Newcastle United vs Arsenal, 2023-24 English Premier League
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Newcastle hand Arsenal first Premier League loss of season
Newcastle United gave Arsenal their first Premier League defeat of the season with an impassioned 1-0 home victory on Saturday, thanks to a controversial second-half goal by Anthony Gordon that stood after a lengthy VAR review
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 5': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 7': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 11': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 16': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
- 16': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
- 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Anthony Gordon.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 21': Attempt blocked. William Saliba (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
- 22': Attempt missed. Jorginho (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 22': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
- 23': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
- 28': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 29': Offside, Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães tries a through ball, but Dan Burn is caught offside.
- 30': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 31': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 37': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 37': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 37': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 41': Attempt missed. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 45': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 45'+3': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento replaces Dan Burn because of an injury.
- 48': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White with a cross.
- 53': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 54': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 56': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 62': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 62': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Callum Wilson.
- 63': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 63': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Joe Willock with a cross.
- 64': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joelinton.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 68': VAR Decision: Goal Newcastle United - Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal (Anthony Gordon).
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
- 72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jacob Murphy.
- 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Ben White.
- 75': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 77': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 77': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Eddie Nketiah.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Jorginho.
- 80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Jacob Murphy because of an injury.
- 80': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 82': Offside, Arsenal. Declan Rice tries a through ball, but Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
- 86': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 87': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 87': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 88': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 89': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Tino Livramento (Newcastle United).
- 90'+1': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Offside, Newcastle United. Joelinton tries a through ball, but Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Longstaff.
- 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joelinton.
- 90'+6': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 90'+6': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 90'+7': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
Statistics
 ARS |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 59.1 | Possession | 40.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 408 | Accurate Passes | 271 |
| 484 | Passes | 342 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 25 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 14 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,194
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,194
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | +30 | 50 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 22 | +22 | 44 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | +11 | 44 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 22 | +17 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 5 | Fabian Schär  |
| 6 | Jamaal Lascelles |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 9 | Callum Wilson |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 20 | Jorginho |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 14 | Eddie Nketiah |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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