Arsenal vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Emirates Stadium
Follow live coverage as Arsenal face Newcastle United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
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Substitution Harvey Lewis Barnes Joseph George Willock
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Substitution Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka Kai Lukas Havertz
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Tonali’s inswinging corner to the near post fails to beat the first man and allows Trossard to clear the danger easily.
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Arsenal are in no rush to play the ball into Newcastle’s penalty area, with both Trossard and Lewis-Skelly refusing opportunities to work a cross in from the left. It appears Arteta’s side are unwilling to take risks at this stage with a lead to protect and are attempting to limit the Magpies’ opportunities to counter.
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There were just 33 seconds between Krafth coming on as a substitute and receiving a yellow card, the shortest gap by any substitute in the Premier League since Jay Rodriguez in October 2021 (29 secs).
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SO CLOSE! White charges forward into midfield ahead of Gordon and receives Odegaard's pass in stride before hitting a skipping shot to the far post that misses the target by inches!
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A win for Arsenal in this fixture takes any jeopardy out of their final-day meeting with already relegated Southampton, as their 71-point total would put them out of reach of the chasing pack. Newcastle would need a win against Everton to guarantee their status in the top five, with four teams vying for three places in what’s sure to be a chaotic final day of the Premier League season.
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Odegaard teases the ensuing free-kick to the edge of the six-yard box, where Schar rises highest to beat it away with his head.
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