Arsenal hammer Newcastle to keep pace with Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League title race. Check out the best facts and numbers from the game with our Arsenal vs Newcastle stats page.
Arsenal beat Newcastle 4-1 at Emirates Stadium to move back to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.
A Sven Botman own goal was soon followed by Kai Havertz finishing well after great work by Gabriel Martinelli as the hosts took a two-goal lead into the break.
Bukayo Saka and Jakub Kiwior added further goals in the second half, before former Arsenal man Joe Willock pulled a goal back for Newcastle late on.
Check out the Opta facts from the game below, as well as a timeline of the key points and our match centre for your own post-match analysis.
Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle Post-Match Facts
- Arsenal have scored 2+ goals in their last seven halves of Premier League football, the first team to do so in the competition’s history (second half vs Liverpool, and both halves against West Ham, Burnley and Newcastle).
- Joe Willock’s goal was Newcastle’s first away to Arsenal in all competitions since Ayoze Pérez’s strike in December 2014. It ended a run of 860 minutes without a goal for the Magpies at Emirates Stadium.
- This was the fourth time Newcastle have conceded 4+ goals in a Premier League game this season – only in 2021-22 (6) have they done so in more different games across a campaign.
- Arsenal have scored more goals from set pieces (19, excluding penalties) and more goals from corners (13) than any other side in the Premier League this season.
- Bukayo Saka has scored in his last five Premier League appearances for Arsenal. He’s the first Englishman to do so for the club since Ian Wright (a run of seven between September and November 1994).
- Arsenal have become the sixth side to win at least each of their first six Premier League games from the start of a calendar, with each of the last three going on to win the league that season (Man City in 2021, Liverpool in 2020, Man Utd in 2009, Blackburn in 1994 and Sheffield Wednesday in 1993).
- Arsenal have won all seven games in which Kai Havertz has scored for them in all competitions. Today was the first time he’s both scored and assisted in a Premier League game since December 2022 (vs Bournemouth).
- Newcastle failed to have a single shot in the first half of this match, the first time they’ve done so in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League game since March 2014 (vs Southampton).
Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle Timeline
Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle Stats Centre
Our Opta match centre delivers you all of the Arsenal vs Newcastle stats from Saturday’s Premier League clash at Emirates Stadium.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own analysis of the game.
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