English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 21, 2015
Arsenal WWWWW 2
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Newcastle United DLWLL 1
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ARS202
NEW011
St. James' Park · 50,544 att.

Match Report

AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF

Olivier Giroud scores brace as Arsenal win at Newcastle United

Olivier Giroud's first-half double handed Arsenal a sixth successive Barclays Premier League victory as they survived a spirited fightback to win 2-1 at Newcastle.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
1
49.1
Possession
50.9
7
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
340
Accurate Passes
343
441
Passes
450
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
67
23
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
8
28
Effective Tackles
22
32
Tackles
26
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
36
Effective Clearances
21
36
Clearances
21

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 6Michael WilliamsonCD-L
  3. 22Daryl JanmaatCD-R
  4. 14Jack ColbackLB
  5. 4Ryan TaylorRB
  6. 20Rémy CabellaAM
  7. 7Moussa SissokoLM
  8. 8Vurnon AnitaRM
  9. 17Ayoze PérezF
  10. 28Sammy AmeobiAM-L
  11. 11Yoan GouffranAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Gabriel ObertanSUB
  2. 40Olivier KemenSUB
  3. 29Emmanuel RivièreSUB
  4. 21Robert ElliotSUB
  5. 37Lubomir SatkaSUB
  6. 18Jonás GutiérrezSUB
  7. 32Adam ArmstrongSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 5Gabriel PaulistaCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 21Calum ChambersRB
  6. 19Santi CazorlaAM
  7. 34Francis CoquelinLM
  8. 16Aaron RamseyRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 23Danny WelbeckAM-L
  11. 17Alexis SánchezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Tomas RosickySUB
  2. 39Héctor BellerínSUB
  3. 4Per MertesackerSUB
  4. 1Wojciech SzczesnySUB
  5. 3Kieran GibbsSUB
  6. 20Mathieu FlaminiSUB
  7. 14Theo WalcottSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 1. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck following a set piece situation.
  2. 28' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Cazorla with a cross following a corner.
  3. 48' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 2. Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  4. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Mathieu Flamini replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  5. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Santiago Cazorla.
  6. 72' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jonás Gutiérrez replaces Vurnon Anita.
  7. 89' Substitution, Newcastle United. Adam Armstrong replaces Sammy Ameobi.
  8. 89' Substitution, Arsenal. Héctor Bellerín replaces Danny Welbeck.

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