Newcastle United vs Arsenal, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Newcastle United

FT
0 - 2

Arsenal

14': Martin Ødegaard
71': Fabian Schär (OG)

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.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joe Willock with a cross.
3': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Willock.
3': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ben White.
3': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
6': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
7': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Jesus.
8': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
10': VAR Decision: No Penalty Newcastle United.
13': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
13': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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.
15': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
15': Sven Botman (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
19': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
19': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
21': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nick Pope.
22': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
22': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
24': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a through ball.
24': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Attempt saved. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
28': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
28': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
30': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sven Botman.
33': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
36': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
38': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
38': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
40': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
40': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
41': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
41': Sven Botman (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
42': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
45'+3': Attempt saved. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+6': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
45'+6': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+7': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
45'+7': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 1.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 1.
48': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
48': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
48': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
51': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
52': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
52': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
55': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
56': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
58': Attempt blocked. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
60': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
60': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
63': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joelinton.
63': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
64': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Jesus.
64': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
64': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Jacob Murphy.
67': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
69': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nick Pope.
71': Own Goal by Fabian Schär, Newcastle United. Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2.
73': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
73': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
77': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Joe Willock.
78': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Callum Wilson.
79': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
79': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
80': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Martin Ødegaard.
81': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
81': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Joelinton.
82': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Dan Burn.
85': Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
87': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
87': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
87': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
89': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Reiss Nelson.
90': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elliot Anderson following a corner.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Targett.
90'+2': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
90'+3': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Reiss Nelson.
90'+4': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ben White.
90'+5': Hand ball by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
90'+6': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
90'+6': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2.
0': Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2.
0': Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2.
0': Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 2.

Statistics

ARS		NEW
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

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 50,267

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	7	+12	21
2	Arsenal	7	+6	18
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	7	+18	16
4	Chelsea	7	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Nick Pope (GK)
4	Sven Botman
5	Fabian Schär
33	Dan Burn
2	Kieran Trippier
39	Bruno Guimarães
28	Joe Willock
7	Joelinton
9	Callum Wilson
14	Alexander Isak
23	Jacob Murphy

Newcastle United Substitutes:

Elliot Anderson, Martin Dúbravka, Anthony Gordon, Jamal Lewis, Miguel Almirón, Javier Manquillo, Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Targett, Paul Dummett.

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
15	Jakub Kiwior
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko
4	Ben White
20	Jorginho
34	Granit Xhaka
8	Martin Ødegaard
9	Gabriel Jesus
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka

Arsenal Substitutes:

Eddie Nketiah, Reiss Nelson, Leandro Trossard, Kieran Tierney, Matt Turner, Rob Holding, Thomas Partey, Fabio Vieira, Emile Smith Rowe.

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