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Arsenal hope to stay unbeaten in EPL play vs. Newcastle United

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Arsenal will try to avoid their first back-to-back defeats in all competitions this season when they make the trip north to face Newcastle United on Saturday. Arsenal (7-0-3, 24 points) are one of only two unbeaten teams remaining in the Premier League. But with manager Mikel Arteta making wholesale changes to his squad, the Gunners were thumped 3-1 at West Ham in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night. Arteta’s men hurt

Old friends coaching on opposite sides when Arsenal faces Chelsea

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Mikel Arteta will attempt to guide Arsenal to their fourth consecutive win at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge on Saturday, but the Spanish manager knows it will be a difficult task against a side managed by good friend Mauricio Pochettino. The two were once teammates as players for Paris St Germain — when Arteta was a teenager and Pochettino was a seasoned veteran — and formed a bond that has continued to this day. Yet they’ve rarely

Arsenal, Man City clash in early-season heavyweight battle

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Three-time defending champion Manchester City visit last year’s runners-up Arsenal on Sunday in a match that again could shape the Premier League title race. So far, it’s unclear whether a two-team chase will again emerge or if the field will be more crowded. For that reason and others, City manager Pep Guardiola insisted that the Sunday clash in London — while high profile — won’t be the most important match his side plays in the