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Theo Walcott insists Arsenal will soon turn the Emirates Stadium into a

fortress once again.

The Gunners failed to make the most of their home advantage on Sunday as they suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat to promoted Newcastle.

West Brom also triumphed at the Emirates before the last international break and, although victories over Birmingham and West Ham have followed, manager Arsene Wenger has admitted his side are"struggling for wins".

But England winger Walcott is confident his side can overcome their rough patch at home and force themselves back into the Premier League title race.

"The Emirates is a fantastic stadium, the pitch is massive, teams want to come here, put men behind the ball and catch us on the break,"said Walcott.

"If we don't get that early goal it is sometimes very difficult for us to break teams down, and the fans get a bit edgy when we don't get the goals we should be giving them.

Fortress

"But we can cope with it and hopefully our home will soon become a fortress again, because when we first came to the Emirates it was difficult for teams to get results there.

"I am sure it will change."

Arsenal have, in contrast, produced solid form in their home Uefa Champions League games this season, romping to commanding 6-0 and 5-1 victories over Braga and Shakhtar Donetsk, respectively.

"Europe is totally different to the Premier League, which is so much quicker and no team are easy, there are a lot of difficult games,"added Walcott.

"There are several teams fighting for the championship, five or six sides, and a lot of teams will lose games.

"Everyone is fighting to win the championship and we want to be up there at the end of it."

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