English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 13, 2014
Newcastle United WWLDW 1
–
Arsenal WWWLW 4
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ARS134
Emirates Stadium · 59,949 att.

Match Report

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Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla net braces in easy Arsenal win

Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla both scored twice as Arsenal closed back up on the Barclays Premier League's top four with a 4-1 win over Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
9
0
Saves
3
48.7
Possession
51.3
10
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
345
Accurate Passes
381
437
Passes
467
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
27
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
45
23
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
5
17
Effective Tackles
17
23
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
25
24
Clearances
25

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Wojciech SzczesnyG
  2. 4Per MertesackerCD-L
  3. 2Mathieu DebuchyCD-R
  4. 3Kieran GibbsLB
  5. 39Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 19Santi CazorlaAM
  7. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainLM
  8. 20Mathieu FlaminiRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 23Danny WelbeckAM-L
  11. 17Alexis SánchezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Semi AjayiSUB
  2. 28Joel CampbellSUB
  3. 22Yaya SanogoSUB
  4. 70Ainsley Maitland-NilesSUB
  5. 26Emiliano MartínezSUB
  6. 34Francis CoquelinSUB
  7. 9Lukas PodolskiSUB

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Jak AlnwickG
  2. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-L
  3. 6Michael WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 36Paul DummettLB
  5. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 28Sammy AmeobiAM
  7. 14Jack ColbackLM
  8. 24Cheick TiotéRM
  9. 9Papiss CisséF
  10. 11Yoan GouffranAM-L
  11. 17Ayoze PérezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Vurnon AnitaSUB
  2. 19Massadio HaidaraSUB
  3. 41Freddie WoodmanSUB
  4. 20Rémy CabellaSUB
  5. 23Haris VuckicSUB
  6. 29Emmanuel RivièreSUB
  7. 32Adam ArmstrongSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Arsenal 1, Newcastle United 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a cross.
  2. 37' Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Goal! Arsenal 2, Newcastle United 0. Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
  4. 56' Substitution, Newcastle United. Emmanuel Rivière replaces Papiss Demba Cissé.
  5. 56' Substitution, Newcastle United. Rémy Cabella replaces Sammy Ameobi.
  6. 57' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Goal! Arsenal 3, Newcastle United 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
  8. 59' Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Goal! Arsenal 3, Newcastle United 1. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Colback with a cross following a set piece situation.
  10. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Lukas Podolski replaces Olivier Giroud.
  11. 82' Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 82' Substitution, Newcastle United. Adam Armstrong replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  13. 87' Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  14. 88' Goal! Arsenal 4, Newcastle United 1. Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

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