Live Newcastle v Arsenal Premier League Match Livestream
Full time: Newcastle United 0-2 Arsenal
Arsenal are still in the title race! They close the gpa top a point, behind City by a point having played a game more, while Newcastle remain third two points ahead of Man United who play shortly.
90+5 minRuckus! Schar, who must be ticking, shoves Nketiah, Nketish shoves Schar, and both are booked.
90+3 minJorgiunho is Gary Nev’s man of the match, which is to say Mikel Arteta knows more about deploying his resources than I do. I’d have gone Odegaard or Martinelli, but I can’t argue with the call.
90 minArsenal half-clear a corner, and when Newcastle try sticking the ball back in the middle, it drops to Schar on the edge of the box, and he pikes a decent volley high, David Narey-style.
89 min“Teams will just make the keeper the captain so every time there’s a dispute it’ll take at least two mins to resolve,” says Graham Mooney, but that’s not a problem; if the captain is in net, it’s the vice who’s allowed to speak to the ref, done and done.
87 min“Thank you for the report about the absolutely bonkers Lyon Montpellier match, emails Alexandre. Incidentally, you posted it at the 69th minute, and 69 is the number of the département Lyon is in and often used as shorthand to refer to it. Lacazette scored four times, but so did a Montpellier player – Elye Wahi if you want the name. Two players scoring four times in a game must not happen often. As it was, what settled the match in this battle between Lacazette and Wahi was a goal from the s- called best defender in the world – surely you have not forgotten Dejan Lovren? Anyway, who’s the best league in the world now? Have a good end of the match, though it looks like it’s settled (but then again, it’s Arsenal we’re talking about) and thank you very much as always for the MBM!”
I’ll level with you, I’d backed lyon in my little acca, which is why I was abreast of it, but yup, I can’t off the top of my head think of a match in which two players scored four. Anyone?
86 minYet more changes, Artetz sending on Nelson and Nketiah for Saka and Jesus. Both take their time departing, as you would.
84 minAnderson waits for a loopy ball to drop and does really well to chop inside Xhaka before going down, shrieking like he’s walked in on his parents enjoying a spot of friendly wrestling. But Xhaka didn’t touch him, so no penalty.
83 minArsenal have done a good job in keeping Newcastle at arm’s length since scoring the second goal. It’s a funny thing really, because on the one hand, we could cite all sorts of improvements in discipline and attitude today – or on the other, we can point to an almost-penalty and two post-hits as the difference.
80 minNow tow changes for Arsenal: Odegaard and Martinelli off, Partey and Trossard – who looks not unlike the Guardian’s Owen Jones – on.
GOAL! Newcastle United 0-2 Arsenal (Schar own goal 71 min)
I’m surprised we don’t see more like this. Arsenal counter with the bionic Jesus, who sends Martinelli away down the left. He slows down Botman then drags the ball away down the side of him, crossing low, and with Sachar forced to play it, knowing Jesus is behind him, he can only poke past Pope. Game over?!
70 minJesus skirts around the outside of Burn, who has to fight himself not to concede a penalty, blocking behind instead; Pope gets the first ball in away, then catches the second.
69 minTangentially, Lyon, who led Montpellier 1-0, have come from 4-1 down to beat them 5-1, Alexandre Lacazette scoring four times – including a 90+10’ winner!
67 minOut on the touchline, Schar snaps into a challenge, poking away from Jesus before piling through him via carefully-considered bodycheck. This game isn’t far from combustion, and SCENES of GROWN MEN behaving in EXACTLY the way that NO ONE wants to see.
66 minTrippier swings around the ball, curling towards the far post, and Ramsdale comes, sending a flap behind. The ref, though, gives a goalkick, and while we wait for that to be taken, Burn holds back Xhaka who’s losing the run of himself in pleasingly amusing fashion.
65 minWillock dashes around the outside of Saka, who slides in and either does or doesn’t get a toe on the ball; the ref reckons not, so it’s a free-kick to Newcastle down the left, to be swung in by Tripper. In the meantime, Almiron is sent on for Murphy.
65 minWillock dashes around the outside of Saka, who slides in and either does or doesn’t get a toe on the ball; the ref reckons not, so it’s a free-kick to Newcastle down the left, to be swung in by Tripper. In the meantime, Almiron is sent on for Murphy.
63 minGuimaraes, who’s putting himself about physically as ever, finds a similar shooting lane to the one through which Odegaard scored, but Ramsdale repels his effort.
63 minGuimaraes, who’s putting himself about physically as ever, finds a similar shooting lane to the one through which Odegaard scored, but Ramsdale repels his effort.
62 min“KDB was absolutely unrecognizable at the beginning of the season and continued being horrible through the World Cup, says Eagle Brosi. |Credit to him for being able to pick himself up and get back to his standards. But the team of the season isn’t based on the last 10 games – that’s why it’s pretty clear the Odegaard gets in before him, I would even say that Willock and Guimaraes are in front of KDB in terms of the 34 games played this season.”
That’s true, but I’d accord greater value to performances put in with the title in the balance. I still went Odegaard and Fernandes, but I could totally understand why others would put De Bruyne in ahead of one or both.
53 min “Mostly agree, says Francis Mead of my team of the season, “mostly agree – but then I remembered De Bruyne – you can’t leave him out – I guess to replace Rodri? or Zinchenko?” #NEWARS
I don’t think he’s had that good a season, he’s just been brilliant in recent weeks. I’d not oppose the line that he’s been crucial in deciding the title, in which case he could play instead of Fernandes, but I left him out because the two I picked ahead of him have been more consistent, I think.
48 min Murphy has played really well today and also lately; here he is again, getting in behind Zinchenko then weaving past him on the outside – his defensive weakness is a problem against the better sides – and while his man slides off to who knows where, he dinks a cross that Isak heads against the post! That’s the woodwork contacted at the start of each half!
46 min “I can’t be the only person who tires of watching this Arsenal side after about 20 minutes?” wonders Oliver. “Constantly pleading to the referee for every decision, confronting officials over the slightest thing, making mountains out of molehills, and a manager who thinks the technical area is optional and can’t stop remonstrating with the fourth official. When they play well they’re great, but outside of the lovely team moves they seem like a side packed full of snide, whinging, petty players. Or is this just me?”
I’m sure it’s not just you, but that sounds like almost every football I’ve ever seen.
46 minWe go again…
Half-time: Newcastle United 0-1 Arsenal
That was a fantastic half of Premier League FootballTM. The second hWe’re in for a belter after the break.
45+7 min Last action of the half? Not a chance! Odegaard runs across the face of goal, shimmying a shot, and Burn slides off towards town, buys a drink in Circus Circus, and Odegaard is in! It looks for all the world like 2-0, but he’s imprecise, rifling straight at Pope!
45+5 min This is getting tetchy now, Wilson and Xhaka exchanging sentiments when Newcastle don’t return the ball after Xhaka receives treatment for injury. I imagine they’re unconvinced he’s in much trouble.
45+3 min Newcastle win a free-kick 40 yards out which Trippier will punt into the box, and he does a decent job of dropping it on Schar’s swede. But his mate can impart neither power nor direction, bobbing into Ramsdale’s gloves, and that should be the final action of the half.
45 min We’ll have five additional minutes, which is nice to see – after more realistic time-keeping during the World cup, we’ve regressed to one or two then three or four, regardless of how matches have gone.
45 min “The KDB vs Odegaard comparison is a tough one,” reckons Joe Pearson. “Odegaard has twice as many goals as KDB (15-7), but fewer than half as many assists (7-16). If you have Haaland to pass to, you rack up the assists, I guess. Overall, though, my feeling is that KDB is more consistently excellent.”
I’d almost always go with the player who’s got a track record, and De Bruyne turned it up when he really had to. But Odegaard looks like his spiritual successor.
44 min Saka runs away from Guimaraes, who introduces studs to calf trying to make it look accidental. He does very well to avoid a card there, and Gabriel and Jesus both remonstrate.
41 min Odegaard carries the ball forward again and has Martinelli to his left! But he perhaps holds on longer than he should so that while the pass when it arrives isn’t a bad one, it sends his man a touch wide so that he has to cross when he’d have expected to shoot and Newcastle clear.
40 min “Were I Norwegian,” emails Kári Tulinius, “I’d be ruing the fact that Ødegaard and Haaland didn’t end up at the same club. They’ve never quite clicked in the national team, even though they have all the skills and attributes to strike up a partnership in the mould of Raymond Kopa and Just Fontaine. If they ever click, Norway could pull up trees in international competitions.”
Yup, I’m certain that’ll work itself out, and two players of their quality can make a major difference in qualifying for major tournaments.
39 min Newcastle are back in the ascendancy now, Trippier feeding a clever ball into the box from down the right, Joelinton receiving on the half-turn to muscle around the outside of Jorginho before White slides into a fine, saving challenge. The resultant corner comes to nowt.
38 min Eeesh, Pope goes to clear as Saka puts him under, his standing leg gives way as he kicks, and the ball only narrowly avoids ricocheting into the unguarded net.
37 min Trippier swings out and Odegaard heads clear. He has been sensational these last few weeks.
33 min Arsenal counter again, Martinelli drawing two men to him down the left side of the box then looking to backheel a pass that’s intercepted. Phew! This game has a serious pace to it.
32 min “Odegaard a beautiful player,” says Franky Vlaeminck. “KDB thinks so too, but still wrecked his team’s arguably most important game of the season!”
Yup, De Bruyne was brilliant that night, but Odegaard has, I think, had a better season. On which point, who’s in our team of the season?
27 min And as I type that, here the come, Guimaraes into Wilson who turns around the corner, and here comes Willock marching into the box! But when he opens body to pass into the far corner, he takes the conservative option, looking to get it on target rather than hit the side-netting, and Ramsdale saves easily enough, This is a really excellent game so far.
21 min Excellent from Arsenal building from the back, before Odegaard paints a luscious pass between centre-back and left-back – he’s on one here – putting Martinelli away! But his first touch doesn’t quite take him away from Burn, whose breath on his neck means a hurried shot that Oppe blocks.
19 min “A successful season for NUFC – if they finish third this season – will be getting 3 points in their Championa League Group, reaching one cup final and finishing top six,” says Em Jackson. “Whilst signing three international quality players e.g. Declan Rice.
An unsuccessful season would be no points in Europe, out of every Cup by the end of January, Howe sacked as the club struggle to get above 9th between start of season and Xmas before struggling to attract players in January because of alleged instability in the boardroom due to failure in the summer (this coming August) to sign players.”
Ha! Newcastle are still Newcastle, yet not quite Newcastle anymore.
17 min On Odegaard, by the way, I wasn’t convinced by him a last season, sentiments I presumably shared in these pages. But he’s been brilliant this, the brains and heart of this side, and 15 goals is a very serious return for a player still with scope to improve. Physically, he seems a totally different specimen now.
15 min Arsenal had barely mustered attack prior to the goal, but excuse me while I interrupt myself because here come Newcastle again! Murphy, played into space at inside-right, looks to have a free run on goal … but a poor touch allows Martineli to jump in and challenge. Newcastle will know they still have the game to boss this, and they’ve continued playing with tempo and aggression – but that’ll mean gaps into which Arsenal can counter.
FINE GOAL! Newcastle United 0-1 Arsenal (14 min)
Martin Odegaard is a beautiful footballer! The free-kick isn’t cleared properly, and with Newcastle expecting a cross, Saka sends the ball square to Odegaard who, from 25 yards, clobbers a low, left-footed drive through a set of legs and inside Pope’s near post! He has been colossal all season, growing these last few weeks, and who saw that coming?!
13 min Xhaka robs Joelinton so Guimaraes rugby-tackles Martinelli, doing well to avoid a card. Free-kick Arsenal, 35 yards out, left of centre…
11 min “Alex McLeish, James McFadden, Gary Gillespie, you’re spoiling us Scots today. Some peak Jim McLean Dundee United next, maybe. Or Fergie’s Aberdeen. Wembley 1967. Hampden a decade later? Happy days.”
Here’s some Wee Jim for you, and on the subject of Gillespie I’ll never totally get over him wearing the number 2.
NO PENALTY TO NEWCASTLE!
10 min I’m not sure why it took so long to overturn that, nor why Chris Kavanagh kept us waiting a few more seconds after walking back onto the pitch – OK, he probably enjoyed the drama – but it’s the correct call.
PENALTY TO NEWCASTLE!
8min The corner goes short, is squared to Guimaraes on the edge, and he sweeps a firm shot that hits Kiwior on the arm! That’s unlucky, because he was pretty close to the ball and didn’t extend his arm massively…
7 min “Let’s be honest, top four for Arsenal isn’t a regression given the money behind other clubs,” says HK Henry. “Second should be Newcastle’s goal next season though.”
It’s not so much about finishing position if Arsenal go from second to fourth but challenge again, fair enough. But fewer points, and it’s a problem.
5 min “It’s hard for the Arsenal fan to look beyond the end of the season,” says Charles Anrtaki. “The worry is that after flying so high, the only way might be down. There are plenty of objective reasons why that might not be the case, but there will be a sense of exhaustion, and almost certain disappointment at not making it right to the summit this time. So the temptation will be just not to think about anything for a while. A couple of smart summer purchases will help lighten the mood, and by August, tails will be up again; but this season will play out in a minor key – especially if, as seems likely, they don’t get a win here today.”
Yup, I agree with that – the signing of Jesus made such a difference to the mood last summer – but botching the title, if indeed they do, will scar.
3 min Here come Newcastle again, Joelinton robbing Xhaka who dallies on the ball and doesn’t chase back, again finding Wilson down the left whose shot is deflected behind for a corner which comes to nowt.
2 min Wow! Newcastle attack for the first time, Willock appearing on down the left and cleverly threading a square pass for Murphy, who steps inside onto his left foot and thwacks with his laces against the base of the post! Arsenal were sleeping at the back there!
1 min Arsenal knock it about trying to take the sting out of things – they do it well. Newcastle are playing their usual 4-3-3, Isak off the left. I’d wager he’l be aiming to attack Kiwior from there.
1 min Away we go!
