FMFA Premier Division, Arsenal vs. Newcastle United (Sun May 12) Arsenal | Newcastle United 4-4-2 P | 4-4-2 T Ryan Field | Harry Klenjan | J_Pickford GK | GK Ederson E_Bailly DF | DF V_Chiriches L_Bateman DF | DF S_Mustafi Rafael DF | DF B_M_Indi K_Gibbs DF | DF S_Brotherton M_Ozil MF | MF R_Sterling M_Reus MF | MF R_Mahrez F_Geraldes MF | MF N_Matic E_Robson MF | MF J_Navas A_Correa FW | FW Neymar G_Barbosa FW | FW S_Rondon | W_Szczesny SUB | SUB A_Smithies A_Schurrle SUB | SUB D_Sterling P_Jones SUB | SUB P_Wollscheid Oscar SUB | SUB K_Alpin G_Higuain SUB | SUB K_Mbappe Min. 1 :(ars) F_Geraldes heads the ball back to M_Ozil ... M_Ozil heads the ball towards goal ! ... Wide of goal Min. 2 :(new) N_Matic moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Neymar ... Neymar controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... Over the bar Min. 5 :(ars) K_Gibbs spots M_Reus who is in acres of space ... V_Chiriches gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Ozil floats the ball in! ... V_Chiriches gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 9 :(new) N_Matic threads the through ball to V_Chiriches ... But Rafael wins the tackle Min. 13 :(ars) F_Geraldes gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds M_Reus ... M_Reus tries to lob the keeper ! ... It hits off a defender! ... Ederson is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Reus drives it into the box! ... V_Chiriches reads it well and clears the danger Min. 13 :(new) R_Sterling finds S_Rondon in acres of space ... L_Bateman reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 13 :(ars) A_Correa gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside S_Mustafi! ... He has some space now! ... J_Navas with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 18 :(ars) M_Reus brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Correa gets on the end of the pass ... A_Correa with a thundering volley! ... But Ederson punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 27 :(new) R_Sterling skips the challenge from K_Gibbs ... Rafael had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... J_Navas knocks it forward ... Neymar gets on the end of it ... Neymar has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... It hits off a defender! ... J_Pickford is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Mahrez curls it into the box! ... It is kicked away by Rafael Min. 29 :(ars) K_Gibbs kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Ozil gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Ozil ! ... Ederson with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 30 :(ars) E_Robson looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Reus ... N_Matic takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 31 :(ars) M_Reus boots it towards A_Correa ... From long range A_Correa bends the ball towards goal! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... Ederson looks relieved there! Min. 33 :(ars) G_Barbosa runs at the defence ... He nutmegs B_M_Indi ... He showed his class there ... G_Barbosa heads the ball towards goal ! ... Ederson makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 34 :(ars) K_Gibbs is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to G_Barbosa ... G_Barbosa lobs Ederson! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 35 :(ars) M_Reus sidesteps N_Matic ... M_Reus with the 40 yard drive ! ... Ederson gets up well to catch that one Min. 37 :(new) S_Rondon with the dribble ... E_Bailly with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 40 :(ars) A_Correa is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ars) K_Gibbs runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... A_Correa latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... But S_Brotherton wins the tackle cleanly Min. 45 :(ars) M_Reus finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... M_Reus with a thundering drive! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the Arsenal fans! ... That’s put Arsenal ahead! ... Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 46 :(ars) Arsenal altered their play to a D strategy Min. 46 :(new) R_Mahrez changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Neymar ... Neymar with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... But J_Pickford hits it away ... He could have held onto that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle United Min. 47 :(ars) K_Gibbs runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to G_Barbosa ... G_Barbosa flicks the header toward the far post! ... Looks like it should be Ederson's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... Ederson looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 53 :(new) R_Mahrez slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 53 :(new) K_Alpin is coming on for R_Mahrez and will play MF Min. 55 :(new) J_Navas fires over a low cross to S_Rondon ... A great volley from S_Rondon ! ... J_Pickford with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 63 :(ars) M_Reus lays the ball back to K_Gibbs ... K_Gibbs hits a great drive! ... Ederson won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 65 :(ars) P_Jones is coming on for K_Gibbs and playing DF Min. 67 :(ars) F_Geraldes brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... E_Robson gets on the end of the pass ... B_M_Indi with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Harry Klenjan looks relieved Min. 69 :(ars) E_Bailly sidesteps S_Brotherton ... E_Bailly with a scorcher of a shot ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 70 :(ars) A_Schurrle is coming on for M_Ozil and will play MF Min. 70 :(ars) G_Higuain is going to be brought on ... A_Correa is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 76 :(new) N_Matic barges Rafael off the ball ... Excellent sliding challenge from F_Geraldes ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 77 :(new) R_Sterling slides the ball across to S_Rondon ... S_Rondon with a scorcher of a shot ! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(ars) G_Higuain nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... S_Rondon with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 40,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Reus (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Reus (45) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Rafael (27) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Matic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : R_Mahrez (53) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 12 | 5 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 12 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 27 1 2 1 24 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 25 3 2 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 L_Bateman DF 2 23 2 6 17 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Rafael DF 3 22 12 3 28 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 K_Gibbs DF 2 23 13 4 27 | 66 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 50 1 M_Ozil MF 2 3 26 12 25 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 12 M_Reus MF 2 3 26 11 25 | 93 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 27 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 26 2 25 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 E_Robson MF 1 2 22 3 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 26 22 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 G_Barbosa FW 2 3 3 23 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 W_Szczesny GK 25 2 3 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Schurrle MF 2 3 23 11 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Jones DF 2 21 13 3 22 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 Oscar MF 3 2 22 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Higuain FW 2 2 5 24 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 V_Chiriches DF 1 26 8 4 27 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 S_Mustafi DF 2 24 3 3 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M_Indi DF 2 24 6 2 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Brotherton DF 2 24 2 3 16 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Sterling MF 2 4 26 12 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Mahrez MF 2 3 26 12 21 | 54 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Matic MF 1 13 25 12 27 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 J_Navas MF 2 3 24 11 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Neymar FW 2 4 3 26 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 S_Rondon FW 1 2 4 24 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Smithies GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sterling DF 1 23 4 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Wollscheid DF 3 22 4 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Alpin MF 2 3 24 3 21 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mbappe FW 2 3 4 24 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1557688587 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35