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22:28
Finally another deal from Arsenal. Elneny tries it from 25 meters half-left position. The concealed shot is no problem for Dúbravka, who holds on to the ball.
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22:27
The corner leads to another corner cleared by a header from Newcastle.
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22:26
Xhake plays a good opening pass to Gabriel Martinelli from the left of the box. The Brazilian gets a corner while dribbling.
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22:26
Targett can continue playing after a short treatment.
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22:25
Lacazette is now playing with a turban. Targett is currently on the ground. The defender apparently injured his thigh.
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22:24
At the corner, Ramsdale misses. But that has no consequences due to a striker foul.
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22:23
Newcastle comes back into the penalty area. Longstaff has far too much space on the left and gets the ball low in the middle. White clears the corner with a tackle.
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22:22
Lacazette is bleeding from the back of her head. The Frenchman needs treatment outside.
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22:21
And one more conclusion for the hosts. Bruno Guimarães tries a volley from 20 meters. But the ball flies a few meters over the goal.
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22:20
Next good chance for Newcastle. From the right comes a low cross into the middle. Wilson takes the ball from twelve yards straight out of the turn. His tight finish goes just over the bar.
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22:19
Mikel Arteta switches to a back three with the substitution of Lacazette. Cédric Soares takes over the half-right part. Saka and Gabriel Martinelli play on the flanks. Nketiah and Lacazette form the Dual Storm.
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22:18
Alexandre Lacazette comes on as a substitute at Arsenal FC
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22:18
Substitution at Arsenal FC: Nuno Tavares
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22:18
Arsenal aren’t initially showing a promising response to the lead. The Gunners seem a little impressed.
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22:14
It briefly looked like Arsenal would come into the game better. That’s when the Magpies struck. But the lead is well deserved. Newcastle have been the clearly better team so far.
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22:12
Tooor for Newcastle United, 1-0 through Ben White
There’s a deserved lead for Newcastle. Joelinton has space on the left and is heading towards the baseline at pace. Then he brings the ball halfway up into the penalty area. Wilson comes in at the six-yard box and takes the cross directly with his left foot. The ball goes flat to the short corner. Ramsdale is still there, but cannot prevent the impact. Officials later determined it was an own goal by White. The defender was close to Wilson at the end and probably still decisive on the ball.
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22:11
It just seems like the Gunners are getting better into the game. They even conquer balls in counter-pressing. You couldn’t see that at all in the first half, also because Arsenal hardly had the ball.
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22:09
Substitution at Arsenal FC: Gabriel Martinelli
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22:08
Emile Smith Rowe comes off the bench at Arsenal FC
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22:08
The hosts are very high on Arsenal and the Gunners are clearly overwhelmed. You can see the pressure of the table situation.
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22:07
Targett brings a free-kick cross into the middle from the right. The ball lands squarely in Ramsdale’s arms.
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22:06
Jamaal Lascelles comes on as a substitute at Newcastle United
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22:05
Substitution at Newcastle United: Fabian Schär
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22:05
Fabian Schär is conscious again and leaves the field on his own. The Swiss looks dazed, but he must have been lucky again.
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22:03
Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal FC) is shown a yellow card.
Nketiah received a yellow card for the action. He probably hit Schär in the head with his arm.
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22:03
Fabian Schär remains unconscious after a header duel with Eddie Nketiah. The doctors are there immediately. Hope nothing bad happened.
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22:01
Kick-off 2nd half
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21:50
mid-term conclusion
Newcastle and Arsenal go into the break with a goalless draw. The first 45 minutes clearly belonged to the Magpies. The home team had nearly 70 percent possession. Arsenal barely showed up on offense. Newcastle pushed the Gunners into their own penalty area for long stretches. However, Eddie Howe’s team didn’t have any great chances. Arsenal need to improve in the second half if Tottenham are to be overtaken today. The Magpies can be very pleased with this first half. The only thing missing is a goal.
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21:46
Ødegaard centers the ball with his left. At the first post, a defender clears with a header. After that there is a break.
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21:45
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
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21:45
Saka is fouled on the right wing after a hook by Burn. That gives the Gunners another good chance to cross.
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21:42
Ramsdale punches away the following corner but Arsenal remain under pressure.
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21:42
Almirón is thrown in to the baseline on the right. He puts the ball straight in the middle. Gabriel fends off the cross to the corner.
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21:39
Cédric Soares comes on at Arsenal FC
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21:39
Arsenal FC make a substitution for Takehiro Tomiyasu
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21:39
Tomiyasu appears to have injured himself. He’s being checked for a knee injury but is more likely to have problems with his thigh. Hope it’s nothing bad.
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21:37
Arsenal clear the corner.
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21:37
Saint-Maximin moves quickly from the left to the middle. Then he shoots from 15 meters with the right to the short corner. Ramsdale is down quickly and saves the ball for a corner.
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21:35
After a corner from the right, Schär tries a volley. The shot is blocked.
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21:31
Arsenal’s pressure phase was just a flash in the pan. The Magpies are now back in control of the game.
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21:30
Targett brings a corner to the center from the left. Joelinton heads in from the six yard box but Tomiyasu clears with a header.
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21:28
Callum Wilson is currently being treated because one of his incisors is no longer fully seated. It looks very awkward, but the striker obviously wants to keep playing.
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21:26
Arsenal are now caught. The game is shifting more and more into the Newcastle half.
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21:24
Saka is getting more and more noticeable now. The Englishman pulls into the middle from the right and then shoots at goal from 20 meters with his left. Dúbravka is able to hold the low shot.
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21:21
Saka brings the corner from the right to the middle. Gabriel just misses the ball. Then Newcastle can clarify.
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21:21
Saka combines with a one-two on the right into the penalty area. Then he shoots with his left into the long corner. The ball is deflected to the corner.
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21:19
The Magpies play a real power play in the last few minutes. The guests from London don’t even know what’s happening to them.
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21:18
Newcastle plays well into the penalty area. Then the ball comes halfway up from Longstaff in the five. Ramsdale misses the point a bit. White clears for his goalie.
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21:16
Surprisingly, the home side have more possession in this initial phase. Actually, the Magpies like to limit themselves to defending against good teams. So far, however, they have kept Arsenal away from their own goal with courageous offensive play.
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21:13
Newcastle are the more dangerous side so far. Arsenal are yet to find any means against the Magpies’ good structure.
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21:12
Joelinton plays the ball into Wilson’s run on the left. The striker crosses the penalty area. A defender can clarify. Although it was offside, the through ball to Wilson caused real problems for Arsenal’s defence.
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21:09
Yellow card for Ben White (Arsenal FC)
White tears Wilson down on the left wing and sees a yellow card for it.
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21:09
Ramsdale tries to play a ball down the middle and fails to see a striker running at him. He plays the ball against the Newcastle player’s foot. Luckily for the goalkeeper, the rebound lands on a defender.
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21:06
Arsenal comes into the penalty area for the first time. A blocked shot by Nketiah lands at Elneny in the backcourt. The Egyptian pulls from 22 meters. Schär clears the corner, which brings nothing.
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21:02
The ball is initially much in midfield. Neither team has made it into the last third so far.
20:48
Compared to the 0: 3 against Tottenham, Mikel Arteta changed three positions. Emile Smith Rowe will start in attacking midfield in place of Gabriel Martinelli. Also, Ben White replaces Rob Holding in central defense and Nuno Tavares starts in left-back. For this, Takehiro Tomiyasu moves to the right side of defense and Cédric Soares initially sits on the bench.
20:43
Newcastle United were beaten 5-0 by Manchester City last Sunday. Compared to this game, Eddie Howe makes two changes to his starting XI. Fabian Schär is preferred to Jamaal Lascelles in central defence. Also, Callum Wilson starts in the storm center instead of Chris Wood.
20:38
Whilst the home side are no longer at stake today, Arsenal are almost doomed to win. After the clear 0-3 defeat in the North London Derby, the Gunners have now been overtaken in the table by Tottenham. The Spurs have a two-point lead in fourth place, but also have a game more to their credit. A win against Newcastle would see Mikel Arteta’s side jump back into the Champions League spot. On the last day of the game, there will be a long-distance duel with Tottenham. Arsenal play Everton. The Spurs are visiting Norwich.
20:32
After an extremely weak first half of the season with just one win from 19 games, the nouveau riche Newcastle United caught up in the second half of the season. In the second half of the table, the Magpies are fourth with two games to go. They could even end up being the third best team in the second half of the season. Before that would only be the out-of-competition teams of Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp. No matter how it ends, this second half of the season is a real pointer towards the top 6. Newcastle can get involved at the top.
20:23
Hello and welcome to matchday 37 of the Premier League. Tonight at 9pm Newcastle United host Arsenal FC.