Arsenal vs Newcastle LIVE with Premier League result, final score and reaction today
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Arsenal returned to winning ways and deepened Newcastle United’s relegation worries as goals by Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli sealed a comfortable 2-0 Premier League win on Saturday.
Bottom club Newcastle had new manager Eddie Howe on the touchline for the first time after he was forced to isolate due to a positive COVID-19 test, but they were well beaten in the end and remain without a league win after 13 games.
Arsenal, whose 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions came to a juddering halt at Liverpool last week, dominated the opening half with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missing a sitter.
But their patience was rewarded as Saka finished superbly in the 56th minute before substitute Martinelli volleyed the second 10 minutes later with his first touch of the game.
Newcastle’s Jonjo Shelvey was denied by the woodwork in the first half but once they went behind, a 17th defeat in 18 league games against Arsenal looked inevitable.
Arsenal stayed fifth in the table, level on points with fourth-placed West Ham United.
Newcastle have six points and are five behind 17th-placed Leeds United who play later on Saturday.
Brighton 0 - 0 Leeds
53 mins: Chance! Raphinha sends a long pass up to Dallas who lets it run out to Harrison on the left wing. He passes it back inside to Dallas who rolls the ball onto his right foot and shoots from just outside the box. The shot has a little swerve on it that confuses Sanchez who tries to push it over the crossbar. He stops the shot with his hand but the ball comes back into play and his centre-backs manage to keep the loose ball away from Rodrigo.
Brighton 0 - 0 Leeds
50 mins: Moder carries the ball into the box but gets tackled. Shackleton attempts to work it clear but runs into Maupay and goes down. Maupay blasts a shot over the crossbar but the whostle goes and Brighton are awarded a free kick.
Brighton 0 - 0 Leeds
48 mins: Jack Harrison swings a cross in from the left wing but Cucurella gets a glancing head to the ball and knocks it out of the Brighton penalty area.
The Seagulls regain possession and a long diagonal ball comes up the pitch for Lamptey but he can’t keep the ball in play and it skips behind for a goal kick.
Second half: Brighton 0 - 0 Leeds
Kick off: Jamie Shackleton and Pascal Struijk are on for Leeds as Marcelo Bielsa makes a couple of changes at the break. Junior Firpo and Kalvin Phillips are the two men replaced.
Brighton 0 - 0 Leeds
Tariq Lamptey has created five chances for Brighton in the first half versus Leeds, the most he’s ever created in a single Premier League match.
Brighton 0 - 0 Leeds
The 12 shots Brighton have had in the first half is the highest total they’ve created in the first half of any game in the Premier League this season.
Brighton 0 - 0 Leeds
Leeds have lost their last five away league games against Brighton without scoring a single goal, while their last away league win against the Seagulls was back in November 2009 in League One.
They look like the second best team on the pitch tonight too but have found a way to stay on level terms after the first half.
Brighton 0 - 0 Leeds
45+2 mins: Leeds have been outplayed by Brighton over that first 45 minutes but the half-time score remains goalless. Neal Maupay had two fantastic chances to put the Seagulls in front but messed both of them up. Jakub Moder and Leandro Trossard both also hit the post for Brighton.
Leeds are lucky to still be in the game.
Brighton 0 - 0 Leeds
45 mins: Two minutes of added time to play at the end of the first half. Llorente is fine to play on for Leeds.
Brighton 0 - 0 Leeds
44 mins: A Brighton free kick is swung into the box from the right hand side. Lewis Dunk rises higher than Diego Llorente but catches the Leeds defender in the face with a trailing arm. Leeds clear the ball but Llorente needs to get checked by the physios.
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