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The Arsenal players and fans will have mixed feelings about Tuesday night. On the one hand they played incredibly well and beat the Serie A favourites 3-0, coming within a whisker of what would have been the greatest two-legged Champions League comeback ever. But on the other hand they didn't quite manage to get over the line and achieving as high a Premier League finish as possible really is all they have to play for right now.

Arsenal have now won their last four in the league and two weeks ago it was Tottenham they beat, who followed that up with defeat at home to Manchester United. All of which means Spurs are no longer guaranteed third place, which seemed to be where they'd finish (at least) for much of the season.

Arsenal's run won't end here. Newcastle have had a great season so far but there are signs that they may just have peaked already and I think this is going to be hard work for them. Opta tell us Arsenal have won nine of their last 12 Premier League home games and lost just one so home league form clearly isn't a problem for the Gunners.

1.5 isn't everyone's sort of price but it should pay out here.

Both teams to score

For all of Arsenal's goalscoring prowess in recent weeks, keeping goals out has been a bit of a problem. Their shut-out against Milan was their first in six matches. That means we've had plenty of exciting matches recently that have swung one way and then another but it also means we should cash in by backing both teams to score at 1.75.

First Goalscorer

Robin van Persie keeps on doing what he does best. Betting.Betfair's Hannah Duncan thinks that makes it virtually impossible for him to stay at Arsenal in the summer but Arsene Wenger is adamant he's not for sale. We'll see. For the time being, we're backing him to open the scoring at 4.0 or better. His record against Newcastle is good; Opta tell us he's hit four in his last five games against the Magpies.

To Score

Demba Ba had a pretty horrific game against Sunderland. A rare booking for him was followed by a missed penalty, the first Newcastle have wasted all season. He'll be wanting to make amends here and Arsenal's defenders may just let him do that. He's 3.8 to score and that looks extremely generous.

Recommended Bets
2 pts Back Arsenal to win @ 1.5
2 pts Back both teams to score @ 1.75
1 pt Back Robin van Persie to be first goalscorer @ 4.5
1 pt Back Demba Ba to score at anytime @ 3.8

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