Newcastle vs Arsenal live: Latest score as Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain start at St James' Park

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Welcome to our live coverage of today's match at St James' Park.

● Newcastle vs Arsenal kicks off at 12.45pm

● Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain start for Arsenal - no Mesut Ozil

● Steve McClaren makes three changes to the side that drew 0-0 with Manchester United

● NEWCASTLE: Krul, Janmaat , Coloccini, Mbemba, Haidara, Anita, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Colback, Thauvin, Mitrovic. SUBS: Darlow, Taylor, Tiote, Obertan, De Jong, Perez, Cisse

● ARSENAL: Cech, Bellerin, Koscielny, Gabriel, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Sanchez, Walcott. SUBS: Ospina, Debuchy, Gibbs, Chambers, Arteta, Campbell, Giroud

● 6 home wins from 30 - is home advantage over?

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