How did the players fare in Newcastle United's 2-0 defeat to Arsenal?


NEWCASTLE (4-3-3):

8 POPE: Made three excellent first-half saves to keep Newcastle in the game, the pick of which denied Martinelli

6 Trippier: Displayed his usual drive and energy, but was beaten on a couple of occasions by Martinelli’s pace

6 Schar: Struggled to keep tabs on the Arsenal attack, although was somewhat unfortunate to score an own goal

7 Botman: Kept Jesus quiet for most of the game and produced a couple of excellent last-ditch challenges in his own box

6 Burn: Fared reasonably well against the dangerous Saka, but didn’t always use the ball effectively when he had it

7 Willock: Made a series of dangerous breaks into the Arsenal box and saw a good first-half effort saved by Ramsdale

6 Guimaraes: Tried to keep Newcastle moving forward, but wasn’t able to shut down Odegaard in a defensive capacity

6 Joelinton: Asked some questions of the Arsenal defence, but was never really able to find space in the 18-yard box

7 Murphy: Fired a shot against the post in the opening two minutes and remained a threat down the right-hand side

6 Wilson: Led the line energetically, but wasn’t really able to break free of Gabriel in the 18-yard box

7 Isak: Always carried a threat from the left-hand side and came within inches of scoring when he headed against the post


Subs:

5 Almiron (for Murphy, 65): Wasn’t really a factor in the closing stages as Newcastle tried to get back into the game

Saint-Maximin (for Willock, 78)

Gordon (for Wilson, 78)

Anderson (for Joelinton, 81)

Targett (for Burn, 81)

(not used): Dubravka (gk), Dummett, Lewis, Manquillo.


ARSENAL (4-3-3):

Ramsdale 8; White 6, Gabriel 7, Kiwior 7, Zinchenko 6 (Tierney 61, 6); ODEGAARD 9 (Partey 80), Jorginho 7, Xhaka 7; Saka 6, Jesus 7, Martinelli 8 (Trossard 80).

Subs (not used): Turner (gk), Holding, Vieira, Nelson, Smith-Rowe, Nketiah.


Man Of The Match: MARTIN ODEGAARD – The Norwegian ran the game from the pocket of space between Newcastle’s midfield and back four.