English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 2, 2016
Newcastle United WWDLL 0
–
Arsenal WWWLW 1
1st2ndT
NEW000
ARS011
Emirates Stadium · 59,257 att.

Match Report

Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images

Laurent Koscielny earns hard-fought win for Arsenal over Newcastle

Arsenal laboured to victory over Newcastle to start 2016 with a win and move two points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
6
49
Possession
51
15
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
386
Accurate Passes
398
454
Passes
468
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
8
Accurate Crosses
7
24
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.3
72
Long Balls
46
40
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
15
20
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
13
Effective Clearances
12
16
Clearances
13

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 16Aaron RamseyLM
  8. 20Mathieu FlaminiRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 14Theo WalcottAM-L
  11. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainAM-R

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 21Robert ElliotG
  2. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-L
  3. 18Chancel MbembaCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 4Jack ColbackCM-L
  7. 24Cheick TiotéCM-R
  8. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  9. 7Moussa SissokoRM
  10. 45Aleksandar MitrovicF
  11. 17Ayoze PérezRCF

Timeline

  1. 35' Jack Colback (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 68' Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 68' Substitution, Arsenal. Joel Campbell replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  4. 72' Goal! Arsenal 1, Newcastle United 0. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass following a corner.
  5. 79' Substitution, Newcastle United. Florian Thauvin replaces Jack Colback.
  6. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Theo Walcott.
  7. 82' Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 87' Substitution, Newcastle United. Siem de Jong replaces Cheick Tioté.
  9. 89' Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Olivier Giroud.
  10. 90'+2' Mesut Özil (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

Premier League News

All news
Video Do Man United need to make a decision on Carrick's future? Do Man United need to make a decision on Carrick's future? News Rob Dawson Sources: United consider Howe, Nagelsmann to replace under-fire Carrick Manchester United are weighing up replacements with Michael Carrick's future as head coach in serious doubt, sources told ESPN. Video Carrick woes deepen as Bournemouth smash United The pressure on Michael Carrick continues to grow as Manchester United fall to a dispiriting 3-0 loss to Bournemouth at Old Trafford. ESPN PA Sunderland stay bottom of PL table after goalless draw with Leeds Sunderland and Leeds were forced to share the spoils in a goalless stalemate at the Stadium of Light.