Newcastle vs Arsenal
Ref: Jarred Gillett, AustraliaSt. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · 52,758 cap
Match recap
Arsenal beat Newcastle 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Woltemade scored for Newcastle; Merino and Magalhães replied for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.61 for Newcastle versus 2.04 for Arsenal. Newcastle sit 12th in the Premier League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
15'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
⚽
Woltemade
Assist: Tonali
Second Half
46'
⇄
Cristhian Mosquera
56'
Calafiori
Yellow Card
⇄
Murphy
⇄
Gordon
⇄
Woltemade
70'
⇄
Saka
70'
⇄
Calafiori
⇄
Livramento
82'
⇄
Zubimendi
Joelinton
Yellow Card
84'
⚽
Merino
Assist: Rice
Burn
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
Trossard
⇄
Joelinton
90'
⚽
Magalhães
Assist: Ødegaard
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 |  Newcastle | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 |  Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 49 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NewcastleArsenal
2Won
Statistical edge
2–13
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.61VS2.04
Attack0 · 6 won
8
Shots
20
3
Shots on target
7
7
Shots in the box
18
1
Shots outside box
2
1
Shots off goal
7
7
Corners
12
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
279
Total passes
495
194
Accurate passes
405
70%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 2 won
8
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
6
0
Goals prevented
0
Newcastle
4-3-3
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
Newcastle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 4S. BotmanD
- 7JoelintonM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 10A. GordonF
- 12M. ThiawD
- 21T. LivramentoD
- 23J. MurphyF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 33D. BurnD
- 39Bruno GuimarãesM
Substitutes
- 2K. TrippierD
- 6J. LascellesD
- 11H. BarnesM
- 17E. KrafthD
- 18W. OsulaF
- 20A. ElangaF
- 28J. WillockM
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 67L. MileyM
Arsenal
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7B. SakaM
- 10E. EzeM
- 12J. TimberD
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 19L. TrossardM
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 2W. SalibaD
- 4B. WhiteD
- 8M. ØdegaardM
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 23Mikel MerinoM
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 56M. DowmanM
Newcastle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Pope | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sandro Tonali | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Sven Botman | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nick Woltemade | F | 67 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jacob Murphy | F | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Anthony Gordon | F | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Valentino Livramento | D | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malick Thiaw | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Joelinton | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bruno Guimarães(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Dan Burn | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lewis Miley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Krafth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Barnes | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Willock | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Elanga | F | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kieran Trippier | D | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Osula | F | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamaal Lascelles | D | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Declan Rice | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 82 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3/6 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Bukayo Saka(C) | M | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Leandro Trossard | M | 88 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Dowman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben White | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Merino | M | 20 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Martin Ødegaard | M | 8 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| William Saliba | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |