English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 18, 2025
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Arsenal DLLLD 1
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Match Report

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Arsenal relief as Declan Rice secures narrow win over Newcastle

Arsenal snapped a season-long jinx against Newcastle United with a nervy 1-0 win in their last Premier League home game on Sunday all but securing runners-up spot and a place in next season's Champions League.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
10
3
Saves
5
48.6
Possession
51.4
14
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
307
Accurate Passes
337
371
Passes
408
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
27
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
47
19
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
9
20
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
6
26
Effective Clearances
30
26
Clearances
30

Head to Head

NEW leads series 4-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 15Jakub KiwiorCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 19Leandro TrossardF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

NEW · 3-4-2-1

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD
  3. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  4. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  5. 8Sandro TonaliCM-L
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM-R
  7. 21Tino LivramentoLM
  8. 23Jacob MurphyRM
  9. 9Callum WilsonF
  10. 10Anthony GordonCF-L
  11. 11Harvey BarnesCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces William Saliba.
  2. 55' Goal! Arsenal 1, Newcastle United 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  3. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Jacob Murphy.
  4. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Callum Wilson.
  5. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Sven Botman.
  6. 64' Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 76' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Harvey Barnes.
  8. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Bukayo Saka.
  9. 88' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Leandro Trossard because of an injury.
  10. 90'+3' Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  11. 90'+3' Joe Willock (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+4' David Raya (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+4' Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+8' Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+8' Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

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