Premier League · 2024

Arsenal 1–0 Newcastle United · Premier League

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1–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 1–0.

Shots
1214
Shots on target
45
Expected goals
0.641.86
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Newcastle United 1–0. Recorded in this match (Arsenal – Newcastle United): shots 12–14, shots on target 4–5, expected goals 0.64–1.86, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Newcastle United's recent record differs from the season

weak

Newcastle United's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.84 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1.84 goals/match1.55 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.57 corners/match ●CornersArsenal · Newcastle United5.54 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricArsenalNewcastle UnitedBaseline
Corners6.57 corners/match5.54 corners/match5.02 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots14 shotsArsenal 12 shots, Newcastle United 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots5 shotsArsenal 4 shots, Newcastle United 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.64 xG1.86 xGArsenal 0.64 xG, Newcastle United 1.86 xG
  • Possession51%49%Arsenal 51%, Newcastle United 49%
  • Corners10 corners7 cornersArsenal 10 corners, Newcastle United 7 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls9 foulsArsenal 9 fouls, Newcastle United 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Bruno Guimarães · Newcastle United · 6′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMartin Ødegaard · Arsenal · 15′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDeclan Rice · Arsenal · 28′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBen White · Arsenal · 69′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThomas Partey · Arsenal · 9′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSandro Tonali · Newcastle United · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 38′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 59′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 61′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMyles Lewis-Skelly · Arsenal · 50′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLeandro Trossard · Arsenal · 13′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoe Willock · Newcastle United · 83′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTino Livramento · Newcastle United · 11′ · 0.06 xG · on targetFabian Schär · Newcastle United · 79′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDeclan Rice · Arsenal · 55′ · 0.07 xG · goalGabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 51′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 75′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 16′ · 0.10 xG · on targetSven Botman · Newcastle United · 17′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedFabian Schär · Newcastle United · 18′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedDan Burn · Newcastle United · 17′ · 0.17 xG · on targetThomas Partey · Arsenal · 14′ · 0.22 xG · on targetFabian Schär · Newcastle United · 90′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedBruno Guimarães · Newcastle United · 6′ · 0.28 xG · on targetFabian Schär · Newcastle United · 17′ · 0.46 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Arsenal: 12 shots, 4 on target, 0.66 xG. Newcastle United: 14 shots, 5 on target, 1.87 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Declan Rice · Arsenal · 55′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Arsenal 0.66 xG · Newcastle United 1.87 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Arsenal
1Draws
2Newcastle United
Newcastle United — Arsenal · Premier League1–0
Arsenal — Newcastle United · Premier League4–1
Newcastle United — Arsenal · Premier League1–0
Newcastle United — Arsenal · Premier League0–2
Arsenal — Newcastle United · Premier League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Arsenal favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Newcastle United in 1 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Arsenal37 matchesNewcastle United37 matches
1.81 goals/matchGoals scored37/371.84 goals/match
0.89 goals/match ▲Goals allowed37/371.24 goals/match
1.6 xG/matchExpected goals37/37▲ 1.74 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots37/3713.6 shots/match
4.86 shots/match ▲Shots on target37/374.51 shots/match
56.9% ●Possession37/3750.8%
6.57 corners/match ●Corners37/375.54 corners/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls37/3710.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples37 / 37home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 May 2025, 19:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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