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Newcastle United vs Arsenal, 2024-25 English Premier League

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    Newcastle beat Arsenal 1-0 to dent Gunners' title hopes

    Alexander Isak's early headed goal lifted Newcastle to a 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday at St. James' Park, as Eddie Howe's men delivered a blow to Arsenal's title chase with their first win in six Premier League outings.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 3': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 3': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Joe Willock.
    • 5': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 6': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
    • 6': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 7': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
    • 7': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Longstaff.
    • 9': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 10': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
    • 10': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
    • 12': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
    • 14': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United).
    • 16': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 16': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
    • 22': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 23': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
    • 23': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 28': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
    • 31': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
    • 34': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
    • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
    • 39': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 40': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
    • 42': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
    • 42': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
    • 43': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
    • 47': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 49': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 49': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
    • 53': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Declan Rice.
    • 53': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 53': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
    • 55': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
    • 56': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Joelinton.
    • 59': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
    • 61': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 61': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Mikel Merino.
    • 62': Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
    • 62': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 64': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 64': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
    • 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
    • 65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sandro Tonali replaces Joe Willock because of an injury.
    • 66': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
    • 66': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
    • 70': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 71': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
    • 71': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
    • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 74': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
    • 74': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Nick Pope (Newcastle United).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
    • 79': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
    • 83': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
    • 85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
    • 86': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 86': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Thomas Partey.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
    • 88': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
    • 88': Jorginho (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
    • 90'+2': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lloyd Kelly replaces Bruno Guimarães.
    • 90'+6': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 90'+7': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 16
    4 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 0
    63.9 Possession 36.1
    10 SHOTS 9
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    433 Accurate Passes 200
    502 Passes 289
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 1
    27 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    35 Long Balls 59
    16 Accurate Long Balls 10
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.2
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    17 Tackles 23
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 6
    18 Effective Clearances 26
    18 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: St. James' Park
    Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
    Attendance: 52,249

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 11 +15 28
    2 Manchester City 11 +9 23
    3 Chelsea 11 +8 19
    4 Arsenal 11 +6 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Nick Pope (GK) Yellow Card
    33 Dan Burn
    5 Fabian Schär Yellow Card
    20 Lewis Hall
    21 Valentino Livramento
    39 Bruno Guimarães
    28 Joe Willock Yellow Card
    36 Sean Longstaff
    14 Alexander Isak
    7 Joelinton
    10 Anthony Gordon
    Newcastle United Substitutes:
    Lewis Miley, Sandro Tonali, Lloyd Kelly, Emil Krafth, Harvey Barnes, William Osula, Martin Dúbravka, Miguel Almirón, Alex Murphy.

    ARS Arsenal (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    22 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    2 William Saliba
    12 Jurriën Timber Yellow Card
    5 Thomas Partey
    23 Mikel Merino Yellow Card
    41 Declan Rice
    11 Gabriel Martinelli
    7 Bukayo Saka
    19 Leandro Trossard
    29 Kai Havertz Yellow Card
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Gabriel Jesus, Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Neto, Raheem Sterling, Jorginho, Ethan Nwaneri.

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