English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 7, 2023
Arsenal DDDLW 2
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Newcastle United WLWWW 0
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St. James' Park · 50,267 att.

Match Report

Arsenal stay in PL title race with fiery win over Newcastle

Arsenal earned a 2-0 victory at Newcastle United on Sunday to close the gap on leaders Manchester City to one point.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
5
45.7
Possession
54.3
10
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
274
Accurate Passes
315
346
Passes
395
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
7
5
Crosses
21
0.0
Cross %
0.3
41
Long Balls
42
9
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
18
Effective Tackles
9
23
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
8
24
Effective Clearances
11
24
Clearances
11

Highlights

00:43 Nicol: Fantastic attacking performance from Arsenal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM
  7. 28Joe WillockLM
  8. 7JoelintonRM
  9. 9Callum WilsonF
  10. 14Alexander IsakLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Substitutes

  1. 32Elliot AndersonSUB
  2. 1Martin DúbravkaSUB
  3. 8Anthony GordonSUB
  4. 12Jamal LewisSUB
  5. 24Miguel AlmirónSUB
  6. 19Javier ManquilloSUB
  7. 10Allan Saint-MaximinSUB
  8. 13Matt TargettSUB
  9. 3Paul DummettSUB

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 15Jakub KiwiorCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 20JorginhoCM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Substitutes

  1. 14Eddie NketiahSUB
  2. 24Reiss NelsonSUB
  3. 19Leandro TrossardSUB
  4. 3Kieran TierneySUB
  5. 30Matt TurnerSUB
  6. 16Rob HoldingSUB
  7. 5Thomas ParteySUB
  8. 21Fabio VieiraSUB
  9. 10Emile Smith RoweSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorginho following a set piece situation.
  2. 61' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  3. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Jacob Murphy.
  4. 71' Own Goal by Fabian Schär, Newcastle United. Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2.
  5. 73' Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 78' Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Joe Willock.
  7. 78' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Callum Wilson.
  8. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  9. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  10. 81' Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Joelinton.
  11. 82' Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Dan Burn.
  12. 87' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  13. 87' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
  14. 90'+6' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+6' Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

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