Newcastle United vs Arsenal, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueArsenal's Champions League hopes hang by thread after loss to Newcastle
Arsenal's Champions League hopes took another major hit on Monday as a 2-0 loss to Newcastle United left them trailing Tottenham by two points.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Offside, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 7': Offside, Newcastle United. Matt Targett tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
- 8': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
- 8': Benjamin White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Benjamin White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
- 11': Offside, Newcastle United. Joelinton tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 13': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
- 16': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 16': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 18': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Benjamin White.
- 19': Offside, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin tries a through ball, but Fabian Schär is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 21': Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 22': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 22': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 24': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
- 27': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 27': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 29': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Benjamin White.
- 30': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 34': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 35': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 36': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 36': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 39': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu because of an injury.
- 40': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Nuno Tavares.
- 42': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 43': Attempt missed. Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 45': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 0.
- 46': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
- 46': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 47': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Fabian Schär because of an injury.
- 50': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 50': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 52': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Eddie Nketiah.
- 52': Offside, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles tries a through ball, but Bruno Guimarães is caught offside.
- 53': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 53': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 54': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
- 55': Own Goal by Benjamin White, Arsenal. Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
- 60': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Nuno Tavares.
- 63': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross.
- 64': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 67': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Benjamin White.
- 68': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 70': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 70': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
- 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joelinton.
- 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
- 72': Attempt saved. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Krafth.
- 72': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Benjamin White.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
- 75': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 75': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Offside, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 77': Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 80': Attempt saved. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
- 80': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 80': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 82': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Dúbravka.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
- 83': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
- 85': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 89': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin White.
- 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cédric Soares (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Callum Wilson.
- 90'+5': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 90'+5': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0.
Statistics
 ARS |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.4 | Possession | 50.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 258 | Accurate Passes | 260 |
| 331 | Passes | 325 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 27 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,274
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,274
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | +10 | 20 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 8 | +7 | 17 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 13 | Matt Targett |
| 17 | Emil Krafth |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 9 | Callum Wilson |
| 10 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 4 | Ben White  |
| 20 | Nuno Tavares |
| 18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 25 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 30 | Eddie Nketiah |
| 10 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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