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BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson has ripped into Arsenal in his latest set of Premier League predictions, and while he has tipped the Gunners to see off Newcastle United at the Emirates on Monday night he has been far less impressed with their form on the road.

What's the word, then?

Well, the former Liverpool player believes that Unai Emery's men will take all three points against the visiting Magpies, but he took the opportunity to also speak about the north London outfit's sketchy away performances and results.

While only Manchester City and Liverpool – the latter only by goal difference – have better records on their travels in the top flight this term, Arsenal find themselves as the 10th-best team when they aren't on their own patch.

Their displays away clearly haven't gone unnoticed by Lawrenson, who told the BBC: "It is a worry the Gunners are so different on their travels, though. What that basically says is that everything is good at home when they have loads of the ball and that is the strength of the team when they are going forward - like they should be on Monday.

"But, when they are away, and under the cosh more, they can't seem to cope with that. They don't seem to be able to pick up points on a regular basis, and their results in Europe have been disappointing too.

"Unai Emery has made plenty of changes after replacing Arsene Wenger as manager but in that regard, it is still 'same old, same old Arsenal'."

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Emery won't want to see this

The Spaniard has clearly made plenty of changes since replacing the experienced Frenchman at the helm last summer, but one thing that hasn't drastically improved is club's away form.

The 47-year-old will be well aware of that and will know that a big improvement is needed next term, but he still won't be happy to see his reign compared to Wenger's in a negative sense nearly a year after the managerial change was made.

Whatever the case, Arsenal need to find a winning formula on the road if they want success in the Premier League and in Europe in the future.