Newcastle United
1
Match Complete
Arsenal
2
| C. Clark |  | 91' | ||
| 58' | | M. A?zil | ||
| 49' | | G. Xhaka |
| 4 | Shots | 12 | ||
| 2 | On Target | 2 | ||
| 13 | Fouls | 11 | ||
| 10 | Corners | 4 | ||
| 3 | Offsides | 1 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
Newcastle United will be searching for their first win of the season when they host Arsenal. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 12am AEST.
Sitting in the relegation zone with just one point from four games, Newcastle United risk falling behind the pack.
Newcastle have suffered 2-1 losses in three of those four games, but they’ve broken losing streaks against Arsenal before.
The Magpies broke a 10-game losing streak against the Gunners in this fixture last season, coming back from behind to win 2-1.
Newcastle have issues off the pitch as well as on it.
Owner Mike Ashley has been accused of not investing in the club, and not backing manager Rafa Benetiz who has become a crowd favourite.
Benetiz kept Newcastle in the Premier League against the odds last season, but for Newcastle fans season feels like a lifetime away.
Arsenal, despite winning their last two fixtures, are still very much a work in progress.
Coming off a 3-2 win away at Cardiff City, they’ve proven to be very effective going forward but shambolic in defence.
For neutrals, that makes for some exciting football. Arsenal have already lost and won a game 3-2 this season – showing that the more things change the more they stay the same.
Keeper Petr Cech is obvisiouly uncomfortable playing out from the back and manager Unai Emery is persisting with him, despite having new signing Bernd Leno on the bench.
The game against Cardiff was the first time Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette started a game together this season.
With a goal apiece to their names, it’s hard to imagine that won’t become the norm.
Prediction
Newcastle can get at Arsenal’s defence and make them pay, but Arsenal’s ‘you score three, we’ll score four’ mentality feels well and truly alive at the club. We could be in for another thriller.
Newcastle United 2 – 4 Arsenal
Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 12am AEST.
When: 12am AEST
Where: St James Park, Newcastle
TV: Live, Optus Sport
Betting: Newcastle United $4, draw $3.30, Arsenal $1.90
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FULL TIME: Newcastle United 1 - 2 Arsenal
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90+4' - It was - the referee blows for full time and Arsenal have won three-in-a-row! They were denied a clean sheet right at the death but looked comfortable for the entire second half. NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 - 2 ARSENAL
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90+4' - Arsenal win a free kick in a dangerous area and that should be the last play of the game. NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 - 2 ARSENAL
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90+1' - GOAL NEWCASTLE A ball into the box finds Clark who heads the ball past Cech. There was no one around him! We could be in for a grandstand finish. NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 - 2 ARSENAL
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90' - Three minutes of time added on. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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89' - Welbeck is fed in a fantastic counter-attack but he can only find the side netting. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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88' - Joselu wins a great header in the box but Cech does well in what is his first real save of the game. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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85' - Arsenal nearly find a third via Lacazette and then Newcastle go and nearly score down the other end. Arsenal have started to open up and are searching for a third. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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82' - Arsenal are coasting, Newcastle not offering any threat whatsoever. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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80' - Arsenal make one last change of their own, as Welbeck comes on for Ramsey. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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79' - Newcastle make their final change, as Ritchie comes off for Muto. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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77' - Kenady hasn't been playing well for Newcastle and was dropped for this game. Since coming on he's almost given away a goal and made an unnecessary challenge when his side should have had corner. He looks a different player to last season, where he really was a star for Newcastle. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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73' - Yedlin is down after fouling Ramsey, who played the advantage and put a good ball into the box for Mkhitaryan, who's shot was blocked. Arsenal have a corner. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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72' - Arsenal give away a corner after a breakdown in communication in defence. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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71' - Torreira gets the ball on the edge of the box but his shot flies over the bar. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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69' - Arsenal make a change, as Aubameyang comes off for Mkhitaryan. Newcastle bring on Kenady for Murphy. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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67' - It looks like Henrikh Mkhitaryan is about to come on. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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64' - Newcastle are trying to get back into the game but Arsenal are shutting them out every time. The home side is getting very frustrated. NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL