Arsenal vs. Newcastle confirmed lineups: Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori, Bruno Guimaraes decisions made for Premier League clash

Arsenal and Newcastle United have confirmed their starting lineups for Saturday evening's Premier League showdown at the Emirates Stadium.

Following Manchester City's midweek success over Burnley, the Gunners can return to the top of the Premier League table with just a point against the Magpies, who have lost their last three Premier League games.

Mikel Arteta delivered positive updates on Bukayo Saka and Riccardo Calafiori in his pre-game press conference, but only one of the duo has been declared fit to return for the visit of the Magpies.

That man is Saka, who is among the substitutes for the gameweek 34 showdown, as Noni Madueke continues on the right-hand side in an unchanged attack with Eberechi Eze and Kai Havertz.

Calafiori has not made the squad, however, so Piero Hincapie will reprise his role at left-back, while the only change from the 2-1 loss to Manchester City sees Ben White replace Cristhian Mosquera at right-back.

Neither Christian Norgaard nor Marli Salmon have made the matchday squad at the Emirates, but 16-year-old Max Dowman is among the substitutes again.

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On Newcastle's end, Eddie Howe has made a total of five changes to the side that started the 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth last weekend, including a recall in between the posts for Nick Pope over former Arsenal man Aaron Ramsdale.

Right-back Tino Livramento misses out with the muscle injury he sustained last weekend, but rather than promote Kieran Trippier to the XI, Howe has made an unexpected defensive call.

Lewis Miley will seemingly start at right-back, while Lewis Hall has also been demoted to the bench in favour of Dan Burn, whose frame could prove crucial in combating Arsenal's set-pieces.

In brighter news, Bruno Guimaraes has returned to the starting lineup following his recovery from injury, and he is one of two midfield alterations alongside a recall for Hale End product Joe Willock.

Anthony Elanga and Harvey Barnes have been dropped to make way for the duo, while Jacob Murphy takes advantage of Livramento's injury and Miley's position change to return to the attack.

Jacob Ramsey is ostensibly poised to play the Anthony Gordon role on the left-hand side in support of Will Osula, as Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa warm the bench again.

Arsenal lineup: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Havertz, Eze

Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli, Gyokeres, Trossard, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman

Newcastle lineup: Pope; Miley, Thiaw, Botman, Burn; Willock, Guimaraes, Tonali; J. Murphy, Osula, Ramsey

Subs: Ramsdale, Trippier, Hall, Wissa, Barnes, Elanga, Woltemade, A. Murphy, Neave