Arsenal faces Newcastle United in the Premier League later today. Here is how to watch the game, TV channel, live stream details, highlights, and early team news.
08:00, 25 Apr 2026
Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.(Image: Harriet Massey/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
Arsenal could regain top spot in the Premier League title race this weekend, with Manchester City in FA Cup semi-final action against Southampton at Wembley at the same time.
Mikel Arteta's side hosts Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium and is currently level on points with Pep Guardiola's team. Both have 70 points and five games to play. They both have the same goal difference of 37. Manchester City has scored three more goals and is therefore top at the moment.
After playing Newcastle, Arsenal finishes the season with matches against Fulham, West Ham, Burnley and Crystal Palace. Manchester City has Everton, Brentford, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa.
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In the UK, the Arsenal vs Newcastle game will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and will be available to stream via NOW TV. In the U.S., it will be broadcast by NBC Sports exclusively on USA Network. The referee is Sam Barrott.
Arsenal will be without Mikel Merino while Jurrien Timber is being assessed. Bukayo Saka and Riccardo Calafiori are set to be available again after recent injury setbacks.
Newcastle will be missing Emil Krafth and Fabian Schar. Tino Livramento is set to be sidelined for the rest of the season, while Joelinton is suspended having collected 10 yellow cards.
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Forward Anthony Gordon, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal, alongside Liverpool and Bayern Munich, is also set to miss out. Eddie Howe said that his injury is not major, but he is a doubt here.
"I have belief in our players, in our people, and the willingness that we have to achieve what we want," Arteta said in his pre-match press conference.
"It's five games to go, four weeks, two big competitions to play for and everything to play for. If someone had told us that at the beginning of the season, we would have taken it. We are so excited, and [Newcastle] is game one.
"The first thing we have to do is earn the right to win the game and then win it, and then, depending on how the situation is, you can think about something else. But the priority is that you have to be better than the opposition, earn the right to win the game and win it. That’s the first thing."
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.(Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Newcastle has been in dire form lately. The Magpies have won two of their last nine games in all competitions — against Everton and Chelsea — and have lost their last four in a row.
"We're all feeling that pain at the moment. It's been a difficult period for us," Howe said in his preview. "We're very determined to try and put that right and determined to try and win as many games as we can.
"We've prided ourselves historically on if we lose a game, fighting to the end and giving everything to try and get a result. I feel the players are currently at the moment maybe lacking in a little bit of confidence — we've lost a bit of our normal regular flow and rhythm that we've had.
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"There's only one way to re-find that though and that's through, in my opinion, hard work, a really good period of training, players staying very stable mentally and seeing it for what it is, and just trying to rediscover and enjoy their football and find their best form again."