FFO Premier League, Arsenal vs. Newcastle United (Fri Jan 05) Arsenal | Newcastle United 4-1-1-2-2 C | 5-3-2 N Darren Humphris | Chris Banks | D_Henderson GK | GK T_Strakosha J_Gomez DF | DF J_Clauss L_Hernandez DF | DF M_Acuna S_Botman DF | DF A_Grimaldo N_Schlotrbeck DF | DF J_Tarkowski M_Locatelli DM | DF R_Burke K_Thuram MF | MF M_Llorente Pedri AM | MF T_Kroos A_Correa AM | MF S_Canales A_Isak FW | FW J_David F_Chiesa FW | FW R_De_Tomas | E_Audero SUB | SUB S_Herrera D_Raum SUB | SUB J_Evans N_Pepe SUB | SUB J_W_Prowse R_Morrison SUB | SUB M_Svanberg R_Sallai SUB | SUB V_Torp Min. 1 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(ars) F_Chiesa takes possession ... Knocks it past M_Llorente ... He's through on goal ... F_Chiesa with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Arsenal have taken the lead! ... Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 2 :(ars) M_Locatelli is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to Pedri ... Pedri attempts a low drive! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 5 :(new) J_Tarkowski rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas with the crafty shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Llorente plays it into the danger area! ... R_De_Tomas gets a shot in ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 7 :(new) J_David beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... A_Correa with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 7 :(new) J_David sprints past Pedri ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... But he loses control of it ... L_Hernandez takes possession Min. 10 :(ars) M_Locatelli backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... F_Chiesa gets on the end of it ... A thundering drive by F_Chiesa! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 14 :(ars) T_Strakosha miskicks! ... A_Isak is through! ... A_Isak has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... F_Chiesa drives it into the box! ... The ball comes to A_Isak ... He knocks it goalward ... T_Strakosha parries it, he follows it up ... And T_Strakosha recovers to save!! Min. 15 :(ars) A_Isak gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past R_Burke! ... He has some space now! ... A_Isak has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... T_Strakosha beats the ball away Min. 15 :(new) J_David takes possession on the edge of the box ... J_David with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... D_Henderson gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 23 :(ars) A_Isak with a smart turn ... T_Strakosha fouls badly ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... A_Correa passes to A_Isak ... A_Isak fires off a right-footed shot! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 25 :(new) J_David plays a first time ball through the defence to R_De_Tomas ... M_Locatelli with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 26 :(ars) A_Correa sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Pedri ... Pedri fires off a right-footed shot! ... T_Strakosha makes a good save Min. 30 :(new) S_Canales looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas flings a shot at goal! ... D_Henderson gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... A_Grimaldo dinks the ball into the area! ... D_Henderson thumps the ball away! Min. 33 :(ars) L_Hernandez plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... K_Thuram keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... K_Thuram curls the ball in on goal! ... T_Strakosha tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 38 :(ars) A_Isak with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Clauss a clean set of heals ... But he loses control of it ... M_Acuna hits it out for a throw Min. 39 :(ars) L_Hernandez brings the ball into the opposing area ... Pedri makes himself available ... R_Burke gathers up the loose ball Min. 40 :(ars) K_Thuram beats his man ... A wicked drive by K_Thuram! ... But T_Strakosha reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on T_Strakosha anyway Min. 41 :(new) M_Llorente is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... F_Chiesa rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(ars) K_Thuram with a first time pass ... A_Correa runs onto it! ... J_Tarkowski read the danger and stops the pass ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle United Min. 49 :(ars) A_Isak beats J_Tarkowski ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Isak hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 50 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: D_Raum ... COMING OFF: N_Schlotrbeck Min. 50 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: N_Pepe ... COMING OFF: Pedri Min. 51 :(ars) J_Gomez is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe with a terrific drive! ... T_Strakosha makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 55 :(new) M_Llorente with a perfectly timed run ... From long range M_Llorente bends the ball towards goal! ... But D_Henderson makes a fine save Min. 62 :(ars) F_Chiesa takes advantage of a mistake by J_Clauss ... It's a lucky break ... F_Chiesa has a dig at goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 62 :(new) T_Kroos plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Grimaldo decides to go for goal instead! ... But D_Raum comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 65 :(ars) M_Locatelli rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to A_Correa ... A_Correa cracks a laser towards goal! ... T_Strakosha collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 67 :(ars) L_Hernandez looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to F_Chiesa ... Cleaned up by J_Clauss Min. 68 :(new) J_David takes possession ... Knocks it past M_Locatelli ... He's through on goal ... J_David hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 70 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to A Min. 72 :(ars) A_Correa knocks it past R_Burke and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A_Correa with the goal bound shot! ... T_Strakosha parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 72 :(new) M_Llorente slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... M_Llorente with a thundering shot! ... But D_Henderson palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 73 :(ars) D_Raum with the through ball to S_Botman ... S_Botman hits a crisp volley! ... T_Strakosha with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 73 :(new) R_De_Tomas jumps over M_Locatelli's challenge ... R_De_Tomas smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... D_Henderson is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by R_De_Tomas! ... D_Henderson makes the catch! Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: F_Chiesa Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to C Min. 77 :(new) J_David looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to A_Grimaldo ... S_Botman intercepts the pass Min. 78 :(new) M_Llorente takes advantage of a mistake by L_Hernandez ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to A_Grimaldo! ... A_Grimaldo with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... D_Henderson saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 82 :(new) J_Tarkowski plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Clauss decides to go for goal instead! ... L_Hernandez with the tackle Min. 87 :(ars) M_Locatelli has it now ... He takes on J_Tarkowski ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Gomez! ... J_Gomez curls the ball in on goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(ars) J_Gomez gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Correa ... A_Correa launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But T_Strakosha just gets his fingers to that one Min. 90 :(ars) N_Pepe crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Sallai in the box ... M_Llorente is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee warns him Min. 91 :(ars) J_Gomez is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe with a stunning strike! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! ... Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 94 :(ars) M_Locatelli unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Thuram ... K_Thuram aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... T_Strakosha makes a fine save Min. 96 :(ars) N_Pepe sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... D_Raum runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... D_Raum with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Strakosha dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had T_Strakosha beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_Correa with an outswinging corner into the box ... The ball comes to D_Raum ... He knocks it goalward ... It takes a deflection! ... T_Strakosha is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Pepe plays it into the danger area! ... T_Strakosha comes out and claims it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Gomez (Man of the Match) Scorers : F_Chiesa (1), N_Pepe (91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Chiesa (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Strakosha Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 22 | 9 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 16 | 5 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 16 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Henderson GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 1 21 18 7 29 | 97 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 52 27 L_Hernandez DF 1 20 17 5 24 | 97 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 33 0 S_Botman DF 1 20 16 6 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 20 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 20 16 5 26 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 M_Locatelli DM 1 17 21 14 27 | 97 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 35 0 K_Thuram MF 1 16 22 7 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 57 Pedri AM 1 11 20 17 25 | 51 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 A_Correa AM 1 4 20 20 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 A_Isak FW 1 3 15 23 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 18 21 22 | 76 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -5 -5 15 E_Audero GK 18 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Raum DF 1 19 16 5 26 | 46 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 12 38 N_Pepe AM 1 2 19 18 22 | 46 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 28 R_Morrison MF 1 6 13 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sallai FW 1 2 12 16 25 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 23 1 1 1 24 | 97 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 20 17 14 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 21 15 14 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 20 15 10 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 6 J_Tarkowski DF 1 20 13 10 30 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 R_Burke DF 1 19 14 6 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 M_Llorente MF 1 12 21 14 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 24 T_Kroos MF 1 15 21 15 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 S_Canales MF 1 4 20 19 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 J_David FW 1 6 16 19 29 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 12 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 16 21 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 4 S_Herrera GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_W_Prowse MF 1 13 19 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 17 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Torp FW 1 8 10 14 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1704478259 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40