Newcastle vs Arsenal

15 September 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Lee Probert

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ciaran Clark 90+1’
  • Granit Xhaka 49’
  • Mesut Özil 58’

Match summary

Arsenal won 2-1 away at Newcastle. It was goalless at half-time.

Granit Xhaka put Arsenal ahead with a direct free kick in the 49th minute, Mesut Özil made it 0-2 in the 58th minute, and Ciaran Clark pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in stoppage time, set up by Federico Fernández.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 0.91 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Newcastle's 0.41 from 4.

Match stats

Newcastle Arsenal
4 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 2
10 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.41 xG 0.90
0.41 Non-penalty xG 0.90
3 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Newcastle Arsenal
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
49’
Granit Xhaka0-1 (Arsenal)
58’
Mesut Özil0-2 (Arsenal)
Ciaran Clark
Assist: Federico Fernández1-2 (Newcastle)
90+1’
Full-time1-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.41 0.91 49’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), 0-1 49’ 58’ Mesut Özil (Arsenal), 0-2 58’ 90+1’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), 1-2 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.41 0.91 49’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), 0-1 Xhaka 49’ 58’ Mesut Özil (Arsenal), 0-2 Özil 58’ 90+1’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), 1-2 Clark 90+1’
Newcastle 0.41 xGArsenal 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Newcastle attacking 
90+1’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 89’ Danny Welbeck (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 85’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 58’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 60’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 58’ Mesut Özil (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 73’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 61’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Joselu (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 25’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 89’ Danny Welbeck (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 85’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 58’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 60’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 58’ Mesut Özil (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 73’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 61’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Joselu (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 25’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 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
DeAndre Yedlin DEF900 0.000.000
Federico Fernández DEF9011 0.020.281
Jamaal Lascelles DEF460 0.000.000
Paul Dummett DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Ritchie MID791 0.060.021
Mohamed Diamé MID900 0.000.000
Isaac Hayden MID900 0.000.000
Jacob Murphy MID690 0.000.000
Ayoze Pérez MID900 0.000.051
Joselu FWD901 0.050.000
Ciaran Clark Sub4411 0.280.000
Kenedy Sub210 0.000.000
Yoshinori Muto Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 23% Bet365 odds 4.20
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.80
Arsenal win 51% Bet365 odds 1.90

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Newcastle LDLL
Arsenal LLWW

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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.