ARSENAL beat Newcastle 4-1 to move within two points of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.
Two own goals, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz held off a torrid Newcastle side who scored a late consolation through former Gunners man Joe Willock.
- Kick-off time: 8pm GMT
- Live stream: discovery+
- TV channel: TNT Sports 1
- Arsenal starting XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Havertz
- Newcastle starting XI: Karius; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Livramento; Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Miley; Almiron, Isak, Gordon
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That’s all we have got for you in terms of coverage from The Emirates tonight.
Thank you as always for tuning in and following along with us, we will leave you with a look at what is next on the agenda for these two sides…
Arsenal and Newcastle’s next four matches Thank you, aaaaaand goodnight!
Match report; Dan King
For Arsenal and Mikel Arteta, revenge was a dish best served cold on a Saturday night in February.
When Newcastle ended the Gunners’ unbeaten start in controversial fashion at St James’ Park nearly four months earlier, Arteta had a meltdown.
This time his team coolly and clinically dispatched Eddie Howe’s desperately limited side and kept their title challenge right on the boil.
With delicious irony Arsenal were helped on their way by the goal-line technology they felt had let them down in the North East.
On that occasion, the cameras could not conclusively show that the ball had gone out of play in the build-up to Anthony Gordon’s winner.
This time there was no doubt that Sven Botman had inadvertently given the Gunners the lead.
For the full match report, carry on reading here.
Man of the match
Tonight’s SunSport man of the match award goes to Jorginho.
He controlled the tempo of the game from start to (almost) finish, and was a general in the Arsenal midfield.
He was playing like that Jorginho that came third place in the Ballon D’or following a Champions League win with Chelsea, as he played a delightful ball into Gabriel Martinelli to assist Kai Havertz’ goal.
Jorginho was man of the match against NewcastleCredit: Getty
Saka reflects:
TNT Sports presenter noted to Bukayo Saka in his post match interview that his finish was ‘world class’, alluding to a comment made by Rio Ferdinand last week – “No comment” was his response.
He had this to say too as he made it 16 goals for the season: “I’m working hard every day on the training ground, giving my best, and got great teammates around me.”
No comment.”
Bukayo Saka
Full-time match stats:
It was a dominant performance by the Gunners, who were fully deserving of their four goals at home to Newcastle United.
Newcastle did manage to get one back through a box-crashing Joe Willock against his old club, but it was nowhere near good enough by the Magpies.
This is how the match stats look at full-time…
The match stats as Arsenal demolished Newcastle at home FULL-TIME! Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle
That is all she wrote for Arsenal and Newcastle tonight as the referee calls the game to a close.
What a game it was too.
As the full time whistle blows, it ends Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle.
Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle
90+3. Huge chance for Emile Smith-Rowe to get Arsenal’s fifth of the night.
He works a great bit of space for himself inside the box, but his left-footed shot is cleared off the line brilliantly by Dan Burn.
Great defending.
Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle
90. There will be FIVE minutes of added time at the end of the 2nd half.
Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle
88. Jorginho goes down injured, but gets back on his feet to be replaced by Mohamed Elneny.
The Italian looks fine, and is in good spirits.
GOALLLLL! Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle
85. Newcastle have one back!
Barnes works it nicely down the left-hand side into Dan Burn, who dinks a ball into the middle for Joe Willock who heads home with aplomb.
Great finish against his old club.
Arsenal 4-0 Newcastle
82. Harvey Barnes looks to take on Reiss Nelson on the left-hand side, but he can’t get past the Arsenal winger.
Arsenal 4-0 Newcastle
78. Fun fact: Arsenal are the first team in Premier League history to score two goals in seven successive halves of PL football.
Arsenal 4-0 Newcastle
76. Arsenal’s fourth goal has been given to Kiwior instead of a Lewis Miley own goal.
Great news for the Polish defender.
Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, and Martin Odegaard are all coming off for Arsenal now.
Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah and Emile Smith-Rowe are all on, great news for fans of the Hale End academy.
Arsenal 4-0 Newcastle
74. An awkward moment for referee Paul Tierney there, as David Raya’s quick clearance hits him on the bum.
Play is restarted.
Arsenal 4-0 Newcastle
73. Three changes for Newcastle.
Tino Livramento is replaced by Dan Burn.
Jamaal Lascelles is on for Sven Botman.
And Joe Willock is replacing Bruno Guimaraes.
GOALLLL! Arsenal 4-0 Newcastle
70. IT’S FOUR!
It’s another set play!
It is whipped in and nodded goalwards by Jakub Kiwior, it takes a touch off of young Lewis Miley and beats Karius in goal.
4-0!
Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle
67. That is a great response from Arsenal midway through the second half in this game.
Newcastle have had a few chances, one goal for them and they would’ve been right back in this game, but Saka has killed that hope for the Magpies now.
GOALLLLLL! Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle
65. BUKAYO SAKA MAKES IT THREE!
Kai Havertz rolls the ball into the Arsenal starboy, he cuts in on his left foot and places it into the bottom left corner.
Composure personified.
Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle
63. Martinelli makes way for Leandro Trossard, and he is applauded by the Emirates faithful.
Jacob Murphy comes on to replace Miguel Almiron, and Alexander Isak is swapped for Harvey Barnes.
Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle
60. A chance for Newcastle here, with Alexander Isak firing a shot over the bar from the left-hand side.
Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle
57. The ball is played into the path of Bukayo Saka but it is great defending from Botman to see him out of play.
Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle
54. Anthony Gordon drives down the left hand side for the second time this half, but Ben White does really well to put a stop to that.
Trippier then puts in a firm but fair tackle on Kai Havertz, and Newcastle come forwards again.
Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle
51. Newcastle, who failed to register a shot in the first half have had two chances already in the first half.
They couldn’t, could they?
Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle
48. Chance for Newcastle!
Livarmento plays a great ball into open space for Anthony Gordon to run into.
He cuts inside and lashes a shot on target, but he is denied by David Raya.
2nd half begins! Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle
46. The second half is restarted and Arsenal come forward again straight away.
It’s great approach play from Bukayo Saka who feeds the ball into Kai Havertz, but the German fluffs his lines.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
