Newcastle United vs Arsenal, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
90': Fabian Schär
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0 - 2
0 - 2
Aubameyang scores on first Arsenal start since recovering from Malaria
Mohamed Elneny and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored as Arsenal cruised to a 2-0 victory over Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 2': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
- 6': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 1. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 7': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
- 7': Willian (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
- 12': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 13': Attempt missed. Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 13': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 14': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 18': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Ritchie.
- 19': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mat Ryan.
- 20': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 20': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 21': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
- 26': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Martin Dubravka.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
- 29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
- 30': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a corner.
- 31': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 33': Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 35': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
- 36': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Callum Wilson.
- 36': Attempt saved. David Luiz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 42': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
- 42': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
- 45': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sean Longstaff with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Federico Fernández (Newcastle United).
- 45'+1': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 1.
- 49': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United).
- 49': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
- 50': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces David Luiz because of an injury.
- 53': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
- 55': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 55': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
- 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
- 60': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
- 60': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Federico Fernández (Newcastle United).
- 62': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 65': Offside, Arsenal. Héctor Bellerín tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 66': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
- 68': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Martin Dubravka.
- 68': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 70': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
- 72': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär replaces Federico Fernández.
- 73': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 80': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
- 80': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 80': Offside, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
- 84': Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Ciaran Clark.
- 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 90': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 90': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the red card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2.
Statistics
 ARS |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 61.4 | Possession | 38.6 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 582 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 641 | Passes | 396 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 1 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 6 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.2 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 12 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 2 | Ciaran Clark |
| 3 | Paul Dummett |
| 18 | Federico Fernández  |
| 11 | Matt Ritchie |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
| 8 | Jonjo Shelvey |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 10 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
| 13 | Callum Wilson |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 23 | David Luiz |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 2 | Héctor Bellerín |
| 11 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 8 | Dani Ceballos |
| 25 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 35 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 12 | Willian |
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