This Premier League match at the home of Newcastle upon Tyne
Home team Newcastle lined up 433, defenders Botman, Schar, Burn, Trippier, midfielders Willock, Guimaraes, Joelinton, forward Isak, Wilson, Murphy, Arsenal
Also 433, defenders Kiwior, Gabriel, BenWhite, Zinchenko, midfielders Xhaka, Jorginho, Ødegaard, forward Saka, Martinelli, Jesus
(Both teams start)
Newcastle were quite strong at home, and the first wave of attacks in the opening half resulted in a shot from inside the box and hit the post, but Arsenal
Also playing attacking soccer, the two teams went back and forth, but in the 6th minute Newcastle came close to a 12-yard penalty when a cross from a corner to the outside of the far post resulted in a handball by Kiwior, luckily the referee didn't decide it was a handball after seeing the VAR, Arsenal
That's why I escaped.
By the 13th minute Arsenal
From the free kick, Joginho passed to Ødegaard in the center of the field instead of going to the wing. Ødegaard then took a shot from 30 yards away, which was low, fast and bouncing, and Pope was a bit slow to catch it, letting the ball soar into the bottom right corner of the net.
Arsenal (name)
After taking the lead it was more settled, then Saka had an almost one-touch shot at the keeper but it was blocked, then Newcastle had a shot blocked by Willock and it was clear that the game was going to be a close affair.
Newcastle played quite fast, they relied on Guimaraes' quick ball out of the middle to try and get straight at Arsenal
defense, or else a pass to Murphy on the right trying to force a cross, and with the Newcastle players being quite hard, Arsenal
It wasn't easy to cope with the situation, many people fell to the ground, but the Gunners' front three were in good shape, Jesus returned to the center of the field to distribute the ball very well to create space, because Newcastle attacked fiercely, there were gaps in the back of the field, which gave Saka and Martinelli space to insert, and Ødegaard, who has been in good form lately, had a lot of chances to break through, and even almost scored a shot in the penalty area before the end of the first half. Even before the end of the first half, Ødegaard was almost able to score in the penalty area, and the first half ended at such an intense pace.
Newcastle continued their onslaught at the start of the second half when Murphy received a long pass from Trippier down the right and burst into the Arsenal
The penalty area and a cross was met by Isak who came from behind to slam in a shot which bounced off the post, then Wilson had a header on the front post from a set piece which was blocked by Ramsdele as Newcastle's luck seemed to run out.
Arsenal (name)
Not to be outdone, in the 50th minute Jesus moved to the left and made a great pass to Martinelli, who rushed into the box and made a great shot, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out.
At the 58:00 mark, Newcastle went on the attack and Willock almost took a shot from the box, Xhaka scrambled back to clear the ball and Newcastle still maintained a strong attack.
Arsenal at 60 minutes
Replacing Zinchenko with Tierney, Tierney came on and held the left side of the backfield as long as he could, denying Newcastle the opportunity to move the wing significantly.
Arsenal at 70 minutes
Martinelli received a pass from Jesus and drove into the Nueceso penalty area, and finally played a quick cross from outside the penalty area, which caused a mistake by Nueceso, and defender Schar inadvertently blocked the ball into the goal.
take a 2-0 lead
Newcastle switched to Saint-Maximin and Gordon at the 78:00 mark with the intention of a final power play, but Arsenal
At this point also replaced ThomasPartey and others, began to enter the defense, Saint-Maximin did not have many opportunities to take the ball to charge, the final game of the Newcastle played hard, both sides of the fouls, and finally Arsenal
0-2 away to hosts Newcastle upon Tyne
Arsenal (name)
Currently with 81 points, they are tied with Manchester City, who have played a game less.
A point separates them, while Newcastle is third with 65 points, Arsenal
Still working on it, hopefully we can overtake City in the last few rounds.