English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 11, 2019
Arsenal WLLWL 1
–
Newcastle United DLWLW 0
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St. James' Park · 47,635 att.

Match Report

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Aubameyang strike edges Arsenal past Newcastle

Arsenal struggled to a 1-0 victory over Newcastle in their Premier League season opener at St. James' Park on Saturday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
61.9
Possession
38.1
8
SHOTS
9
2
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
523
Accurate Passes
287
616
Passes
378
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
1
10
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.1
51
Long Balls
61
25
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
17
11
Tackles
26
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
20
22
Effective Clearances
17
22
Clearances
17

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-1

Lineups

NEW · 3-5-2

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 6Jamaal LascellesCD
  3. 3Paul DummettCD-L
  4. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  5. 36Sean LongstaffCM-L
  6. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyAM
  8. 11Matt RitchieLM
  9. 19Javier ManquilloRM
  10. 9JoelintonCF-L
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Ciaran ClarkSUB
  2. 10Allan Saint-MaximinSUB
  3. 17Emil KrafthSUB
  4. 18Federico FernándezSUB
  5. 15Jetro WillemsSUB
  6. 13Yoshinori MutoSUB
  7. 26Karl DarlowSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 5Sokratis PapastathopoulosCD-L
  3. 21Calum ChambersCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesRB
  6. 28Joe WillockAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 29Matteo GuendouziRM
  9. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF
  10. 24Reiss NelsonAM-L
  11. 7Henrikh MkhitaryanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23David LuizSUB
  2. 35Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  3. 8Dani CeballosSUB
  4. 9Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  5. 26Emiliano MartínezSUB
  6. 11Lucas TorreiraSUB
  7. 19Nicolas PépéSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 25' Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 54' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jetro Willems replaces Jonjo Shelvey.
  5. 58' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles following a fast break.
  6. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos replaces Joe Willock.
  7. 67' Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Sean Longstaff.
  8. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Reiss Nelson.
  9. 81' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

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