English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 15, 2018
Arsenal WLLWW 2
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Newcastle United LDLLL 1
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St. James' Park · 52,165 att.

Match Report

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Granit Xhaka's cracker helps Arsenal to 2-1 win over Newcastle

A free kick by Granit Xhaka and a goal by Mesut Ozil gave Arsenal a 2-1 win at Newcastle United despite a stuttering first-half performance.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
7
0
Saves
0
60.6
Possession
39.4
2
SHOTS
1
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
176
Accurate Passes
90
214
Passes
134
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
3
7
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.3
18
Long Balls
33
10
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
1
4
Effective Tackles
6
6
Tackles
8
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
2
Interceptions
2
14
Effective Clearances
6
14
Clearances
6

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 18Federico FernándezCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 10Mohamed DiaméCM-L
  7. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  8. 7Jacob MurphyLM
  9. 11Matt RitchieRM
  10. 21JoseluF
  11. 17Ayoze PérezRCF

Substitutes

  1. 9Salomón RondónSUB
  2. 15KenedySUB
  3. 13Yoshinori MutoSUB
  4. 8Jonjo ShelveySUB
  5. 19Javier ManquilloSUB
  6. 2Ciaran ClarkSUB
  7. 26Karl DarlowSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Petr CechG
  2. 5Sokratis PapastathopoulosCD-L
  3. 20Shkodran MustafiCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 2Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 8Aaron RamseyAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 29Matteo GuendouziRM
  9. 9Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangAM-L
  11. 10Mesut ÖzilAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Danny WelbeckSUB
  2. 12Stephan LichtsteinerSUB
  3. 4Mohamed ElnenySUB
  4. 11Lucas TorreiraSUB
  5. 16Rob HoldingSUB
  6. 19Bernd LenoSUB
  7. 7Henrikh MkhitaryanSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Torreira replaces Matteo Guendouzi.
  2. 45' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ciaran Clark replaces Jamaal Lascelles because of an injury.
  3. 49' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 1. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  4. 58' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  6. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. Kenedy replaces Jacob Murphy.
  7. 79' Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoshinori Muto replaces Matt Ritchie.
  8. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Danny Welbeck replaces Aaron Ramsey because of an injury.
  9. 90'+1' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 2. Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Fernández with a cross.

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