Newcastle vs Arsenal

16 May 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Darren England

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ben White 55’ (og)
  • Bruno Guimarães 85’

Match summary

Newcastle beat Arsenal 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Ben White's own goal put Newcastle ahead in the 55th minute and Bruno Guimarães made it 2-0 in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Newcastle created 1.68 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Arsenal's 0.49 from 11.

Match stats

Newcastle Arsenal
16 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 2
12 Corners 8
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.68 xG 0.49
1.68 Non-penalty xG 0.49
9 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Newcastle Arsenal
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ben White
Own goal1-0 (Newcastle)
55’
Bruno Guimarães2-0 (Newcastle)
85’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Ben White
  • Granit Xhaka
  • Eddie Nketiah

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.68 0.49 55’ Ben White (Newcastle) own goal, 1-0 55’ 85’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), 2-0 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.68 0.49 55’ Ben White (Newcastle) own goal, 1-0 Ben White 55’ 85’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), 2-0 Guimarães 85’
Newcastle 1.68 xGArsenal 0.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Newcastle attacking 
90+6’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 85’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 90+6’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 72’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 63’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 73’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 18’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 84’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Emil Krafth (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Cédric Soares (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Ben White (Arsenal), own goal 90+6’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 85’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 90+6’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 72’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 63’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 73’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 83’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 27’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 84’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Emil Krafth (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Cédric Soares (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Ben White (Arsenal), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.011
Emil Krafth DEF901 0.020.131
Dan Burn DEF900 0.000.000
Fabian Schär DEF501 0.020.000
Matt Targett DEF900 0.000.101
Joelinton MID902 0.120.041
Bruno Guimarães MID9012 0.440.132
Sean Longstaff MID901 0.020.172
Miguel Almirón FWD771 0.020.021
Callum Wilson FWD903 0.260.061
Allan Saint-Maximin FWD781 0.040.000
Jamaal Lascelles Sub401 0.100.000
Jacob Murphy Sub131 0.090.000
Ryan Fraser Sub121 0.400.091
Dwight Gayle Sub11 0.150.401

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 23% Avg odds 4.29
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.82
Arsenal win 52% Avg odds 1.84

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle WWWLL
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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.