Arsenal vs Newcastle (16/02/2020) - Live Commentary & Match Updates

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Arsenal vs Newcastle (16/02/2020)

ARSENAL

Mikel Arteta


First Eleven
19 Bernd Leno
24 HĂ©ctor BellerĂ­n
20 Shkodran Mustafi
23 David Luiz
87 Bukayo Saka  
8 Dani Ceballos  
29 Granit Xhaka  
19 Nicolas PĂ©pĂ©  
11 Mesut Özil   
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang  
30 Edward Nketiah  
Substitutes
26 Emiliano MartĂ­nez
05 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
31 Sead Kolasinac
11 Lucas Torreira  
69 Joseph Willock  
35 Gabriel Martinelli
9 Alexandre Lacazette   

​Emirates Stadium


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End of Match 		0
54' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
57' Nicolas Pépé
90' Mesut Özil
90+5'' Alexandre Lacazette
LIVE COMMENTARY
⚜ 90+5'
Goal!
Arsenal 4, Newcastle United 0.
Alexandre Lacazette right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
⚜ 90'
Goal!
Arsenal 3, Newcastle United 0.
Mesut Özil left footed shot from the centre of the box.
88'
Fabian SchÀr wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Attempt saved.
Jamaal Lascelles header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
🟹 82'
Yellow card to saka.
🔄 75'
Matt Ritchie replaces Federico FernĂĄndez.
🔄 74'
Isaac Hayden replaces Valentino Lazaro.
69'
Ozil gets in behind down the left and for a moment it looks as though another promising attack is forming, however, the linesman raises his flag and enforces a tight offside call.
63'
Newcastle should have one back as Saint-Maximin beats Bellerin again before carefully picking out Clark in the box, who takes a touch before slicing a shot comfortably wide from just eight yards!
⚜ 57'
Goal!
Arsenal 2, Newcastle United 0
Nicolas Pépé left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
⚜ 54'
Goal!
Arsenal 1, Newcastle United 0.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang header from the centre of the box.
50'
Eddie Nketiah hits the woodwork with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
47'
Ceballos spots the central run of Aubameyang and the pass is perfect, but the striker's lobbed attempt bounces wide of the target.
46'
Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Newcastle United 0.
HALF TIME
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
44'
Joelinton wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41'
Arsenal get a free-kick 30 yards out after Saint-Maximin fouls Ceballos and Luiz lines it up. But Pepe takes it, whips it over the wall and Dubravka tips it over.
40'
Ozil spins brilliantly past Longstaff before finding Aubameyang 30 yards from goal, where the attacker elects to fire a dangerous shot that flicks off Clark and spins a few yards wide of the post.
37'
Eddie Nketiah right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
35'
Arsenal put together their best spell of pressure of the game as Newcastle desperately clear a succession of crosses from Saka and Bellerin. Nketiah came close to connecting with a few of those, but he couldn't quite fashion a goalscoring opportunity.
32'
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
29'
Aubameyang has struggled to impact the game so far, but he finally finds a little space in the Newcastle half to slip Saka in behind, whose cross forces a corner that the away side calmly clear.
27'
Saka lets fly from 30 yards, but his shot sails high and wide.
24'
Xhaka surrenders possession cheaply on the halfway line, allowing Saint-Maximin to race forward into space before Rose crosses straight into the arms of Leno.
21'
Ceballos is running things for Arsenal from deep and his quick pass finds Saka on the edge of the box. With few options available, the teenager tries to bend one in the far corner and it's not far over.
19'
Newcastle are sitting deep in a highly structured system and Arsenal simply aren't passing with the intensity required to create openings.
14'
Saint Maximin shows quick feet in the box to pick out Joelinton and the Brazilian spurns his effort wide.
13'
Leno scrambling save to prevent Longstaff's deflected long-range effort from the next set-piece.
11'
Ceballos, making his first start since November in the league, is embracing his new deep-lying role which should allow him to dictate play and spread passes out wide.
🟹 8'
Yellow card to Granit Xhaka.
6'
Joelinton receives possession in an isolated area on the left flank, but he proceeds to energetically burst past Mustafi before clipping in a deep cross to Lazaro who can't quite control it in the six-yard box.
2'
Good start from Arsenal.
Arsenal barely let go of the ball in these early moments.
1'
Whistle blows and Arsenal, in their Home kit, get the game started.
Team News
Arsenal Starting XI To Face Newcastle: Leno; Bellerin, Mustafi, David Luiz, Saka; Ceballos, Xhaka; Pepe, Ozil, Aubameyang; Nketiah

Substitute: Martinez, Sokraits, Kolasinac, Torreira, Willock, Martinelli, Lacazette
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Newcastle United

Eddie Howe


First Eleven
24 Miguel AlmirĂłn
05 Fabian SchÀr
36 Sean Longstaff
06 Jamaal Lascelles
12 Martin DĂșbravka
18 Federico FernĂĄndez  
02 Ciaran Clark
09 Joelinton
10 Allan Saint-Maximin
23 Valentino Lazaro  
28 Danny Rose
42 Nabil Bentaleb
Substitutes
30 Christian Atsu
11 Matt Ritchie  
14 Isaac Hayden  
20 Florian Lejeune
26 Karl Darlow
43 Matty Longstaff

ARSENAL - Lineup

First Eleven
19 Bernd Leno
24 HĂ©ctor BellerĂ­n
20 Shkodran Mustafi
23 David Luiz
87 Bukayo Saka  
8 Dani Ceballos  
29 Granit Xhaka  
19 Nicolas PĂ©pĂ©  
11 Mesut Özil   
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang  
30 Edward Nketiah  
Substitutes
26 Emiliano MartĂ­nez
05 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
31 Sead Kolasinac
11 Lucas Torreira  
69 Joseph Willock  
35 Gabriel Martinelli
9 Alexandre Lacazette   

Newcastle United - Lineup

First Eleven
24 Miguel AlmirĂłn
05 Fabian SchÀr
36 Sean Longstaff
06 Jamaal Lascelles
12 Martin DĂșbravka
18 Federico FernĂĄndez  
02 Ciaran Clark
09 Joelinton
10 Allan Saint-Maximin
23 Valentino Lazaro  
28 Danny Rose
42 Nabil Bentaleb
Substitutes
30 Christian Atsu
11 Matt Ritchie  
14 Isaac Hayden  
20 Florian Lejeune
26 Karl Darlow
43 Matty Longstaff