Newcastle v Arsenal result

Full-time · Newcastle 1–2 Arsenal

Premier League · Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:30 BST · St. James' Park

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Newcastle 1–2 Arsenal — Arsenal won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Arsenal: 2.07 to 0.74 in expected goals, from 20 shots to 8, ahead on xG from the first minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Arsenal won 2–1 at St. James' Park in the Premier League on Sunday 28 September. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Arsenal came from behind: Newcastle led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Newcastle: Nick Woltemade (34’, assisted by Sandro Tonali); Arsenal: Mikel Merino (84’, assisted by Declan Rice) and Gabriel Magalhães (90’, assisted by Martin Ødegaard).

Discipline

J. Gillett showed three yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 17 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Newcastle: Joelinton (83’) and D. Burn (88’); Arsenal: Riccardo Calafiori (56’).

What it changes

Newcastle move down from 13th to 15th (six league matches played).

Arsenal stay second after this result (six league matches played).

Arsenal have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) 10.6, Declan Rice (Arsenal) 7.8 and Sandro Tonali (Newcastle) 7.3 led the match.

Next up

Newcastle next travel to Crystal Palace on 25 October 2026.

Arsenal next travel to Bayern München on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Newcastle: Crystal Palace v Newcastle, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newcastle 1–2 Arsenal · Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park · Newcastle upon Tyne
Referee: J. Gillett
Head-to-head (last 6): Newcastle 4 · draws 0 · Arsenal 2 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Newcastle 2W 2D 1L · Arsenal 3W 1D 1L

Newcastle 1–2 Arsenal (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 2

Goals

against 0.88 / 0.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.63 / 6.13

Corners

against 3.5 / 2.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 2.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.25 / 1.38

Cards

against 2.63 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.65 yellows

Referee · J. Gillett

2 home / 1.65 away

over 17 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 September 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Newcastle for / against	Line	Arsenal for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.63 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.13 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.5 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.88 for · 8.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.5 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: J. Gillett — 3.65 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20 fouls over 17 matches (2 to the home side, 1.65 to the away side).

Home 2Away 1.65

Newcastle

Newcastle — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
W. Osula n 8	34.3	4.6 6/3	0.7 2/0	—
J. Willock n 8	41.1	2.2 6/2	0.8 3/0	—
N. Woltemade n 8	59.9	1.9 6/2	2.6 6/4	—
Bruno Guimarães n 8	90.9	1.7 6/5	2.5 7/6	—
Joelinton n 8	77.5	1.5 8/1	1.3 7/2	—

Newcastle — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Isak n 8	69.5	3.2 7/7	1.5 6/3
W. Osula n 8	34.3	2.3 3/1	1.6 2/1
A. Gordon n 8	66.4	2.2 6/3	1.2 4/2
C. Wilson n 8	33.3	2 3/1	1.4 1/1
N. Woltemade n 8	59.9	1.9 4/4	1.1 4/2

Newcastle — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
W. Osula n 8	34.3	1 2/1	0 0/0
Joelinton n 8	77.5	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0
J. Murphy n 8	59.4	0 0/0	0.6 3/0
A. Isak n 8	69.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Bruno Guimarães n 8	90.9	0.2 2/0	0.2 1/1

Newcastle — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Lewis Hall n 8	69.3	5 8/6
J. Willock n 8	41.1	3 6/2
Bruno Guimarães n 8	90.9	2.1 7/6
L. Miley n 8	43.6	2.1 5/3
M. Thiaw n 8	63	1.6 5/3

Newcastle — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Pope n 8	90	2.6 6/5

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Mikel Merino n 8	63.8	1.8 6/2	1.8 4/3	—
Riccardo Calafiori n 8	76	1.5 5/4	0.9 4/2	—
J. Timber n 8	68	1.5 7/2	1.5 6/3	—
T. Partey n 8	36.8	1.5 3/1	0 0/0	—
Noni Madueke n 8	56.6	1.4 5/2	1.4 5/2	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Viktor Gyökeres n 8	73	2.2 4/4	0.9 4/2
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	49.3	2.1 5/2	1.6 5/1
Martin Ødegaard n 8	50.6	1.6 6/1	0.4 2/0
Bukayo Saka n 8	66.5	1.5 4/2	0.8 4/1
Leandro Trossard n 8	37.1	1.5 5/0	0.9 3/0

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Leandro Trossard n 8	37.1	0.6 2/0	0.6 2/0
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	49.3	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
Viktor Gyökeres n 8	73	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
J. Timber n 8	68	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	66.5	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Timber n 8	68	4.3 7/7
J. Kiwior n 8	90	2.9 8/8
Cristhian Mosquera n 8	70.3	2.7 7/6
O. Zinchenko n 8	76.3	2.5 7/5
William Saliba n 8	73.8	2 5/4

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Raya n 8	90	2.6 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newcastle		Arsenal
37%	Possession	63%
0.61	Expected goals (xG)	2.04
8	Shots	20
3	Shots on target	7
1	Shots off target	7
4	Blocked shots	6
7	Shots inside the box	18
7	Corners	12
1	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
279	Passes	495
70%	Pass accuracy	82%

Newcastle player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Pope	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.9
M. Thiaw	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
S. Botman	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
D. Burn	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
Bruno Guimarães	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.3
S. Tonali	90	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	7.7
Joelinton	89	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.3
T. Livramento	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Woltemade	67	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
A. Gordon	67	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6.9
J. Murphy	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Elanga sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
K. Trippier sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
W. Osula sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Lascelles sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
H. Barnes sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David Raya	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Timber	90	0	0	2	1	3	2	0	7
Gabriel Magalhães	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	8.7
Declan Rice	90	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	8
Eberechi Eze	90	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	6.5
Viktor Gyökeres	90	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	5.9
Leandro Trossard	88	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
Martín Zubimendi	82	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.3
Riccardo Calafiori	70	0	0	2	0	1	0	Y	6.2
Bukayo Saka	70	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Cristhian Mosquera	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
William Saliba sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Mikel Merino sub	20	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.9
Gabriel Martinelli sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Myles Lewis-Skelly sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Martin Ødegaard sub	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Newcastle v Arsenal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NewcastleDWLDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

ArsenalLWWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Newcastle 4 · 0 draws · Arsenal 2 · 2 goals/game

2025-05-18 Arsenal 1–0 Newcastle
2025-02-05 Newcastle 2–0 Arsenal
2025-01-07 Arsenal 0–2 Newcastle
2024-11-02 Newcastle 1–0 Arsenal
2024-02-24 Arsenal 4–1 Newcastle
2023-11-04 Newcastle 1–0 Arsenal

League standing · 2025/26

Newcastle#12 pos49 pts38 pl-2 GD

Arsenal#1 pos85 pts38 pl+44 GD

Goals per game

Newcastle scored1.39

Arsenal scored1.87

Newcastle conceded1.45

Arsenal conceded0.71

Shot map and expected goals

Newcastle 0.74 xG from 8 shots, Arsenal 2.07 from 20. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Newcastle (attacking right)Arsenal (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Newcastle	8	1	0.74
Arsenal	20	2	2.07

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What is the head-to-head record between Newcastle and Arsenal?: In their last 6 meetings, Newcastle won 4, Arsenal won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
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