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 have been nonetheless choosing up outcomes,” Newcastle defender Lewis Corridor informed TNT Sports activities. “The previous few weeks after we have been taking part in higher soccer we weren’t getting outcomes. That is one thing we will construct on for certain.”

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

“That was huge,” Isak, who has scored 12 targets in his final 12 house league video games, informed TNT. “An enormous sport towards a giant group, I feel it means so much, a little bit of a press release to us and to the followers that we will win this sport.”

“[Heading] shouldn’t 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 obtained close to the penalty space.

Declan Rice headed a cross simply huge of the online in damage time in Arsenal’s finest likelihood of the day, after which held his head in his palms in frustration.

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

Corridor additionally obtained in the best way of a terrific first-half likelihood for Mikel Merino who volleyed the ball in direction of objective in a crowded six-yard field in Arsenal’s solely shot heading in the right direction.

However Arsenal, winless of their final three league video games, generated little or no in any other case towards a Newcastle aspect using 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 this time,” Arsenal’s Saliba informed TNT Sports activities. “Sadly we did not and we did not play the sport we needed to play. We deserved to lose at this time 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 consider we are going to come again.”

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