Gabriel Magalhaes stoppage-time goal boosted three points for the visitors as Arsenal came back to beat Newcastle United 2-1 at St. James’ Park on Sunday.
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Nick Woltemade staked the hosts to a half-time lead but ex-Magpies man Mikel Merino headed home in the 83rd minute and Gabriel Magalhaes scored six minutes into seven minutes’ stoppage time to give Arsenal a huge three points.
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Arsenal go second with 13 points, two back of leaders Liverpool, while Newcastle stay bottom-half. The Magpies are 15th with six points from as many matches.
Galvanized Gunners thrive with their strengths
Not a lot of teams go to Newcastle and assert themselves on the game right away, but Arsenal’s first-half hour at St. James’ Park feature a 10-12 minute span of pure dominance without the finishing touch. Few people would’ve expected the Gunners to wilt when Nick Woltemade stole the lead for Newcastle, but the way Mikel Arteta’s men responded was terrific. Martin Odegaard was terrific off the bench — Eddie Howe called his insertion the turning point of the game — and joined Declan Rice as deserved playmakers in the win. In some ways it felt like the muscle memory kicked in once Merino won his goal off Rice’s cross, and Gabriel Magalhaes cashing in the winner off a corner kick was a stunning but not surprising moment. This should count as a big game won, but Arteta’s going to have to oversee a similar performance against one of their title rivals before the “handbrake” questions stop coming his way. Still, there’s promise here.
What’s next?
Newcastle go to Union Saint-Gilloise early Wednesday in the Champions League, then return home to host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at 9am ET Sunday.
Arsenal host Olympiacos in the Champions League on Wednesday, then welcome West Ham to the Emirates at 10am Satutday.
How to watch Newcastle vs Arsenal live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 11:30am ET Sunday
Venue: St. James’ Park — Newcastle
TV Channel: USA
Streaming: Watch live on NBC.com
Newcastle vs Arsenal final score: 1-2
Nick Woltemade 35', Mikel Merino 83', Gabriel Magalhaes 90+6'
Newcastle vs Arsenal live updates — by Nick Mendola
Gabriel Magalhaes goal — Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal
A header off a corner. Tale as old as time.
Saliba boxes out Pope, and Magalhaes gets the better of Burn.
VAR looking at possible penalty
Anthony Elanga’s cross is blocked by the trailing and raised arm of a sliding Gabriel Magalhaes, but the ball first caught the player’s calf and it won’t be a pen.
Mikel Merino goal (video) — Newcastle 1-1 Arsenal
Declan Rice has been great and he gets in on the equalizer with a great cross that ex-Newcastle man Merino heads back across goal and inside Pope’s far post.
Valentino Livramento injury
The fullback grabs his knee. He suffered an ACL injury with Southampton in 2021-22 and that makes this all a bit nervy as he’s stretchered off the pitch.
Jamaal Lascelles will take his place with about a quarter-hour to play.
Subs
Arsenal bring on Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino for Saka and Calafiori. They had inserted William Saliba for Cristhian Mosquera at the break.
Newcastle opt for Kieran Trippier, William Osula, and Anthony Elanga in the places of Gordon, Woltemade, and Murphy.
1-0 Magpies in the 72nd minute.
Halftime — Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal
The Gunners had a 10-minute spell that promised a goal, but Newcastle found the opener in righteous fashion.
Arsenal can boast 54% of the ball and carry an 8-4 edge in shot attempts.
Still, they’ll be chasing the game in the second half. Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard may be favored to come off their bench.
Seven minutes stoppage time
Two VAR reviews, one particularly long, will give this half quite a lease on life.
Nick Woltemade goal (video) — Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal
Off a corner! Arsenal are seeking a review as Woltemade braced for his jump with a hand on Gabriel Magalhaes’ lower back.
But Gabriel fell quite easily, and Woltemade’s heading of Sandro Tonali’s corner is true.
Pope on Eze again!
Pope flies to his right for another Sunday save!
Eze is feeling it but so is his fellow Englishman between the sticks.
0-0, 29'.
Arsenal penalty overturned
Nick Pope chops down Gyokeres.
The replay shows that Pope got a piece of the ball before Gyokeres, and there’s an on-field review.
Jarred Gillett gets it right. No pen.
More Newcastle corners
Gordon’s cross off a corner leads to Declan Rice’s header out of play.
Now Thiaw meets a corner but it’s deflected out for another, this one from the right.
Raya slaps this one out but Newcastle keep the ball.
Newcastle win a corner
Nick Woltemade holds play on the left and it leads to a cross that Timber knocks out for a corner kick under duress by Dan Burn.
Malick Thiaw heads the corner toward goal but David Raya is there for a comfortable collection.
0-0, 11'.
Great save by Nick Pope
Eze does so well to take a wild cross out of the air and turn it into a bounding half-volley.
Pope fires to his left and limits the damage to an Arsenal corner.
Pope slaps away that service as well and Newcastle cannot quite mount a counter attack.
Underway
And a first-minute message of intent from Joelinton as he clobbers Saka to give away a set piece to Arsenal.
Nick Pope saves Viktor Gyokeres’ bounced header.
Saka starts, Odegaard on bench
William Saliba and Martin Odegaard begin the day on the bench for Arsenal.
Eddie Howe keeps Kieran Trippier on the bench in order to play Dan Burn, Sven Botman, and Malick Thiaw in his back line. Anthony Elanga waits for his introduction.
Newcastle lineup
Pope, Burn, Thiaw, Botman, Livramento, Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Gordon, Murphy, Woltemade
Arsenal lineup
Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Magalhaes, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres
What to watch in the Newcastle vs Arsenal team news
Arsenal host Olympiacos on Wednesday, a couple of hours after Newcastle visit Union Saint-Gilloise. Both teams are dealing with injury-challenged depth but seem likely to go 100% at this one.
After his long injury layoff, Bukayo Saka started against Port Vale and went an hour. Will Arteta start him again ahead of the UCL? Is Martin Odegaard’s shoulder ready to go?
Eddie Howe seemingly used the Bournemouth fixture as well as their League Cup outing versus Port Vale to refresh the legs of his best midfielders. He’s probably ready to use Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, and Joelinton in both games. What will he do up top? Nick Woltemade is almost certainly set to start, but Harvey Barnes, Anthony Gordon, Jacob Murphy, and Anthony Elanga should split the next two games.
Newcastle team news, focus
OUT: Jacob Ramsey (foot), Yoane Wissa (knee), Fabian Schar (concussion)
Arsenal team news, focus
OUT: Piero Hincapie (groin), Noni Madueke (knee), Kai Havertz (knee - MORE), Gabriel Jesus (knee) | QUESTIONABLE: Martin Odegaard (shoulder - MORE)
Newcastle vs Arsenal preview — by Andy Edwards
Arsenal (2nd place - 10 points) rescued a stoppage-time draw against Manchester City last weekend but still fell two points further behind after the Reds extended their perfect start by beating Everton. Through five games, the Gunners have taken all nine points from three games against sides currently in the bottom half of the table and just one of a possible six against their top title rivals, Liverpool and Man City.
Fortunately for Mikel Arteta’s side, Newcastle (13th - 6 points) have just one win and three goals scored on the season. Eddie Howe and Co., are clearly still adjusting to life without Alexander Isak and perhaps realizing just how many cracks the sensational Swede papered over with his 21- and 23-goal seasons. The Magpies have only managed to eclipse the 1.0 xG mark in two of their five games and put up a shocking 0.14 in a scoreless draw with Bournemouth last weekend (0.46 for the Cherries).
Newcastle vs Arsenal prediction
If Arsenal set out to attack and take the game to Newcastle, they should win easily, but it all depends on whether or not Arteta views it as a “big game.” Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal.
