FULL TIME
As it happened: Newcastle United 0-2 Arsenal
Full time!
Arsenal take all three points back to North London after Mo Elneny and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score two fantastic goals to ease past the Magpies. The Gunners move to ninth in the Premier League.
Added time.
Four Minutes added time.
Red card!
Newcastle go down to ten men as Fabian Schar lunges into the back of Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal Change
Thomas Partey replaces Martin Odegaard.
Newcastle change.
Dwight Gale replaces Keiran Clark.
Newcastle chance.
80: Shelvey shoots from distance but the shot is blocked by Chambers.
Position change.
Gabriel Martinelli has moved to CF with Pepe drifting out to the left.
Arsenal Substitution:
77: Pepe replaces Aubameyang
Arsenal domination.
Arsenal are knocking the ball around and dominating the ball, pinning Newcastle back.
Arsenal hot on the counter.
70: Arsenal break quickly from their own half with Bellerin's cross deflected behind for a corner
Arsenal chance.
68: Willian launches a ball into the box where Chambers and Gabriel wait but, Chambers heads just wide.
Goal, Arsenal!
Martinelli crosses into the box and Aubameyang athletically jumps to smash home.
Arsenal freekick.
61: Granit Xhaka is caught by Fernandez outside the box in a dangerous position on the left hand side.
Chambers on for Luiz.
Callum Chambers comes on for the injured David Luiz and is called to action straight away to clear a Matt Richie cross.
Luiz down.
David Luiz goes down clutching his hamstring after playing a long ball to Aubameyang. Looks like the end of the Brazilians afternoon. Worrying times for Arsenal ahead of a huge tie midweek.
Second half kicks off!
The teams are back out and Arsenal will get us underway for the second half. No changes at the break.
Half time.
Arsenal go into the break 0-1 up with a first half strike from Mo Elneny.
Two Minutes added time.
Freekick for Arsenal.
41: Arsenal get a freekick just outside the box in a central position. Odegaard and Willian stood over it.
Arsenal Chance.
35. David Luiz's glancing header looks goal bound but Callum Wilson clears the ball away from Aubameyang who was lurking at the back post.
Ceballos chance.
31: Martinelli runs down the left hand side and finds Ceballos in the box who cannot connect with the shot to send it on target.
Almiron Caution.
30: Almiron is shown the yellow card for catching Dani Ceballos off the ball.
Ball Cleared off the line.
28: Elneny wins the header form the corner which is headed off the line by Almiron.
Shot on Goal!
28: Xhaka strikes from range with his left foot, Strong save by the Newcastle keeper.
Arsenal Domination
Arsenal dominating the possession but since the goal, have failed to find another shot on target. Newcastle look dangerous on the counter.
Xhaka cautioned.
Granit Xhaka is cautioned as he sliced down Saint Maximin
Chance- Newcastle.
Matt Richie finds Saint Maximin outside the box who shoots but his shot is saved by Ryan.
Saint-Maximin danger man.
16: St- Maximin causing problems for Arsenal again as the danger man dribbles past helpless Arsenal defenders but cannot find anyone in the box.
Newcastle chance.
Allan Saint- Maximin goes on one of his mazy runs and dribbles past Elneny to find Richie who crosses the ball into the box which is claimed by Mat Ryan.
Good start from the Gunners.
Arsenal begin with a good tempo, on the front foot creating chances early on.
Arsenal goal!
Mo Elneny scores and puts the ball in the back of the net from outside the box to score his first Premier League goal.
Aubameyang down the middle
Arsenal's attack line up with Aubameyang down the middle with Martinelli and Willian either side of him. Odegaard sits just in behind.
Kits.
Arsenal play in their home Red kit with White shorts and Red socks kicking from Left to right.
Kick off!
The players all take the knee to display their support to the fight against all kinds of Racism and Discrimination.
5 Minutes to kick off
Teams are walking out, Here we go..
Newcastle Lineup:
Newcastle lineup:
Dubravka, Murphy, Ritchie, Dummett, Clark, Fernández, Almirón, Sean Longstaff, Wilson, Saint-Maximin, Shelvey
Arsenal lineup:
Arsenal lineup:
Ryan, Bellerin, Luiz, Gabriel, Xhaka, Elneny, Ceballos, Willian, Odegaard, Martinelli, Aubameyang.