Newcastle United vs Arsenal, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Newcastle United

12': Alexander Isak

FT
1 - 0

Arsenal

Newcastle beat Arsenal 1-0 to dent Gunners' title hopes

Alexander Isak's early headed goal lifted Newcastle to a 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday at St. James' Park, as Eddie Howe's men delivered a blow to Arsenal's title chase with their first win in six Premier League outings.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice.
3': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
3': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Joe Willock.
5': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
6': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
6': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
7': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
7': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Longstaff.
9': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
10': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
10': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
12': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
14': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Foul by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United).
16': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
16': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
22': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
22': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
23': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
23': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
25': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
27': Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
27': Attempt blocked. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
28': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
31': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
34': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
34': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
39': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
40': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
42': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
42': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
43': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
46': Attempt saved. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
47': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
49': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
49': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
52': Attempt blocked. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
53': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Declan Rice.
53': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
53': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
55': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
56': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Joelinton.
59': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
61': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
61': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Mikel Merino.
62': Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
62': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
64': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
64': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sandro Tonali replaces Joe Willock because of an injury.
66': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
66': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
68': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
70': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
71': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
71': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
71': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Leandro Trossard.
74': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
74': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Nick Pope (Newcastle United).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
79': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
83': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
86': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
86': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Thomas Partey.
87': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
88': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
88': Jorginho (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
90'+2': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
90'+2': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
90'+4': Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lloyd Kelly replaces Bruno Guimarães.
90'+6': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
90'+7': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
0': Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.

Statistics

ARS		NEW
18	Fouls	16
4	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	0
63.9	Possession	36.1
10	SHOTS	9
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
433	Accurate Passes	200
502	Passes	289
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	1
27	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.1
35	Long Balls	59
16	Accurate Long Balls	10
0.5	Long Balls %	0.2
3	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	15
17	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	6
18	Effective Clearances	26
18	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,249

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	16	+21	39
2	Chelsea	17	+18	35
3	Arsenal	17	+18	33
4	Nottingham Forest	17	+4	31

Full Table

Line-Ups

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Nick Pope (GK)
33	Dan Burn
5	Fabian Schär
20	Lewis Hall
21	Valentino Livramento
39	Bruno Guimarães
28	Joe Willock
36	Sean Longstaff
14	Alexander Isak
7	Joelinton
10	Anthony Gordon

Newcastle United Substitutes:

Lewis Miley, Sandro Tonali, Lloyd Kelly, Emil Krafth, Harvey Barnes, William Osula, Martin Dúbravka, Miguel Almirón, Alex Murphy.

Arsenal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
2	William Saliba
12	Jurriën Timber
5	Thomas Partey
23	Mikel Merino
41	Declan Rice
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka
19	Leandro Trossard
29	Kai Havertz

Arsenal Substitutes:

Gabriel Jesus, Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Neto, Raheem Sterling, Jorginho, Ethan Nwaneri.

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