Newcastle United v. Arsenal | PREMIER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS | 5/7/2023 | NBC Sports

Title chasers Arsenal are going head-to-head against Newcastle, who have got an incredible home record this season. Just one loss in 16 Premier League home matches. So let's take a look at their team at St. James today with the Barclays starting line-up. Tim. Yeah, Newcastle come into this game off the back of eight wins in their last nine, including three wins in a row, with an outscored opponents 13-3. Willick, Joelinton and Guimaraes, it's a really hard-working midfield three. They're the ones that are going to initiate that press that's helped this team going forward. And then Jordy Faithful, they've been clamoring to see Wilson and Izak start together. They get their wish for the first time this season. Between them, 25 goals. Well, we look at the back line. Kivior comes in to deputize for the still-injured. Saliba, Zinchenko, who we know is left-back. He'll play as that inverted fullback. So look for him going to the midfield and play more as a number six at times with the ball. And with Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli and Jesus, Arsenal are the only club that have four different goal scores of 10 or more goals a season. And they need it. They need the goals because winless in their last three away games in the Premier League. They'll need to be fine on all cylinders to keep their title hopes alive. Taken up by Willick, shifted up to Wilson and now Izak from the left. Wilson through the middle, Merkley galloping up to, and Willick can deliver. And it's come here to Jacob Murphy. That's the ball. He just takes control of it. He just doesn't get tight enough. Zinchenko, I've been critical of him defensively over this title running when he's been caught out of position a few times, lost a few challenges. And certainly if he's going to be playing at a left-back, and he'll end up playing a lot at left-back today. Around the back, Trippier played the corner short. Got it back from Willick and sent it for Gibberis into the crowd. They're screaming handball. Trae's knee first. Well, that might be key, because if it does deflect up off his knee... It just looks like, you know, I don't know. I think you're right. It just looks like it hits his thigh. It hits his thigh and then the hand. If it hits his thigh for five bursts, then it won't be a penalty. But they're asking for offside arson. Straight away they were saying, somebody's offside. I'd actually correct myself. I thought initially that was certainly hitting his arm. When you look at it on replay, he's certainly onside. Comes off his thigh. Yeah. And doesn't hit his arm at all, I don't think. And so for the moment, does behind Jordi's spirit. Saka. Jorginho. And a goal! Arsenal will not be subservient. Arsenal will not surrender their title. That leads the way. And up beneath the roof, Gunnersfolk growl. Well, they get patient. They just play it around on this right-hand side. When Odegaard gets the ball, look how much space he's got. Someone's got to close him down. It goes wide again. And then he just gets it fed to him. Out of his feet. Somebody comes, but the angle. Keeper, Pope, sees it late. Goes through bodies. Gets a good strike. It's not brilliant, but it goes through somebody's legs and he's late to go down. He'll be disappointed with that. Look how far he's out. He's 25 yards out. And he doesn't get anywhere near it, Graeme. Through the legs, I think he's unsighted there. Joe Ellington's late getting out. I don't think Newcastle really got up from the initial free kick. And it's so football, isn't it? It is so football, yeah. I like that. The best part of a quarter of an hour chasing shadows. Barely with a foot on the ball, Arsenal. That's been a team effort, Graeme. But the number eight has just set the tempo. Martinelli for Bakayo Saka through here. And Saka drives it against Pope. Ben White there. Once he's committed, I'm not endorsing fouls. But sometimes that's what you've got to do. Dimarais, Wilson with the pirouette. This is a really good save again. Newcastle working the ball well. Gamaris just getting the wrong side of Odegaard there. Wilson a little bit lucky as he tried to go past the defender. Falls really kindly. And again, good stop with his legs. Should score there, Graeme. He's got so much goal to aim at. And he bends it further out. Saka stealing in and stealing the ball. And setting it here for Martinelli. And Martin Odegaard! He's done all the hard work. He's just got the goalie to beat. And he tries to put it back where he came from. There's so much goal on the other side. He can go high. To be fair to Pope, it is a brilliant save with his legs. It is absolutely gripping. Cipriani. That's a beautifully weighted ball. Murphy. Face-to-face with a retreating Zinchenko. Jacob Murphy. Wilson. Isak! And it bounces out for Zinchenko. And then once he gets in this position, it's a beautiful little ding. Zinchenko falls over. And he gets a full head on it. And there's no way the goalkeeper's saving this because he's kind of going across his goal and he just dives. Just in case. And it's a post and out. Trippier's take! What a save for Amsdale! How has he kept that out? From Schär, I think. That is an astonishing piece of acrobatics. Yeah, this is special. Special goalkeeping. We're back to the debate about player of the season for Arsenal. It's a brilliant, brilliant reflex save. He's so close to the goal. Schär does nothing wrong at all. Heads it down. Unmarked. That's the worry from an Arsenal perspective. But talk about getting them out of jail. Ramsdale there. It's a wonderful, wonderful save. Off a delightful delivery and a very good header. That's a sweet ball from Schaessers. It's Gabriel Martinelli against the crossbar! That's fabulous, fabulous football from Arsenal. Counter. Punch, really. This is brilliant by Jesus. All Newcastle players are presuming he's playing that ball back. He doesn't. He finds Martinelli with a lovely pass into feet. Martinelli gets his head up. First thought is to attack Schär. Get him off balance. Open up some space. And it's a delightful effort again. And does very little wrong there. Pope is completely beaten. Almiron. First chance to impact. Wanted it back from Joel Inton. His pass wasn't right. Martinelli. Bookman jockeying. Martinelli beyond him. Martinelli! It's in! A horrid moment for Schär. A potentially pivotal moment in the title race for Arsenal. And Gabriel Martinelli not going away. Well, Newcastle had the ball. And there was a little bit of a potential foul at the other end. And I'm not sure if it was Martinelli who took the shirt off somebody. But he got away with it. And then at the other end. This is what we talked about when we were on about Saka on one side. Martinelli on the other. How they keep the ball. And just watch this. Jesus does well. And he just puts it in the space. And once he gets away. This is what he does. He keeps the ball. Keeps time. Gives it time to square the defender up in the box. And then he just goes down the arm. That little shuffle there is an absolute genius. He doesn't find a red shirt. But he doesn't have to. Because he's so close to the goal. And it's an own goal by Shea. He sticks his leg out. It's not an awful lot he can do. It's just brilliant wing play from Martinelli. And it was Martinelli, I think, that the Newcastle fans are suggesting. Fouled Almiron. Blocked him off. But again, work rate, desire and effort from Arsenal. And particularly Martinelli to be involved in something on the edge of his own penalty area. Get up the other end. And then do that. Well, this was the question asked of Arsenal. This was their sternest remaining question. Had they convinced themselves it was still on? Could they dig for the additional motivation in such a partisan, hostile environment? They have. They do. And they will need to still for the remaining 20 minutes here. And finally, there is a yellow card. Yes. Danburn. Bit of a reckless challenge that from Danburn. Nothing more, I don't think, than a yellow here. Sackers' feet. Too quick. Ball's gone before. Burn can make contact with it. Sam Maksima. Teasing White. Sam Maksima! Hampstead got down and that time applied a finger. This is the one. It's just bending. He can't take a chance with that. It's the one that he just has to put something on it. That has been intoxicating. And from Arsenal, that was proud. That was chest out. That was chin up. That was we have no white towel to throw. They remain in it. They still want it. They believe they can still have it. Martin Erdegaard with a captain's goal. Fabian Scherr in the second half with an unfortunate own goal from a Newcastle team who, by the way, threw the lot at it too. From whom this was another loud and laudable St James' Park effort. But they are beaten at St James' for just the second time this season. And Arsenal cling to the coattails of Manchester City at the very top. And on Peacock. We will see you over there.