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Newcastle vs Arsenal is a high-profile English matchup in which Arsenal’s established weight meets Newcastle’s home intensity and capacity to disrupt the expected order. Newcastle won 1–0 at St James’ Park in November 2024 and 2–0 there in the League Cup in February 2025; Arsenal answered with a 2–1 away win in September 2025 and a 1–0 home victory in April 2026. Venue and pressure keep the hierarchy contestable.
Past matches, Newcastle vs Arsenal
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Arsenal
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13G
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9F
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14F
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11F
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7F
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49D
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3D
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56M
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19F
Newcastle Substitutes
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G
32
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D
2
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F
9
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F
27
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D
3
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M
11
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F
20
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D
37
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F
62
Match events
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9'⚽E. Eze Normal Goal (Asst: K. Havertz)
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34'V. Gyökeres K. Havertz
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53'G. Martinelli E. Eze
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54'G. Martinelli E. Eze
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57'Dan Burn Yellow Card
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66'H. Barnes J. Murphy
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66'Y. Wissa W. Osula
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66'Y. Wissa W. Osula
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66'H. Barnes J. Murphy
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71'Gabriel Martinelli Yellow Card
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74'Nick Pope Yellow Card
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75'N. Pope Yellow Card
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75'N. Woltemade Bruno Guimaraes
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81'M. Lewis-Skelly M. Zubimendi
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81'B. Saka N. Madueke
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81'B. Saka N. Madueke
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81'M. Lewis-Skelly M. Zubimendi
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86'Declan Rice Yellow Card
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86'A. Elanga J. Willock
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86'A. Elanga J. Willock
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87'A. Elanga J. Willock
Stats for this game
Matchup Newcastle VS Arsenal
Arsenal’s weight meets Newcastle’s resistance
Arsenal bring the stronger long-term stature, but Newcastle have repeatedly shown that St James’ Park can change the terms of the contest. Newcastle won 1–0 at home on 2 November 2024 and 2–0 there in the League Cup on 5 February 2025. Arsenal then reversed the direction with a 2–1 away win on 28 September 2025, before taking a 1–0 result at the Emirates Stadium on 25 April 2026. The results show an established favourite facing a challenger with genuine leverage in both venues.
Home intensity and control
Newcastle’s ground can turn pressure, set pieces and crowd energy into a force that makes Arsenal’s build-up uncomfortable. At the Emirates, Arsenal have more scope to manage territory and impose a patient rhythm, though Newcastle’s threat remains relevant whenever the game becomes transitional. That tension gives the fixture its character. A future meeting will ask whether Arsenal can keep control through the difficult phases and whether Newcastle can again convert home intensity into a result that tests the expected hierarchy.