2024-11-02
Weighed down by the two defeats and a draw that overshadow his recent career, the Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal he falls out of the fight for the Premier, surpassed in St. James Park by Newcastle, who took advantage of the success of the Swede Alexander Isak and the great game of Anthony Gordon to get out of the rut and resume the climb in the Premier.
It is now common to enjoy a great start from the Gunners each season with the same determination that falters later. A bad streak ends up deflating the London team, which soon ceases to be a contender to become an entertainer of the competition.
It has happened again in 2024. Mikel Arteta He has not been able to support his team at a peak moment, at the moment of truth. And after an unexpected defeat against Bournemouth, the first of the year, it was followed by a draw against Liverpool in a key duel and the match lost this Saturday, on matchday ten, against Eddie Howe’s team.
Thus, the gunners are now four away from Liverpool and five of City who still have to play their matches of the day. The victory of the reds and citizens will cause a decisive distance in the development of the competition.
Newcastle had gone five games without winning. Two defeats in a row, the last against Brighton. This hasn’t happened to the Magpies since last January. He broke the curse Newcastle which he had been carrying since September, the date of his last victory.
Gordon was key. The winning goal was born from his boots. A great action, an assist from the right, into the area, which found Isak who beat David Raya. Arsenal reacted. Bukayo Sakaalways daring, was able to tie, and so was Mikel Merino, the new engine of Arteta’s team now that Martin Odegaard is out due to injury.
Arteta’s team tilted the field, taking control of the match, although it was able to sentence the local team on more than one occasion, with actions led by Gordon, to the point of exhaustion, and with Isak, who is on a roll.
I couldn’t find Arsenal Kai Havertz nor Leandro Trossard. Nor to his substitute, Grabirel Jesús. He was able to equalize at the end, in added time, in desperation, on a pass from the right by Saka that was headed, as best he could, by Declan Rice, near the post. He didn’t come in. Arsenal lose ground while Newcastle are reborn.
— Technical sheet:
1 – Newcastle: Nick Pope; Tino Livramento, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall; Bruno Guimaraes (Lloyd Kelly, m.95), Sean Longstaff, Joe Willock (Sandro Tonali, m.65); Anthony Gordon (Harvey Barnes, m.85), Joelinton y Alexander Isak.
0 – Arsenal: David Raya; Thomas Partey (Jorginho, m.86), William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber (Ben White, m.71); Bukayo Saka, Mikel Merino (Oleksandr Zinchenko, m.61), Declan Rice, Gabriel Martinelli (Ethan Nwaneri, m.61; Lenadro Trossard (Gabriel Jesus, m.71) y Kai Havertz.
Goals: 1-0, m.12: Alexander Isak
Arbitrator: John Brooks. He showed yellow cards to Newcastle’s Fabian Schar, Joe Willock, Sandro Tonali and Nick Pope, and Arsenal’s Mikel Merino, Jurrien Timber, Jorginho and Kai Havertz.
Incidences: match of the tenth day of the Premier League played at the St. James Park stadium.
