Arsenal have just gone two matches without a win in the Premier League, being left far behind by Liverpool and Man City in the rankings. Mikel Arteta and his team were under a lot of pressure when they went away to Newcastle with the pressure to improve their form.
The Gunners started slowly and probed the opponent. In the 12th minute, from an accurate pass from the right wing, Alexander Isak jumped high and headed past Raya to open the score for Newcastle. This was also the first chance of the match and the home team took advantage.
After conceding, the Gunners had two good chances from Saka and Merino, but were unlucky to equalize. In the second half, the away team could no longer maintain good pressure, they seemed discouraged when they could not break the opponent's game.
Trossard's left-footed shot sent the ball in a difficult direction but Lewis Hall cleared the ball right on the goal line. Over the 90 minutes, Arsenal only had 10 shots, and only 1 of them was on target. That is a disappointing statistic for a championship candidate.
In the end, Newcastle won 1-0, thereby ending a streak of 5 matches without a win in the Premier League. Arteta's team is still in 3rd place, but now there is a risk of losing 3rd place to Aston Villa (with the same points) and Chelsea (1 point behind).
