LONDON. Arsenal had a surprising win over Newcastle United with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Saka (56′) and a goal from G. Martinelli (66′). Arsenal was definitely better in terms of ball possession (66%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell who was helped by Daniel Cook and Harry Lennard. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.9 degrees Celsius or 40.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 66% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was has a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match​.

Arsenal shot 23 times, 6 on target, 17 off target. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 1 yellow card (P. Aubameyang). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (J. Lascelles, E. Krafth and M. Ritchie).

Standings

After playing this contest, Arsenal will have 23 points like West Ham United to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United will stay with 6 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away against Manchester United on the 2nd of December with a 18-10 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (10 draws).

Newcastle United will host Norwich City on the 30th of November with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (4 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale (7.6), Takehiro Tomiyasu (8.2), Ben White (7.3), Gabriel Magalhães (7.3), Nuno Tavares (7.4), Bukayo Saka (7.4), Thomas Partey (6.8), Albert Sambi Lokonga (7.9), Emile Smith Rowe (7.3), Martin Ødegaard (7.5) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Bernd Leno, Kieran Tierney, Gabriel Martinelli (7.1), Nicolas Pépé, Alexandre Lacazette (6.8), Rob Holding, Mohamed Elneny (6.3), Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Edward Nketiah.

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of G. Martinelli (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 3 changes: B. Saka for G. Martinelli (64′), P. Aubameyang for A. Lacazette (76′) and T. Partey for M. Elneny (85′).

Best player: Takehiro Tomiyasu​

The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Takehiro Tomiyasu even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 70 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka (7.1), Emil Krafth (7.0), Jamaal Lascelles (6.1), Fabian Schär (7.1), Matt Ritchie (5.6), Ryan Fraser (6.9), Jonjo Shelvey (7.4), Joe Willock (7.2), Allan Saint-Maximin (6.4), Callum Wilson (6.3) and Joelinton (6.4).

They had on the bench: Karl Darlow, Jeff Hendrick, Jacob Murphy (6.8), Isaac Hayden, Sean Longstaff, Miguel Almirón (6.7), Javier Manquillo, Jamal Lewis and Ciaran Clark.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 3 changes: M. Ritchie for M. Almiron (67′), Joelinton for J. Murphy (67′) and J. Shelvey for I. Hayden (89′).

Best player: Jonjo Shelvey​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Jonjo Shelvey.

His rating is (7.4) with 42 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Arsenal – Newcastle United – 2-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Leeds United – 0-0
• Crystal Palace – Aston Villa – 1-2
• Liverpool – Southampton – 4-0
• Norwich City – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-0