Newcastle United vs Arsenal: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats for the Premier League clash

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Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Newcastle United's home clash with Arsenal...

Newcastle United vs Arsenal (St James' Park) 

Team news

Newcastle 

Newcastle skipper Fabricio Coloccini will sit out Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Arsenal after failing in his red card appeal.

The Argentina international was sent off for a challenge on Aaron Lennon during Sunday's 3-0 defeat at Everton and will be suspended for three games, joining striker Papiss Cisse on the sidelines as he serves the second stage of his seven-match ban.

In addition, head coach John Carver will have to contend with a crippling injury list which will deprive him of the services of defenders Steven Taylor (Achilles), Paul Dummett and Massadio Haidara (both knee), and midfielders Cheick Tiote (also knee), Mehdi Abeid (thigh), Siem de Jong (collapsed lung) and Rolando Aarons (thigh).

Provisional squad: Krul, Elliot, Janmaat, Williamson, R.Taylor, Satka, Sterry, Anita, Colback, Sissoko, Gouffran, Cabella, Ameobi, Obertan, Gutierrez, Kemen, Riviere, Perez, Armstrong.

The Arsenal squad are put through their paces at London Colney ahead of facing Newcastle on Saturday

Arsenal

Midfielder Tomas Rosicky is expected to be back in the Arsenal squad for Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to Newcastle after illness.

The Gunners have reported no fresh injury concerns following the midweek Champions League tie in Monaco, but manager Arsene Wenger will assess the fatigue levels of his players before deciding on any changes.

Club captain Mikel Arteta (ankle), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring), Jack Wilshere (ankle) and Mathieu Debuchy (ankle) all continue their rehabilitation.

Provisional Squad: Ospina, Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Bellerin, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ozil, Sanchez, Welbeck, Giroud, Szczesny, Walcott, Ramsey, Chambers, Gibbs, Gabriel, Flamini, Rosicky.

Key match stats (supplied by Opta)

Arsenal are unbeaten in the last eight Premier League games against Newcastle, winning the last six in a row.

The Gunners are the only team ever to not win a Premier League game after being 4-0 up at half-time, when they drew 4-4 with Newcastle at St James' Park in February 2011.

Newcastle have failed to score in their last three Premier League home matches against the Gunners.

Olivier Giroud has netted six goals in five Premier League appearances against the Magpies.

Newcastle's Nolberto Solano (floor) fires past Arsenal's Lauren to score the only goal of the game during the Toon's last victory over the Gunners at St James' Park in December 2005

Olivier Giroud has scored six and assisted three in his last eight Premier League appearances.

Newcastle have won just four of the last 39 games in all competitions against Arsenal (W4 D11 L24).

In Arsenal’s last six Premier League away matches, the winning side has netted exactly two goals.

Newcastle have won just one of their last five Premier League home matches (W1 D2 L2).

St James' Park has seen the joint-most goals netted in the final 15 minutes of matches (13 along with the Emirates).

Alexis Sanchez has scored the first goal of the game more often than any other Premier League player this season.