LONDON. Arsenal prevails over Newcastle United 1-0 after D. Rice scored just 1 goal (55′).

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 60,160 spectators.​ The referee was Simon Hooper with the support of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.45 degrees Celsius or 56.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Arsenal

1 - 0

Newcastle United

• 51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

• 12 Total 14
• 4 On Target 5
• 3 Off Target 3
• 5 Shots blocked 6

• 88 Attack 84
• 61 Dangerous attack 55
• 65 Ball safe 76

• 8 Free Kicks 9
• 0 Penalties 0
• 10 Corners 7

Fouls

• 9 Total 9
• 3 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Newcastle United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match​.

Arsenal shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 14 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 5 yellow cards (Jakub Kiwior, , Mikel Arteta, Kai Havertz  and David Raya). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (Dan Burn, Emil Krafth and Joe Willock).

Standings

After playing this match, Arsenal has 71 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United stays with 66 points like Chelsea and Aston Villa to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away against Southampton on the 25th of May with a 14-8 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (15 draws).

Newcastle United will host Everton on the 25th of May with a 16-13 head to head statistic in favor of Everton (16 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal

G

David Raya 22.Spain

7.8

90'

D

William Saliba 2.France

6.4

46'

D

Ben White  4.England

6.7

D

Jakub Kiwior 15.Poland

7.9

90'

D

Myles Lewis-Skelly 49.England

6.9

M

Thomas Partey  5.Ghana

7.0

M

Martin Ødegaard  8.Norway

7.2

90'

M

Declan Rice 41.England

7.8

55'

F

Bukayo Saka 7.England

7.6

76'

F

Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil

6.6

F

Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium

6.9

88'

Substitutes

G

Neto 32.Brazil

D

Kieran Tierney 3.Scotland

88'

D

Riccardo Calafiori  33.Italy

6.6

46'

D

Oleksandr Zinchenko 17.Ukraine

M

Jorginho  20.Italy

90'

M

J. Henry-Francis 45.England

M

Ethan Nwaneri 53.England

F

Kai Havertz  29.Germany

6.4

76'

F

Raheem Sterling 30.England

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: David Raya (7.8), Ben White  (6.7), William Saliba (6.4), Jakub Kiwior (7.9), Myles Lewis-Skelly (6.9), Martin Ødegaard  (7.2), Thomas Partey  (7.0), Declan Rice (7.8), Bukayo Saka (7.6), Leandro Trossard (6.9) and Gabriel Martinelli (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jorginho , Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ethan Nwaneri, Kieran Tierney, Kai Havertz  (6.4), Raheem Sterling, Neto, Riccardo Calafiori  (6.6) and Jack Henry-Francis.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 4 changes: William Saliba for Riccardo Calafiori  (46′), Bukayo Saka for Kai Havertz  (76′), Martin Ødegaard  for Jorginho  (90′) and Leandro Trossard for Kieran Tierney (88′).

Player of the match: Jakub Kiwior​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Jakub Kiwior even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 47 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United

G

Nick Pope 22.England

6.7

D

Sven Botman 4.Netherlands

7.1

64'

D

Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland

6.9

D

Dan Burn 33.England

6.8

90'

M

Sandro Tonali 8.Italy

7.1

M

Valentino Livramento 21.England

7.0

M

Jacob Murphy 23.England

6.6

63'

M

Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil

7.4

F

Anthony Gordon 10.England

6.2

F

Harvey Barnes 11.England

6.8

76'

F

Alexander Isak 14.Sweden

F

Callum Wilson 9.England

6.3

64'

Substitutes

G

Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia

G

John Ruddy 26.England

D

Jamaal Lascelles 6.England

D

Emil Krafth 17.Sweden

6.5

64' 64'

M

Joe Willock 28.England

6.9

76'

M

Sean Longstaff 36.England

M

Lewis Miley 67.England

6.7

63'

F

William Osula 18.Denmark

6.5

64'

Newcastle United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope (6.7), Fabian Schär (6.9), Sven Botman (7.1), Dan Burn (6.8), Jacob Murphy (6.6), Bruno Guimarães (7.4), Sandro Tonali (7.1), Valentino Livramento (7.0), Harvey Barnes (6.8), Anthony Gordon (6.2) and Alexander Isak, Callum Wilson (6.3).

They had on the bench: Martin Dúbravka, Jamaal Lascelles, Emil Krafth (6.5), William Osula (6.5), John Ruddy, Joe Willock (6.9), Sean Longstaff, Lewis Miley (6.7) and Sean Neave.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 4 changes: Jacob Murphy for Lewis Miley (63′), Sven Botman for Emil Krafth (64′), Callum Wilson for William Osula (64′) and Harvey Barnes for Joe Willock (76′).

Player of the match: Bruno Guimarães​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Bruno Guimarães.

His rating is 7.4 with 59 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Arsenal – Newcastle United – 1-0
• Brentford – Fulham – 2-3
• Everton – Southampton – 2-0
• Leicester City – Ipswich Town – 2-0
• West Ham United – Nottingham Forest – 1-2