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Newcastle United FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Sun 2 May 2021 · 13:00 UTC St James' Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United FC vs Arsenal FCPremier League at St James' Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Wilkes
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee Mike Dean

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Arsenal FC H 0–2 L
24 Apr Liverpool FC A 1–1 D
17 Apr West Ham United FC H 3–2 W
11 Apr Burnley FC A 2–1 W
04 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–2 D
20 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Newcastle United FC A 2–0 W
29 Apr Villarreal CF A 1–2 L
23 Apr Everton FC H 0–1 L
18 Apr Fulham FC H 1–1 D
15 Apr SK Slavia Praha A 4–0 W
11 Apr Sheffield United FC A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Newcastle United FC Arsenal FC
#19 Position #8
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

18% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Newcastle United FC are 19th (0 pts). Arsenal FC are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at St James' Park as Newcastle United FC face off against Arsenal FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 6' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mohamed El Neny makes it 0-1.
  • 11' Arsenal FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 16' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' Newcastle United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Newcastle United FC and Arsenal FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 414 games and scored 725 goals.
  • 46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 51' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 53' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Calum Chambers comes on to replace David Luiz.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Federico Fernandez on 62.
  • 66' Magnificent from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! That is 141 goals in 414 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 71' It looks surprising Newcastle United FC does not make any changes. Maty Ryan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Newcastle United FC! Joelinton comes on to replace Miguel Almiron.
  • 78' Nicolas Pepe is replacing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for the Arsenal FC side.
  • 83' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 84' Newcastle United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dwight Gayle is hanging Ciaran Clark on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 85 minute. Martin Odegaard leaves to be changed by Thomas Partey.
  • 90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Martin Dubravka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.33 Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United FC15% Draw33% Arsenal FC52%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Arsenal FC
85%
Newcastle United FC or Arsenal FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC6% Draw60% Arsenal FC34%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
25.1%
0 – 0
25%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 3
5.5%
1 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
2.2%
0 – 4
1.6%
2 – 1
1.3%
2 – 0
1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% 99%
-1 1% 7% 91%
-0.5 9% 91%
+0.5 44% 56%
+1 44% 31% 25%
+1.5 75% 25%
+2 75% 17% 9%
+2.5 91% 9%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
32%
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
72%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.