Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Arsenal 1st with 85 points, Newcastle United 12th with 49, 36 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.87/0.71 for Arsenal and 1.39/1.45 for Newcastle United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
Defeat had followed defeat for Newcastle United — four in succession, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 40 meetings between the two: 28 for Arsenal, 7 for Newcastle United and 5 drawn, at 2.45 goals per meeting.
Emirates Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 60,704. Arsenal led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Arsenal: Eberechi Eze (9')
Key stats
Possession: Arsenal 45% · Newcastle United 55% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 7-2




