Newcastle vs Arsenal

2 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Mohamed Elneny 6’
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 66’

Match summary

Arsenal won 2-0 away at Newcastle. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Mohamed Elneny put Arsenal ahead in the 6th minute, set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it 0-2 in the 66th minute, set up by Gabriel Martinelli.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 1.79 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Newcastle's 0.17 from 5. Newcastle had a player sent off.

Match stats

Newcastle Arsenal
5 Shots 19
1 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0.17 xG 1.79
0.17 Non-penalty xG 1.79
0 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Newcastle Arsenal
Kick-off
6’
Mohamed Elneny
Assist: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang0-1 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-1
66’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Gabriel Martinelli0-2 (Arsenal)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Fabian Schär
  • Federico Fernández
  • Miguel Almirón
Arsenal
  • Granit Xhaka

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.17 1.79 6’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), 0-1 6’ 66’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 0-2 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.17 1.79 6’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), 0-1 Elneny 6’ 66’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 0-2 Aubameyang 66’
Newcastle 0.17 xGArsenal 1.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Newcastle attacking 
66’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 14’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 3’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 24’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 33’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 71’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 63’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 19’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 43’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Calum Chambers (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 66’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 14’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 3’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 24’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 33’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 71’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 63’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 19’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Calum Chambers (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.000
Jacob Murphy DEF900 0.000.000
Paul Dummett DEF900 0.000.000
Ciaran Clark DEF860 0.000.000
Federico Fernández DEF751 0.020.000
Matt Ritchie DEF900 0.000.092
Jonjo Shelvey MID901 0.020.000
Sean Longstaff MID900 0.000.072
Miguel Almirón MID750 0.000.000
Allan Saint-Maximin FWD902 0.080.000
Callum Wilson FWD901 0.050.000
Joelinton Sub150 0.000.021
Fabian Schär Sub150 0.000.000
Dwight Gayle Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 26% Avg odds 3.74
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Arsenal win 48% Avg odds 2.02

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle LDWWD
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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.