Arsenal crushes Newcastle United 4-1 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Arsenal estinguishes Newcastle United 4-1 with goals of

February 25, 2024

LONDON. Arsenal estinguishes Newcastle United 4-1 with goals of Sven Botman (18′ own), Kai Havertz (24′), Bukayo Saka (65′) and Jakub Kiwior (69′). On the other side, Newcastle United scored with Joseph Willock (84′).

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 60,298 spectators. The referee was Paul Tierney who was helped by Neil Davies and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 7.7 degrees Celsius or 45.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.

Match Statistics

Arsenal

4 - 1

Newcastle United

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

18 Total 3
8 On Target 2
6 Off Target 1
4 Shots blocked 0

118 Attack 55
78 Dangerous attack 30
67 Ball safe 80

8 Free Kicks 18
0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 0
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 55% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.

Arsenal shot 18 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle United shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Martin Ødegaard). On the other side, Newcastle United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Martin Ødegaard- Yellow

18'

Sven Botman (own-goal)

Kai Havertz(goal)Gabriel Martinelli

24'

64'

Harvey Barnes - sub ->Alexander Isak

64'

Jacob Murphy- sub ->Miguel Almirón

Leandro Trossard- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli

64'

Bukayo Saka (goal)Kai Havertz

65'

J. Kiwior(goal)Declan Rice

69'

73'

Dan Burn- sub ->Valentino Livramento

73'

Jamaal Lascelles - sub ->Sven Botman

73'

Joe Willock- sub ->Bruno Guimarães

Reiss Nelson- sub ->Bukayo Saka

76'

Edward Nketiah- sub ->Kai Havertz

76'

Emile Smith Rowe- sub ->Martin Ødegaard

76'

84'

Joe Willock(goal)Dan Burn

Mohamed Elneny- sub ->Jorginho

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, Arsenal has 58 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Newcastle United will stays with 37 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away against Sheffield United on the 2nd of March with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (1 draw).

Newcastle United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 2nd of March with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (9 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal

David Raya 22.Spain

6.7

William Saliba 2.France

6.7

Ben White 4.England

6.4

Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil

7.3

J. Kiwior 15.Poland

7.5

69'

Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway

7.3

76'

Jorginho 20.Italy

7.5

89'

Declan Rice 41.England

7.9

Bukayo Saka 7.England

8.4

76'

65'

Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil

7.7

64'

Kai Havertz 29.Germany

8.1

76'

24'

Substitutes

Aaron Ramsdale 1.England

Cédric Soares 17.Portugal

Emile Smith Rowe 10.England

7.0

76'

Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal

Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt

89'

Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil

Edward Nketiah 14.England

7.0

76'

Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium

6.8

64'

Reiss Nelson 24.England

7.0

76'

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

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: David Raya (6.7), Ben White (6.4), William Saliba (6.7), Gabriel Magalhães (7.3), Jakub Kiwior (7.5), Martin Ødegaard (7.3), Jorginho (7.5), Declan Rice (7.9), Bukayo Saka (8.4), Kai Havertz (8.1) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Jesus, Emile Smith Rowe (7.0), Edward Nketiah (7.0), Cédric Soares, Leandro Trossard (6.8), Fábio Vieira, R. Nelson (7.0) and Mohamed Elneny.

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Mohamed Elneny (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard (64′), Bukayo Saka for R. Nelson (76′), Kai Havertz for Edward Nketiah (76′), Martin Ødegaard for Emile Smith Rowe (76′) and Jorginho for Mohamed Elneny (89′).

Player of the match: Bukayo Saka

The most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 38 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United

Loris Karius 18.Germany

6.6

Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia

Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland

6.6

Tino Livramento 21.England

6.1

73'

Kieran Trippier 2.England

6.0

Sven Botman 4.Netherlands

5.8

73'

Sean Longstaff 36.England

6.8

Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil

7.0

73'

Lewis Miley 67.England

6.8

Alexander Isak 14.Sweden

6.7

64'

Anthony Gordon 10.England

6.8

Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay

6.8

64'

Substitutes

Mark Gillespie 29.England

Emil Krafth 17.Sweden

Lewis Hall 20.England

Jamaal Lascelles 6.England

6.4

73'

Dan Burn 33.England

7.7

73'

Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland

Jacob Murphy 23.England

6.8

64'

Joe Willock 28.England

7.7

73'

84'

Harvey Barnes 15.England

6.6

64'

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

Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka, Loris Karius (6.6), Kieran Trippier (6.0), Fabian Schär (6.6), Sven Botman (5.8), Valentino Livramento (6.1), Sean Longstaff (6.8), Bruno Guimarães (7.0), Lewis Miley (6.8), Miguel Almirón (6.8) and Alexander Isak (6.7), Anthony Gordon (6.8).

They had on the bench: Jamaal Lascelles (6.4), Matt Ritchie, Emil Krafth , Lewis Hall, Jacob Murphy (6.8), Joseph Willock (7.7), Mark Gillespie, Dan Burn (7.7) and Harvey Barnes (6.6).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: Miguel Almirón for Jacob Murphy (64′), Alexander Isak for Harvey Barnes (64′), Bruno Guimarães for Joseph Willock (73′), Valentino Livramento for Dan Burn (73′) and Sven Botman for Jamaal Lascelles (73′).