English Premier League

Arsenal vs Newcastle 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 56': Bukayo Saka
  • 66': Gabriel Martinelli
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2 - 0

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
0 Arsenal 0 0 0
0 Aston Villa 0 0 0
0 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
0 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Statistics

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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

ARS 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 Yellow Card
8 Martin Ødegaard

NEW Newcastle United (4-4-2)

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

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