Arsenal vs Newcastle 2021-22 English Premier League

Arsenal

56': Bukayo Saka
66': Gabriel Martinelli

FT
2 - 0

Newcastle United

Arsenal cruise past Newcastle to edge closer to Champions League spots

Arsenal moved level on points with fourth-placed West Ham United after enjoying a comfortable 2-0 win over Newcastle United on Saturday.

Match Commentary

44': Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Newcastle United 0.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Newcastle United 0.
48': Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Goal! Arsenal 1, Newcastle United 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nuno Tavares.
63': Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
66': Goal! Arsenal 2, Newcastle United 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a through ball.
67': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Matt Ritchie.
67': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joelinton.
76': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
85': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Thomas Partey.
88': Substitution, Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden replaces Jonjo Shelvey.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Newcastle United 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,886

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+12	Arsenal	8	19	1
+11	Manchester City	8	16	2
+3	AFC Bournemouth	8	15	1
+3	Liverpool	8	15	3

Full Table

Statistics

NEW		ARS
12	Fouls	6
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	5
34.4	Possession	65.6
9	SHOTS	24
5	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
262	Accurate Passes	563
328	Passes	646
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	2
14	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.1
45	Long Balls	42
17	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	6
9	Effective Tackles	8
13	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	3
20	Effective Clearances	12
20	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
32	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
4	Ben White
20	Nuno Tavares
18	Takehiro Tomiyasu
23	Albert Sambi Lokonga
5	Thomas Partey
10	Emile Smith Rowe
7	Bukayo Saka
14	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
8	Martin Ødegaard

Substitutes:

Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Gabriel Martinelli, Rob Holding, Nicolas Pépé, Alexandre Lacazette, Eddie Nketiah, Mohamed Elneny, Kieran Tierney, Bernd Leno.

Newcastle United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Martin Dúbravka (GK)
5	Fabian Schär
6	Jamaal Lascelles
11	Matt Ritchie
17	Emil Krafth
28	Joe Willock
8	Jonjo Shelvey
10	Allan Saint-Maximin
21	Ryan Fraser
7	Joelinton
9	Callum Wilson