Arsenal vs Newcastle

27 November 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Bukayo Saka 56’
  • Gabriel Martinelli 66’

Match summary

Arsenal won 2-0 at home to Newcastle. It was goalless at half-time.

Bukayo Saka put Arsenal ahead in the 56th minute, set up by Nuno Tavares and Gabriel Martinelli made it 2-0 in the 66th minute, set up by Takehiro Tomiyasu.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 3.10 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Newcastle's 0.19 from 9.

Match stats

Arsenal Newcastle
24 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.84 xG 0.19
2.84 Non-penalty xG 0.19
13 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Arsenal Newcastle
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Bukayo Saka
Assist: Nuno Tavares1-0 (Arsenal)
56’
Gabriel Martinelli
Assist: Takehiro Tomiyasu2-0 (Arsenal)
66’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Newcastle
  • Emil Krafth
  • Jamaal Lascelles
  • Matt Ritchie

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.10 0.19 56’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 1-0 56’ 66’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 2-0 66’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.10 0.19 56’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 1-0 Saka 56’ 66’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 2-0 Martinelli 66’
Arsenal 3.10 xGNewcastle 0.19 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Arsenal attacking 
41’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.69 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 41’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 66’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 16’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 56’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 81’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 31’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.69 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 41’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 66’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 16’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 56’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 81’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 31’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF9013 0.060.432
Gabriel DEF900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF900 0.000.000
Nuno Tavares DEF9016 0.220.201
Bukayo Saka MID6813 0.570.382
Albert Sambi Lokonga MID900 0.000.436
Thomas Partey MID891 0.020.000
Emile Smith-Rowe MID904 0.480.522
Martin Odegaard MID902 0.080.152
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD802 1.180.000
Gabriel Martinelli Sub2211 0.360.111
Alexandre Lacazette Sub101 0.110.000
Mohamed Elneny Sub10 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 64% Avg odds 1.51
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.54
Newcastle win 15% Avg odds 6.30

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal DWWWL
Newcastle LDLDD

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.