Arsenal v Newcastle United, 16 February 2020

Score4-0 to Arsenal
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,188

View Arsenal v Newcastle United head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 50 Arsenal won: 30 Drawn: 10 Newcastle United won: 10 Arsenal scored: 83 Newcastle United scored: 41 This was Arsenal's biggest win against Newcastle United since a 7-3 victory on 29 December 2012 when they scored six goal in the second-half. Newcastle United had now failed to score in 13 of their last 20 visits to Arsenal in the Premier League.

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 54 G
Nicolas Pépé 57 G
Mesut Özil 90 G
Alexandre Lacazette 90 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Ciaran Clark Defender
Federico Fernández Defender
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Danny Rose Defender/Midfielder
Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Valentino Lazaro Midfielder/Forward
Sean Longstaff Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Torreira for Dani Ceballos 82
Alexandre Lacazette for Eddie Nketiah 85
Joe Willock for Mesut Özil 90

Substitutions:

Isaac Hayden for Valentino Lazaro 74
Matt Ritchie for Federico Fernández 75
Fabian Schär for Ciaran Clark 83

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 9 Y
Bukayo Saka 82 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Florian Lejeune
Defender Fabian Schär
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder Matty Longstaff
Midfielder Matt Ritchie

Comments:

League position: 10th With their first win in the Premier League since New Year's Day, Arsenal remained unbeaten in all competitions in 2020. The Gunners scored four or more goals in the second-half of a game in the Premier League for the first time since their 5-1 win at Fulham on 7 October 2018. Mesut Özil scored his first goal in his last 25 appearances for Arsenal since 21 April 2019 against Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Mesut Özil scored Arsenal's third goal in the final minute of normal time at the end of the game before Alexandre Lacazette added their fourth in the fifth minute of added time.

Comments:

League position: 13th Newcastle United conceded four or more goals in the second-half of a game for the first time since their 5-0 loss at Leicester City in the Premier League on 29 September 2019. The Magpies failed in their attempt to extend their unbeaten run to five games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2016. They had now failed to score in three of their last four league and cup games.

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 54 G
Nicolas Pépé 57 G
Mesut Özil 90 G
Alexandre Lacazette 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Substitutions:

Lucas Torreira for Dani Ceballos 82
Alexandre Lacazette for Eddie Nketiah 85
Joe Willock for Mesut Özil 90

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 9 Y
Bukayo Saka 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Comments:

League position: 10th With their first win in the Premier League since New Year's Day, Arsenal remained unbeaten in all competitions in 2020. The Gunners scored four or more goals in the second-half of a game in the Premier League for the first time since their 5-1 win at Fulham on 7 October 2018. Mesut Özil scored his first goal in his last 25 appearances for Arsenal since 21 April 2019 against Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Mesut Özil scored Arsenal's third goal in the final minute of normal time at the end of the game before Alexandre Lacazette added their fourth in the fifth minute of added time.

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Ciaran Clark Defender
Federico Fernández Defender
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Danny Rose Defender/Midfielder
Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Valentino Lazaro Midfielder/Forward
Sean Longstaff Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Isaac Hayden for Valentino Lazaro 74
Matt Ritchie for Federico Fernández 75
Fabian Schär for Ciaran Clark 83

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Florian Lejeune
Defender Fabian Schär
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder Matty Longstaff
Midfielder Matt Ritchie

Comments:

League position: 13th Newcastle United conceded four or more goals in the second-half of a game for the first time since their 5-0 loss at Leicester City in the Premier League on 29 September 2019. The Magpies failed in their attempt to extend their unbeaten run to five games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2016. They had now failed to score in three of their last four league and cup games.