Newcastle United Vs Arsenal (2/05/2021) - Live Commentary & Match Updates

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Newcastle United Vs Arsenal (2/05/2021)

Newcastle United

Eddie Howe


First Eleven
12 Martin DĂșbravka
23 Jacob Murphy
18 Federico FernĂĄndez   
02 Ciaran Clark  
03 Paul Dummett
11 Matt Ritchie
24 Miguel AlmirĂłn  
36 Sean Longstaff
08 Jonjo Shelvey
10 Allan Saint-Maximin
13 Callum Wilson
Substitutes
43 Matty Longstaff
05 Fabian SchĂ€r   
9 Joelinton  
12 Dwight Gayle  
15 Jamal Lewis
16 J. Hendrick
17 Emil Krafth
29 Mark Gillespie
57 E. Anderson

St James’ Park


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End of Match 		2
5' Mohamed Elneny
66' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
LIVE COMMENTARY
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Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal
90+3'
Martinelli has only just got back up onto his feet following the challenge by Schar and he had to receive some medical treatment. It looks like he should be fine to continue.
đŸŸ„ 90'
RED CARD! Fabian Schar is off!
85'
Thomas Partey replaces Martin Ødegaard.
84'
Dwight Gayle replaces Ciaran Clark.
84'
Attempt missed.
Allan Saint-Maximin right footed shot from outside the box.
80'
Foul by Dani Ceballos.
Sean Longstaff wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Aubameyang is replaced by Pepe.
68'
Attempt missed.
Calum Chambers header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
⚜ 66'
GOAL!!! Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal (Aubameyang 66')
65'
HĂ©ctor BellerĂ­n tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
🟹 62'
FernĂĄndez is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60'
Saint-Maximin gets the edge on Chambers and bombs forward, but the defender does enough to put the Newcastle winger under pressure and he loses his balance and Newcastle lose their chance.
59'
Aubamayang gets a knock on the head after Clark rises above him and clears the ball, but catches the Arsenal skipper. However, the striker will be fine to continue.
57'
Willian, Xhaka and Ceballos all have touches around the Newcastle area before Ceballos' deflected shot trickles behind for a corner.
54'
Early question asked of Chambers as Ritchie swings a sumptuous cross in from the left towards Wilson which needs turning behind by the Arsenal substitute.
48'
Newcastle have started the second half by pushing the team a good number of yards further up the pitch in what appears to be an attempt to engage Arsenal's midfield earlier.
46'
Second Half begins..
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Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal
45'
2' added time.
45'
CORNER! Longstaff drives forward to reach Ritchie's through ball and wins a corner which Wilson gets his head on, but he's unable to keep the effort down as it sails over the Arsenal bar.
43'
BLOCK!
Odegaard pulls rank ahead of Willian and David Luiz, but the Newcastle wall does its job in blocking his free-kick.
36'
Attempt missed.
David Luiz header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
35'
Ceballos tries to slide through Aubameyang in the Newcastle penalty area but Clarke reads the danger well and clears.
33'
David Luiz finds Martinelli on the left flank who does well to take it past Murphy and finds Ceballos who can't adjust his feet to get a clear strike and the chance goes missing.
30'
Attempt missed.
Gabriel Martinelli left footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
28'
SAVE!
Decent save from Dubravka as he launches himself to his left to turn Xhaka's left-footed thunderbolt over the bar for a corner.
26'
Foul by Mohamed Elneny.
Miguel AlmirĂłn wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'
Willian whips a first-time cross in from the right which Aubameyang gets to ahead of Fernandez, but, again, he's unable to find the target.
🟹 20'
The first yellow card of the game is shown to Xhaka after a cynical challenge on Saint-Maximin, lashing out and kicking him from behind.
16'
Nice footwork from Willian as he skips inside two challenges but his cute ball forward with the outside of his right boot is just behind Aubameyang and travels into the arms of Dubravka.
14'
Chance for Arsenal!

Martinelli on the left slithers into the box and plays the ball to Aubameyang towards the near post and the Aubameyang's shot goes wide but it was a tricky opportunity for the striker.
12'
Gabriel bundles Wilson over on the near touchline, handing Newcastle a free-kick which Ritchie whips into the Arsenal area. Fernandez gets his head to the cross, glancing it across the box, but Xhaka is on hand to collect and clear for the visitors.
10'
WIDE!
Ceballos lays the ball into the path of Bellerin but he's unable to follow in Elneny's footsteps as he shanks a shot well wide.
7'
Foul by Miguel AlmirĂłn.
Willian wins a free kick on the right wing.
⚜ 5'
GOAL!!! Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle (Mohamed Elneny 5')
3'
Xhaka puts in a cross for Aubameyang but Newcastle do well to clear but it was a nice ball from the Swiss international.
2'
Newcastle showing their intention early pushing up high though Sean Longstaff gives away a foul on Granit Xhaka who is playing at left-back.
1'
First Half begins..
Arsenal Starting XI To Face Newcastle United: Ryan, Bellerin, Gabriel, Luiz, Elneny, Xhaka, Ceballos, Odegaard, Willian, Martinelli, Aubameyang.

ARSENAL

Mikel Arteta


First Eleven
33 Mat Ryan
24 HĂ©ctor BellerĂ­n
06 Gabriel MagalhĂŁes
23 David Luiz  
35 Mohamed Elneny  
29 Granit Xhaka  
8 Dani Ceballos
11 Martin Ødegaard  
12 Willian
35 Gabriel Martinelli
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang   
Substitutes
19 Bernd Leno
87 Bukayo Saka
17 CĂ©dric Soares
18 Thomas Partey  
19 Nicolas PĂ©pĂ©  
21 Calum Chambers  
22 Pablo MarĂ­
62 Edward Nketiah
55 Emile Smith Rowe

Newcastle United - Lineup

First Eleven
12 Martin DĂșbravka
23 Jacob Murphy
18 Federico FernĂĄndez   
02 Ciaran Clark  
03 Paul Dummett
11 Matt Ritchie
24 Miguel AlmirĂłn  
36 Sean Longstaff
08 Jonjo Shelvey
10 Allan Saint-Maximin
13 Callum Wilson
Substitutes
43 Matty Longstaff
05 Fabian SchĂ€r   
9 Joelinton  
12 Dwight Gayle  
15 Jamal Lewis
16 J. Hendrick
17 Emil Krafth
29 Mark Gillespie
57 E. Anderson

ARSENAL - Lineup

First Eleven
33 Mat Ryan
24 HĂ©ctor BellerĂ­n
06 Gabriel MagalhĂŁes
23 David Luiz  
35 Mohamed Elneny  
29 Granit Xhaka  
8 Dani Ceballos
11 Martin Ødegaard  
12 Willian
35 Gabriel Martinelli
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang   
Substitutes
19 Bernd Leno
87 Bukayo Saka
17 CĂ©dric Soares
18 Thomas Partey  
19 Nicolas PĂ©pĂ©  
21 Calum Chambers  
22 Pablo MarĂ­
62 Edward Nketiah
55 Emile Smith Rowe