Arsenal vs Newcastle LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction after stalemate at Emirates Stadium
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle: Gunners endure frustrating stalemate but still clear atop Premier League table
Arsenal’s Premier League title charge was checked as the leaders could find no way through third-placed Newcastle United in a disappointing 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium.
Victory would have given Arsenal a 10-point lead but they had to make do with a point against a rock-solid Newcastle who defended superbly to remain unbeaten since August.
The closest the hosts came to breaking the deadlock was in the 87th minute when Newcastle keeper Nick Pope made a great save to keep out a low shot by Eddie Nketiah while Arsenal also had a vociferous late penalty claim waved away.
Newcastle, who have the stingiest defence in the top flight this season, were content to sit deep for most of the evening although Joelinton wasted a good opportunity before the break.
Relive Arsenal vs Newcastle with our blog below:
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
36 mins: Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka link-up on the right side of the box with Nketiah holding the ball up brilliantly before offloading it to Saka.
He sends a pass inside to Odegaard who lets it run to Partey. Partey takes a touch then drills an effort at goal but is easily charged down by Joe Willock.
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
33 mins: Odegaard is brought down by Joelinton leaving Arsenal with the chance to get the ball into the penalty area. He curls a decent floaty cross into the box where Gabriel wins the ball and nods an effort wide of the back post!
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
30 mins: Dan Burn is being asked to mark both Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka when Arsenal have the ball. Odegaard provides a threat through the middle and Saka out wide.
Oleksandr Zinchenko threads the ball up to Eddie Nketiah who turns it across to Odegaard but Burn is well positioned to lean across the midfielder and clear the danger.
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
27 mins: Bruno Guimaraes picks up the first yellow card of the game for a late tackle in the middle of the pitch and he’s quickly followed into the book by Callum Wilson who heavily takes out William Saliba.
The Arsenal fans are singing as one now, raising the noise level inside the stadium and spurring their team on.
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
24 mins: Ben White and Joelinton clashed heads in a 50/50 challenge requiring both to take on some extra treatment. Mikel Arteta gathered his team to him during this break and issued out some animated instructions.
Probably telling Arsenal to speed up their play.
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
21 mins: Thomas Partey attempts to pick out Saka on the right but Burn steps up and intercepts the diagonal pass. He gives the ball to Callum Wilson but Partey recovers from his earlier mistake and nicks the ball away from the Newcastle forward.
Elsewhere in the Premier League
As the 20 minute mark arrives at the Emirates stadium here’s an update on the other Premier League games taking place right now.
Aleksandar Mitrovic has sent Fulham ahead against Leicester and Kaoru Mitoma opened the scoring at Goodison Park to put Brighton 1-0 up versus Everton.
Man Utd vs Bournemouth is also underway.
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
18 mins: The tempo of the game has settled now after Arsenal’s intense start. A cross field pass comes over to Bukayo Saka on the right wing but Dan Burn is across quickly to charge him down and block the cross out for a throw in.
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
15 mins: Almiron is a livewire for Newcastle and is injecting pace into their attacks whenever the visitors get into the final third.
He passes the ball out to Joelinton on the left side of the pitch and the Newcastle man wins a corner when Ben White blocks his cross out of play.
Trippier’s delivery is decent but the ball hits one of his teammates and bounces wide of the target.
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
12 mins: Miguel Almiron is crowded out after being fed the ball inside the penalty area. He manages to offload it to Kieran Trippier whose cross is cleared by Thomas Partey.
The ball bounces over Fabian Schar who mistimes his attempt to control it and Eddie Nketiah is allowed to drive it up the pitch after spinning in behind the defender.
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