Newcastle are in the driver’s seat for a place in the Champions League next season. The Magpies sit in third due a superior goal difference over Chelsea and Aston Villa, who both won yesterday. A win today at Arsenal and Newcastle will in all likelihood clinch a top five finish.
The lads have fared quite well against the Gunners over the past few campaigns. Eddie Howe will want to leave nothing to chance on the final day and take all three points at The Emirates this afternoon.
This is the team Howe has named for this pivotal clash as Callum Wilson comes in for the absent Alexander Isak.
HOWAY THE LADS! ? pic.twitter.com/eITJuW9Ctg
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) May 18, 2025
Here is the link to Mikel Arteta’s selection for the hosts.
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? Kiwior partners Saliba
? Rice in midfield
? Trossard leads the lineLet’s give it everything, Gunners ?
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) May 18, 2025
Howay The Lads!
822 comments so far
A Geordie Mongrel
May 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Comment #41To the utter surprise of no one, there are no winners in the bingo.
Romford mag
May 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Comment #42Magic
Yeah had a quiet one which suits me mate 🙂
Peckham Mag
May 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Comment #43IrishRob do you ever wake up and think ‘today’s my day’
davetoon
May 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Comment #44West Ham came so close to an equaliser
magicmac54
May 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Comment #45Romford Mag
A quiet one at Arsenal today would work a treat mate, an nice little 0-0 is not to be sneezed at Rom 😀
HWTL
JaveaToon
May 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Comment #46HWTL!!!
JohnJ
May 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Comment #47Forest win 2 – 1
lochinvar
May 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Comment #48West Ham disgraceful, woeful passing.
Ref failed to give red card for hand in face by Forest player.
Davas
May 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Comment #49C-mon lads just do it.
Romford mag
May 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Comment #50HWTL !!
Get into them from the off !!
davetoon
May 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Comment #51It’s going to take a huge effort to get anything today. Our record without Isak is 0-3.
Davas
May 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Comment #52Will schar stick to rice again
AncientC
May 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Comment #53Murphy up against Martinelli should be a good contest.
It already looks like Arsenal are giving Gordon plenty of space to operate in. That’ll come back to bite.
magicmac54
May 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Comment #54Come on Wilson, find your inner strength lad, one more big push Callum .
HWTL
peterk3
May 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Comment #55should have been 1.0
jimiley
May 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Comment #56Pity Shearer was not licking that one. Keeper would be in net with ball
davetoon
May 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Comment #57Decent start, should be ahead. Gordon looks a bit rusty
jimiley
May 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Comment #58Tonali can give Bruno shooting lessons
Not another deJong
May 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Comment #59We are settling in
They are slightly nervous
JaveaToon
May 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Comment #60Close from Barnes
magicmac54
May 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Comment #61Great effort by Barnes there folks.
JaveaToon
May 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Comment #62How did that not go in
davetoon
May 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Comment #63Wasting opportunities
Adamn_92
May 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Comment #64My word how have we not scored yet!
lochinvar
May 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Comment #65Four chances so far
magicmac54
May 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Comment #66Jeez we could already be 2 up, playing fairly well so far to be fair, but we need to be ruthless and stick a few in the onion bag when we get the opportunity.
Adamn_92
May 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Comment #67Playing really really well here, this Arsenal defence looks shaky. Mentioned earlier I’m not sure how much they’ve played together. They look like they haven’t much as we look dangerous every time we go forward.
peterk3
May 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Comment #68Murphy looks knackered
Macas
May 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Comment #69Wilson having a decent game so far, more involved than Isak has been recently
Not another deJong
May 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Comment #70Quick 30 minutes
jimiley
May 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Comment #71We need to take our chances.
We should be 2 up.
peterk3
May 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Comment #72Jigsaw Livramento
Macas
May 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Comment #73Livramento should have just smashed it there, don’t know what he was thinking
lochinvar
May 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Comment #74Toon needs to shoot instinctively
That’s the second match when he’s had a clear opening
lochinvar
May 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Comment #75Tino
Munster Mag
May 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Comment #76Bet osula gets 10 mins. We are holding him back
lochinvar
May 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Comment #77Gordon looks a bit laboured or is he staying deep to break forward ?
lochinvar
May 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Comment #78Osulu needs 25minutes
IrishRob
May 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Comment #79A fully fit Isak today and we’d be winning 0-1. Wilson is useless
cyprus
May 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Comment #80This has been a CL level half.