Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed the latest team news ahead of the game against Newcastle United on Saturday lunchtime. Vice-captain Per Mertesacker is set to miss the game at St James' Park as he is still suffering with the illness that caused him to sit out the goalless draw against Liverpool on Monday night. His central defensive partner Laurent Koscielny, who also missed the fixture against the Merseyside outfit at the Emirates Stadium, is considered a doubt and will have a fitness test on Thursday to determine if he has recovered from the back injury to take his place in the squad to face the Magpies. 'Mertesacker is still sick and we will know more about Koscielny today....
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