Arsenal news: BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson makes Gunners vs Newcastle United claim
ARSENAL will cruise past Newcastle United in a 3-0 win tomorrow.
That’s the verdict of BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson, who says the Magpies are the ideal opponents for the Gunners to come up against.
Arsenal are currently seventh in the Premier League following a three-game winless run against Manchester United, Southampton and West Ham.
Newcastle, meanwhile, are bottom of the form table having secured just five points from their past 10 top flight matches.
Lawrenson reckons Arsenal will end their own poor run this weekend while consigning Rafa Benitez’s side to a fourth defeat on the spin.
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"The story at Newcastle is now as much about what is happening off the pitch as it is on it, because it would appear a deal for a takeover is imminent," Lawrenson told BBC Sport.
"That is good news, but the trouble is their results have been so bad they are in a situation now where they somehow have to find a way to stop the rot.
"Magpies boss Rafa Benitez has been trying to change things, without success.
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"The outcome is still the same, and it is usually a defeat - they have picked up only one point from their past eight games and are sliding towards the relegation zone.
"As for Arsenal, well they are wobbling a bit with two points from their past three games.
"But, if you are having a hiccup like that, the team you want to play next is the one on a run like Newcastle are - which is why I am going for a Gunners win here."
