its last four domestic outings and has only one win in all competitions in the last five matches, and it is vital that the team picks up all points against the Magpies in the upcoming match.<\/p>\n<div class=\"xdijd69eb151792b0d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememore.com\/hair-transplant-in-turkey#utm_source=footbal-talk&amp;utm_id=footbal-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-225247\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\" alt=\"Rememore new hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Here is how the Gunners\u2019 starting eleven is expected to look like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goalkeeper<\/strong> \u2013 David Raya is expected to start in goal for Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenders<\/strong> \u2013 Cristhian Mosquera played at right back last time in Jurrien Timber\u2019s absence and might be employed as the full back again, while Piero Hincapie could also retain his place on the left side. Gabriel Magalhaes and <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/william-saliba\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"31\" title=\"William Saliba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Saliba<\/a> could round off an unchanged defensive quartet for the hosts.<\/p>\n<h2>Changes higher up the pitch<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Midfielders\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/declan-rice\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"32\" title=\"Declan Rice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declan Rice<\/a> and Martin Zubimendi are expected to retain their places in the double pivot with Mikel Arteta unlikely to rest any players ahead of next week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/champions-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"20\" title=\"Champions League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Champions League<\/a> semi-final versus Atletico Madrid. That means even Martin Odegaard might be in the team as the number 10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/bukayo-saka\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"34\" title=\"Bukayo Saka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bukayo Saka<\/a> remains sidelined by injury, so Noni Madueke is once again the favourite to play on the right wing but a change may be in store on the left flank with Eberechi Eze likely to make way for Gabriel Martinelli.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forward<\/strong> \u2013 Viktor Gyokeres was benched against Manchester City last weekend but could be back in the side as the leader of the line this time around against Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how the Arsenal team is expected to look like on paper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fotmob.com\/api\/data\/lineup-builder\/team?players=562727:David%20Raya,1298907:Cristhian%20Mosquera,955406:William%20Saliba,795179:Gabriel,1137667:Piero%20Hincapi%C3%A9,1031325:Mart%C3%ADn%20Zubimendi,654096:Declan%20Rice,1084981:Noni%20Madueke,534670:Martin%20%C3%98degaard,1021586:Gabriel%20Martinelli,664500:Viktor%20Gy%C3%B6keres&amp;formation=4-2-3-1&amp;teamId=9825&amp;showTeamBadges=false&amp;showCountryBadges=false&amp;lang=en&amp;currency=EUR&amp;measurementSystem=metric\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Football Talk | Premier League News\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/231967\/martinelli-and-gyokeres-back-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From being league leaders only a couple of weeks ago, Arsenal find themselves chasing Manchester City with only a handful of fixtures remaining in the Premier League as they face Newcastle United on matchday 34 at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow. 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