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Arsenal v Newcastle: Four Changes
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Alan Pardew has made four changes to the United starting line-up for Saturday's fixture at Arsenal
By Anthony Marshall - Newcastle United Managing Editor
At The Emirates Stadium
Alan Pardew has made four changes to his Newcastle United starting line-up for Saturday's Barclays Premier League fixture at Arsenal (5.30pm kick-off).
Goalkeeper Jak Alnwick - who made his Magpies debut as a half-time substitute seven days ago - starts for United for the first time, while there are also recalls for centre-back Mike Williamson, forward Yoan Gouffran and leading scorer Papiss Cisse.
The quartet replace injured goalkeeper Rob Elliot, suspended pair Steven Taylor and Moussa Sissoko, and Remy Cabella - who drops down to the substitutes' bench at the Emirates Stadium.
United are expected to start in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Alnwick behind a back four of Daryl Janmaat, Williamson, captain Fabricio Coloccini and Paul Dummett.
Cheick Tiote and Jack Colback will anchor the midfield, with the trio of Gouffran, Ayoze Perez and Sammy Ameobi just ahead of them.
And Cisse will lead the line, hoping to add to his tally of seven goals for the campaign.
On the substitutes' bench there is a place for 17-year-old goalkeeper Freddie Woodman - son of goalkeeping coach Andy - and he is joined by fellow 17-year-old Adam Armstrong.
Also among the replacements are Emmanuel Riviere, Remy Cabella, Vurnon Anita, Haris Vuckic and Massadio Haidara.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Wojciech Szczesny; Hector Bellerin, Mathieu Debuchy, Per Mertesacker, Kieran Gibbs; Mathieu Flamini, Santi Cazorla; Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexis Sanchez, Danny Welbeck; Olivier Giroud
Substitutes: Emiliano Martinez, Semi Ajayi, Francis Coquelin, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Joel Campbell, Lukas Podolski, Yaya Sanogo
Newcastle United (4-2-3-1): Jak Alnwick; Daryl Janmaat, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini (c), Paul Dummett; Cheick Tiote, Jack Colback; Yoan Gouffran, Ayoze Perez, Sammy Ameobi; Papiss Cisse
Substitutes: Freddie Woodman, Massadio Haidara, Vurnon Anita, Haris Vuckic, Remy Cabella, Adam Armstrong, Emmanuel Riviere
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)