Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal (Nov 2, 2024) Game Analysis

Alexander Isak’s early headed objective lifted Newcastle to a 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday at St. James’ Park, as Eddie Howe’s males delivered a blow to Arsenal’s title chase with their first win in six Premier League outings.

Mikel Arteta’s Gunners remained provisionally third within the standings on 18 factors, with the 2 groups above them — Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool — taking part in in a while Saturday. Newcastle climbed to eighth on 15 factors.

“We did not have the best begin [to the season] performance-wise however we had been nonetheless choosing up outcomes,” Newcastle defender Lewis Corridor advised TNT Sports activities. “The previous couple of weeks after we had been taking part in higher soccer we weren’t getting outcomes. That is one thing we are able to construct on for positive.”

Isak netted his third league objective of the season within the twelfth minute after Newcastle labored the ball out vast to Anthony Gordon who then whipped in a pinpoint cross from the suitable that the 25-year-old Swede, who sneaked in between defenders Gabriel and William Saliba, leapt to go into the far nook previous David Raya.

“That was large,” Isak, who has scored 12 objectives in his final 12 house league video games, advised TNT. “A giant recreation in opposition to an enormous staff, I feel it means rather a lot, a little bit of an announcement to us and to the followers that we are able to win this recreation.”

“[Heading] will not be my strongest high quality,” he added. “It feels good to attain. The cross was superb, I simply needed to soar and put my head on the ball, so credit score to him.”

The Magpies, who beat Arsenal by the identical rating final season at St. James’ Park, did nicely to maintain the guests off the scoresheet, swarming them each time they received close to the penalty space.

Declan Rice headed a cross simply vast of the web in damage time in Arsenal’s greatest probability of the day, after which held his head in his arms in frustration.

Arteta’s aspect squandered a number of different probabilities, together with Bukayo Saka’s header that he despatched simply vast of the web from Kai Havertz’s cross.

Corridor additionally received in the way in which of a terrific first-half probability for Mikel Merino who volleyed the ball in direction of objective in a crowded six-yard field in Arsenal’s solely shot on track.

However Arsenal, winless of their final three league video games, generated little or no in any other case in opposition to a Newcastle aspect driving the momentum of a spirited 2-0 League Cup win over Chelsea three nights earlier.

“We’re all a bit unhappy as a result of we needed to win at present,” Arsenal’s Saliba advised TNT Sports activities. “Sadly we did not and we did not play the sport we needed to play. We deserved to lose at present I feel.

“We’ve to stay collectively,” he added. “Final season we had one interval like this and we have to keep collectively and have the boldness to get out. All of us imagine we’ll come again.”

Saturday’s defeat means Arteta’s staff have misplaced successive away league matches for the primary time since Might 2022.