English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 25, 2026
Newcastle United WLLLL 0
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Arsenal LWLDL 1
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Emirates Stadium · 60,204 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Eze downs Newcastle, sends Arsenal top of league

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League after a 1-0 win against Newcastle on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
54.8
Possession
45.2
13
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
415
Accurate Passes
323
486
Passes
400
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
47
18
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
10
21
Effective Clearances
24
21
Clearances
24

Highlights

03:02 Do Arsenal now have the advantage over Man City in the title race? Watch on ESPN 01:26 Arteta's sarcastic response to Havertz & Eze injury question Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeLF
  11. 20Noni MaduekeRF

NEW · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 8Sandro TonaliDM
  5. 33Dan BurnLB
  6. 67Lewis MileyRB
  7. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM-L
  8. 28Joe WillockCM-R
  9. 41Jacob RamseyLM
  10. 23Jacob MurphyRM
  11. 18William OsulaF

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Arsenal 1, Newcastle United 0. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz following a corner.
  2. 34' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Kai Havertz because of an injury.
  3. 53' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Eberechi Eze because of an injury.
  4. 57' Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Jacob Murphy.
  6. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces William Osula.
  7. 71' Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Substitution, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  10. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Martín Zubimendi.
  11. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
  12. 86' Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 86' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Joe Willock.

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