Newcastle United locked horns with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to secure a good result away from home in the Premier League. The Magpies made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 18th minute when Sven Botman scored an unfortunate own goal. Kai Havertz put the home team 2-0 ahead in the 24th minute. Eddie Howe’s men failed to come up with a response and went into the half-time interval 2-0 down on the scoreline.
Bukayo Saka made it 3-0 to the Gunners in the 65th minute before Jakub Kiwior added another goal just four minutes later. Joe Willock got his name on the scoresheet in the 84th minute as the Tyneside club ended up crashing to a poor 4-1 loss on the road.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player performed during the clash against the Gunners.
GK: Loris Karius – 6.5/10
Karius made a few important saves at the back but still ended up conceding four goals tonight.
RB: Kieran Trippier – 6/10
He did his fair share of defending but struggled to make an impact in the opponent’s half.
CB: Fabian Schar – 6/10
Schar cleared his lines when he could but failed to keep things solid at the back.
CB: Sven Botman – 5/10
Botman put his foot through the ball when needed. However, he was also guilty of making some costly errors at the back.
LB: Tino Livramento – 5.5/10
He made one decent chance going forward but was far from convincing when defending inside his half.
CM: Sean Longstaff – 6/10
Longstaff earned the ball back once and failed to impress in the middle of the park.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 6.5/10
He made one important interception for his team and managed to complete some energetic dribbles from midfield.
CM: Lewis Miley – 6/10
Miley struggled to get into the flow of the game and put in a disjointed display tonight.
RW: Miguel Almiron – 6/10
He failed to catch the eye and was a quiet presence on the right flank.
ST: Alexander Isak – 6/10
Isak made one encouraging run with the ball but failed to be a threat up top.
LW: Anthony Gordon – 6/10
He worked hard but failed to find the back of the net.
Substitutes:
LW: Harvey Barnes – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RW: Jacob Murphy – 6/10
He struggled to influence the game.
CB: Jamaal Lascelles – 6/10
Lascelles kept a solid shape at the back.
LB: Dan Burn – 7/10
He came on and picked up an assist for setting up Willock’s goal.
CM: Joe Willock – 7/10
Willock managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 84th minute.
