{"id":2559,"date":"2026-04-14T03:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2026-04-14T03:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:11:02","slug":"arsenal-handed-huge-boost-ahead-of-premier-league-showdown-vs-newcastle-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2559","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal handed huge boost ahead of Premier League showdown vs Newcastle next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>At a Glance<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arsenal will play Newcastle United in the Premier League after facing Manchester City<\/li>\n<li>One of Newcastle\u2019s key players will be suspended for the clash against Mikel Arteta\u2019s side<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>With fixtures coming thick and fast, Arsenal do not have much time to ponder on their catastrophic 2-1 defeat at the hands of AFC Bournemouth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While Bournemouth outplayed Mikel Arteta\u2019s side, the Gunners have the chance to right their wrongs on Wednesday in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Sporting CP.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Arsenal travel to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City on Sunday in a contest that will likely determine their chances of becoming Premier League champions this season.<\/p>\n<p>Micah Richards questioned Arsenal\u2019s title credentials, but in the coming weeks, Mikel Arteta and Co will be desperate to prove that their recent exits from the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup, coupled with their loss against the Cherries, were mere anomalies.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joelinton suspended ahead of Arsenal vs Newcastle <\/h2>\n<p>Such was the dire nature of Arsenal\u2019s recent form that even key players have come under scrutiny, with Declan Rice\u2019s captaincy being questioned against Bournemouth as things have looked awry at the Emirates Stadium in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In the title run-in, one of the fixtures Mikel Arteta must be keeping a close eye on is against Newcastle United \u2014 considering his side have lost three out of their last five games against the Magpies.<\/p>\n<p>However, the good news for Arsenal is that one of Newcastle\u2019s main men in Joelinton will be suspended ahead of the visitors\u2019 trip to the capital later this month after having picked up his 10th yellow card this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#x1f6a8; Joelinton has been booked vs Crystal Palace, and will now miss Newcastle\u2019s trip to Arsenal due to suspension. &#x274c;&#x1f7e8; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QIzdtjba5Q\">pic.twitter.com\/QIzdtjba5Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DailyAFC (@DailyAFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyAFC\/status\/2043338342054388148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Considering <a href=\"https:\/\/readnewcastle.com\/2026\/04\/12\/newcastle-united-player-ratings-crystal-palace-12-04-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joelinton was one of Newcastle\u2019s better performers against Crystal Palace<\/a> and remains one of their standout players, Arsenal fans have every reason to be relieved about the Brazilian\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joelinton record vs Arsenal<\/h2>\n<p>The former Hoffenheim midfielder embodies Eddie Howe\u2019s philosophy in several ways, as he is renowned for being a relentless worker in the middle of the park, aggressive and up for the fight at all times.<\/p>\n<p>However, Joelinton\u2019s record against Arsenal shows that even in his absence, the league leaders will rightfully be considered overwhelming favourites once they go head-to-head with Newcastle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Joelinton Record vs Arsenal<\/td>\n<td>Stats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Matches<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wins <\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Draws<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Losses<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>All statistics via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.in\/vergleich\/bilanzdetail\/verein\/11\/gegner_id\/762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transfer market <\/a>\u2013 correct as of 13\/04\/2026<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 29-year-old has won a mere four games against the North Londoners since his move to Newcastle, suffering eight defeats and earning just one draw in his 13 outings against them so far.<\/p>\n<p>If Arsenal aim to become the champions of England, they will have to further dent Joelinton\u2019s record against them and rise to the occasion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a Glance: Arsenal will play Newcastle United in the Premier League after facing Manchester<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}