Newcastle vs. Arsenal Bet Builder Tips: 14/1 double for Saturday's 5:30pm match

Saturday's 5:30pm televised Premier League match should prove highly competitive as Newcastle United lock horns with Arsenal at St. James' Park. For those having a punt on the game you're going to want to check out this 14/1 bet builder placed through BoyleSports.

The absence of Alexander Isak is the least of Eddie Howe's injury concerns given his readymade solution in Callum Wilson. The 31-year-old striker has performed magnificently this season when called upon, whether that be from the bench or when slotted into the starting XI.

He's scored seven goals in 10 Premier League appearances - a tally only Son, Salah and Haaland have outperformed. What's more impressive about Wilson's impact is how little time he's been offered to leave his mark compared to the rest of the division's most prolific scorers. The Coventry-born England international is averaging a goal every 60 minutes from 420 collective minutes in the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, which is around half of the allotted time other forwards have been granted. Only Erling Haaland has registered more shots on target than Wilson, who has three strikes in his last two matches, with a goal in the 4-0 win over Palace and a brace in the 2-2 draw with Wolves.

Although Newcastle's form has been as razor sharp as we've come to expect from them, at home they remain the dominant force they've always been under Eddie Howe. It's hard to place which way the pendulum may swing in terms of the eventual outcome of this one, but we feel rather confident that whatever happens Wilson will find himself on the scoresheet once more.

One individual who could find himself frustrated up on Tyneside is Arsenal's man of the moment Eddie Nkeatiah. The Gunners striker has made all of the headlines since last weekend's hat-trick delight against Sheffield United, with comparisons to Arsenal greats of yesteryears being immediately made. Whether that rings true or not is up for debate, however, some have weighed in on this opinion, stating that he needs to develop a nasty streak if he is to envision himself among the pantheon of legendary Arsenal forwards.

The 24-year-old has been cautioned three times in 11 matches across the Premier League and EFL Cup this term, receiving two of those bookings in his last five outings. There's enough evidence to suggest he does harbour a meaner side to his game, which typically surfaces when things aren't going his or Arsenal's way and when his selfishness causes frustrations within the team.

His three yellows have come in tricky visits to Brentford and Chelsea, as well as a third in the North London derby - all games which are likely to share similar qualities to the task at hand on Saturday. Eddie Howe has lost just two of the 23 matches at St. James' Park since taking charge of Newcastle, one of those being last season's victory for Mikel Arteta and co in May. Nketiah was entered into the referee's book that day, causing him to receive a card in both head-to-heads with Newcastle last season. Nketiah's way of playing appears to clash with Newcastle's identity as an aggressive, high-energy side, and we see him grabbing a third consecutive booking against this opposition in Saturday's 5:30pm offering.