Robson hopes to cash in at Highbury

NEWCASTLE boss Bobby Robson heads for Highbury tonight prepared to face the good, the bad and the ugly of Arsenal.

The 70-year-old will send his side into the televised clash buoyed by their European revival against NAC Breda on Wednesday and hoping the hangover of last Sunday's events at Old Trafford will take their toll on Arsene Wenger's men.

Newcastle were involved in a stormy affair at Highbury two seasons ago when they triumphed 3-1 in a game which saw Craig Bellamy and Ray Parlour dismissed and Alan Shearer dragging Thierry Henry away from referee Graham Poll.

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