English Premier League

Newcastle United vs Arsenal, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Newcastle United
  • 55': Ben White (OG)
  • 85': Bruno Guimarães
FT
2 - 0
Arsenal

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Offside, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
    • 7': Offside, Newcastle United. Matt Targett tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
    • 8': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
    • 8': Benjamin White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 10': Benjamin White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
    • 11': Offside, Newcastle United. Joelinton tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 13': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
    • 16': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
    • 16': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Benjamin White.
    • 19': Offside, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin tries a through ball, but Fabian Schär is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
    • 22': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 22': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
    • 22': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 24': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
    • 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 27': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 29': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Benjamin White.
    • 30': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
    • 34': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joelinton.
    • 36': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
    • 39': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu because of an injury.
    • 40': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Nuno Tavares.
    • 42': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
    • 45': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 46': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
    • 46': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 47': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Fabian Schär because of an injury.
    • 50': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 50': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
    • 52': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Eddie Nketiah.
    • 52': Offside, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles tries a through ball, but Bruno Guimarães is caught offside.
    • 53': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 53': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
    • 54': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
    • 55': Own Goal by Benjamin White, Arsenal. Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Nuno Tavares.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 67': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Benjamin White.
    • 68': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 70': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 70': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
    • 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joelinton.
    • 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Krafth.
    • 72': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Benjamin White.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 75': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 75': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Offside, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
    • 76': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
    • 77': Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
    • 80': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
    • 80': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 82': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Dúbravka.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
    • 83': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
    • 85': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
    • 89': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin White.
    • 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cédric Soares (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Callum Wilson.
    • 90'+5': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 90'+5': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 6
    8 Corner Kicks 12
    3 Saves 2
    49.4 Possession 50.6
    11 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    258 Accurate Passes 260
    331 Passes 325
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    15 Crosses 31
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    47 Long Balls 52
    18 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 13
    15 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    4 Interceptions 8
    27 Effective Clearances 17
    27 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: St. James' Park
    Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
    Attendance: 52,274

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 33 +51 74
    2 Liverpool 33 +43 74
    3 Manchester City 32 +44 73
    4 Aston Villa 34 +21 66
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
    33 Dan Burn
    5 Fabian Schär
    13 Matt Targett
    17 Emil Krafth
    39 Bruno Guimarães
    7 Joelinton
    36 Sean Longstaff
    9 Callum Wilson
    10 Allan Saint-Maximin
    24 Miguel Almirón
    Newcastle United Substitutes:
    Federico Fernández, Kieran Trippier, Jamaal Lascelles, Karl Darlow, Jacob Murphy, Matt Ritchie, Dwight Gayle, Paul Dummett, Ryan Fraser.

    ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
    6 Gabriel
    4 Ben White Yellow Card
    20 Nuno Tavares
    18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    34 Granit Xhaka Yellow Card
    25 Mohamed Elneny
    30 Eddie Nketiah Yellow Card
    10 Emile Smith Rowe
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Gabriel Martinelli, Charlie Patino, Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand, Zak Swanson, Cédric, Nicolas Pépé, Albert Lokonga, Bernd Leno, Alexandre Lacazette.

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