(Arsenal – Newcastle 4–1) 6–0, 5–0 and now 4–1. This is how Arsenal’s impressive winning streak in the Premier League reads.
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Published: 24/02/2024 22:53 | Updated: 24/02/2024 23:33
And that streak means that Arsenal are still only two points behind Liverpool in the battle for league gold with 12 games remaining.
On Saturday, they won 4–1 against Newcastle, where the first half was a real display.
– Arsenal look like a team who are really upset after their performance in midweek. The pressure and intensity were there from the start. They play like savages and have suffocated this Newcastle team, Rio Ferdinand said during the break on TNT Sports.
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer hammered away at the keyboard.
– Is it possible to insert a j***a tackle, pressed Shearer Twitter/X.
The London side lost 0-1 to Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday. Before that again, they won 6–0 against West Ham and 5–0 against Burnley.
– We had a bit of revenge, says Martin Ødegaard to Viaplay – and says that they also had the 0-1 loss at St. James’ Park this autumn fresh in their minds.
SKILLFUL AT SETTLEMENT: Arsenal’s 1-0 score came from a set piece. It has been a review tune this season. Photo: ANDREW COULDRIDGE / Reuters / NTB
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The Arsenal party started 18 minutes into the match – in the usual way.
Gabriel poked the ball towards the goal at the first post. Loris Karius saved on the line, before the ball bounced into the goal yard. There, Tino Livramento tried to clear, but instead he hit teammate Sven Botman’s knee. The ball then crossed the goal line just fine.
Thus, Arsenal’s set-piece goal number 27 was a fact. It is clearly the most in the series (Luton is next on the list with 18 set-piece goals).
See the clumsy own goal here:
The score gave Arsenal momentum, as just six minutes later they extended their lead.
Gabriel Martinelli cut in from the right against a storming Kai Havertz. He poked the ball into the goal behind compatriot Karius.
The shot statistics counted 11–0 in favor of Arsenal at the break. At the same time, Newcastle only had a few touches in the opposite half of the pitch.
– It has been a display in the pressure game. They are pushing Newcastle out of the Emirates, said Viaplay’s expert Pål André Helland during the break.
– It has been total dominance. I don’t think I’ve come across anything like it, he followed up.
INCREASED THE LEAD: Kai Havertz celebrates his 2-0 goal. Photo: VINCE MIGNOTT / EPA / NTB
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Havertz could have scored two goals just after the break. The German was played alone with the goalkeeper, but shot half a meter off target.
After the hour played, however, Arsenal would win 3–0.
Buyako Saka spun around with Livramento on the right wing, before scoring the game’s third goal.
It then took just minutes for them to score another set-piece goal, this time signed by Jakub Kiwior.
In 2011, Arsenal squandered a 4–0 lead against Newcastle (4–4) within 19 minutes. This time it was with a consolation goal from Joe Willock five minutes before the end.
However, that put an end to Arsenal’s impressive goalscoring form without going backwards: Since Liverpool’s 1-1 goal – in which Arsenal won 3-1 in the end – the London club scored 17 goals in the series before the score was broken again on Saturday evening.