NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Arsenal defeats Newcastle United with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Ødegaard (14′) and an own goal from F. Schär (71′).

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 50,267 spectators.​ The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the assistance of Richard West and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Newcastle United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Arsenal that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle United was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Arsenal succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Newcastle United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards (Dan Burn and Fabian Schär). On the other side, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (E. Nketiah).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Newcastle United will stay with 65 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Arsenal will have 81 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away with Chelsea on the 28th of May with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Arsenal will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 28th of May with a 9-3 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Nick Pope (7.4), Kieran Trippier (7.5), Fabian Schär (6.4), Sven Botman (7.1), Dan Burn (6.2), Joelinton (6.4), Bruno Guimarães (6.5), Joe Willock (6.9), Jacob Murphy (7.1), Callum Wilson (6.2) and Alexander Isak (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jamal Lewis, Miguel Almirón (6.4), Elliot Anderson (7.1), Javier Manquillo, Martin Dúbravka, Matt Targett, Paul Dummett, Allan Saint-Maximin (6.8) and Anthony Gordon (6.3).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: Jacob Murphy for Miguel Almirón (65′), Callum Wilson for Allan Saint-Maximin (78′), Joe Willock for Anthony Gordon (79′), Joelinton for Elliott Anderson (81′) and Dan Burn for Matt Targett (82′).

Best player: Kieran Trippier​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Kieran Trippier.

His rating is (7.5) with 51 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Arsenal – Formation

Also Arsenal adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (7.2), Benjamin White (6.6), Jakub Kiwior (7.1), Gabriel Magalhães (7.0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.0), Martin Ødegaard (7.5), Jorginho (7.4), Granit Xhaka (7.3), Bukayo Saka (7.2), Gabriel Jesus (6.5) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matt Turner, Kieran Tierney (7.0), Rob Holding, Emile Smith Rowe, Thomas Partey (6.2), Leandro Trossard (6.4), Reiss Nelson (6.8), Fábio Vieira and Edward Nketiah (6.2).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Oleksandr Zinchenko for Kieran Tierney (61′), Martin Ødegaard for Thomas Partey (80′), Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard (80′), Gabriel Jesus  for Edward Nketiah (86′) and Bukayo Saka for Reiss Nelson (86′).

Best player: Martin Ødegaard​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 29 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• West Ham United – Manchester United – 1-0
• Newcastle United – Arsenal – 0-2