NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United tops Arsenal 1-0 after A. Gordon scored just 1 goal (64′). Arsenal lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne. In front of 52,194 spectators.​ The referee was Stuart Attwell assisted by Richard West and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Graham Scott.

Match Statistics​

Newcastle United

1 - 0

Arsenal

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 9 Total 14
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 9
  • 74 Attack 126
  • 38 Dangerous attack 78
  • 81 Ball safe 69
  • 9 Free Kicks 16
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 11
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 9
  • 5 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 60% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Newcastle United managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Newcastle United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 14 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 5 yellow cards (Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimarães, Valentino Livramento, Anthony Gordon and Fabian Schär). On the opposite side, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Kai Havertz).

Match Timeline

37'
Kai Havertz- Yellow
Anthony Gordon- Yellow
37'
Sean Longstaff- Yellow
38'
Fabian Schär- Yellow
39'
Tino Livramento - sub ->Dan Burn
46'
Jacob Murphy- sub ->Callum Wilson
62'
Jacob Murphy- sub ->Miguel Almirón
63'
Anthony Gordon(goal)Joelinton
64'
Anthony Gordon(VAR)
68'
73'
Oleksandr Zinchenko - sub ->Ben White
Matt Ritchie- sub ->Jacob Murphy
79'
79'
Leandro Trossard- sub ->Eddie Nketiah
79'
Fábio Vieira- sub ->Jorginho
Bruno Guimarães- Yellow
88'
Tino Livramento - Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this encounter, Newcastle United will have 20 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Arsenal will stay with 24 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away against AFC Bournemouth on the 11th of November with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (4 draws).

Arsenal will host Burnley on the 11th of November with a 14-2 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (4 draws).

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Nick Pope 22.England
6.8
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
7.1
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
6.7
39'
D
Jamaal Lascelles 6.England
7.7
D
Dan Burn 33.England
7.0
46'
M
Joelinton 7.Brazil
7.3
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
7.1
38'
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
7.3
88'
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
6.7
62'
F
Anthony Gordon 10.England
7.7
37' 64'
F
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
7.5
63'
Substitutes
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
Emil Krafth 17.Sweden
D
Lewis Hall 20.England
D
Tino Livramento 21.England
7.0
46' 90'
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
6.4
79'
M
Jacob Murphy 23.England
6.8
63'
M
Joe Willock 28.England
6.4
M
Lewis Miley 67.England

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

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Nick Pope (6.8), Kieran Trippier (7.1), Jamaal Lascelles (7.7), Fabian Schär (6.7), Dan Burn (7.0), Sean Longstaff (7.1), Bruno Guimarães (7.3), Joelinton (7.3), Miguel Almirón (7.5), Callum Wilson (6.7) and Anthony Gordon (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Martin Dúbravka, Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie (6.4), Emil Krafth, Lewis Hall, Valentino Livramento (7.0), Jacob Murphy (6.8), Joseph Willock (6.4) and Lewis Miley.

Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of Valentino Livramento (injured).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 4 changes: Dan Burn for Valentino Livramento (46′), Callum Wilson for Jacob Murphy (62′), Miguel Almirón for Jacob Murphy (63′) and Jacob Murphy for Matt Ritchie (79′).

Best player: Jamaal Lascelles​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Jamaal Lascelles even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
David Raya 22.Spain
6.7
D
William Saliba 2.France
6.4
D
Ben White 4.England
7.0
73'
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
7.9
D
Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan
7.0
M
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
M
Jorginho 20.Italy
7.0
79'
M
Declan Rice 41.England
7.5
M
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
7.1
37'
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
7.5
F
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
7.9
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
6.7
79'
Substitutes
G
Aaron Ramsdale 1.England
G
Karl Hein 31.Estonia
D
J. Kiwior 15.Poland
D
Cédric Soares 17.Portugal
D
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
7.5
73'
M
Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal
6.8
79'
M
Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt
F
Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium
6.4
79'
F
Reiss Nelson 24.England

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

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Martin Ødegaard, David Raya (6.7), Ben White (7.0), William Saliba (6.4), Gabriel Magalhães (7.9), Takehiro Tomiyasu (7.0), Kai Havertz (7.1), Jorginho (7.0), Declan Rice (7.5), Bukayo Saka (7.5) and Eddie Nketiah (6.7), Gabriel Martinelli (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Jakub Kiwior, Cédric Soares, Leandro Trossard (6.4), Fábio Vieira (6.8), Reiss Nelson, Mohamed Elneny , Karl Hein and Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.5).

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Oleksandr Zinchenko (injured) and Fábio Vieira (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 3 changes: Ben White for Oleksandr Zinchenko (73′), Jorginho for Fábio Vieira (79′) and Eddie Nketiah for Leandro Trossard (79′).

Best player: Gabriel Magalhães​

The most impressive player for Arsenal was Gabriel Magalhães.

His rating is (7.9) with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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