Newcastle 1 Arsenal 0 – Interesting independent ratings on Newcastle United players

It ended Newcastle 1 Arsenal 0.

Another massive win for Eddie Howe and his team.

With the fine margins and luck having regularly gone against them recently, Wednesday night And Saturday afternoon should be massive for both confidence and renewed momentum.

Following up that excellent cup victory over Chelsea, another great performance and deserved win (and clean sheet) against Arsenal.

Looking at the individuals in black and white, interesting to get an independent perspective on how this played out.

‘Whoscored ratings use data from every single Premier League match, over 200 raw statistics included in the automated calculation of a player’s rating, weighted according to their influence within the game.

Every event of importance is taken into account, with a positive or negative effect on ratings weighted in relation to its area on the pitch and its outcome.’

Now whoscored have published their independent player ratings for this Newcastle 1 Arsenal 0 match:

As you can see, six players received a rating of 7.0 or more.

With five of them playing in black and white!

Raya (7.0) in the Arsenal goal was Arsenal’s man of the match.

So many good performances and the best player on the pitch Lewis Hall (8.3), quite rightly getting the very highest rating.

Tino Livramento (7.5) was top class as well on the other side of the pitch, whilst goal provider Anthony Gordon (7.5) and goal scorer (Alexander Isak (7.4) were well up for this as well.

Fabian Schar (7.0) completes the list of those getting the highest ratings in black and white, however, in reality it was a day when all of the home players contributed.

Newcastle 1 Arsenal 0 – Saturday 2 November 12.30pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Isak 12

Arsenal:

Possession was Newcastle 36% Arsenal 64%

Total shots were Newcastle 9 Arsenal 10

Shots on target were Newcastle 4 Arsenal 1

Corners were Newcastle 4 Arsenal 6

Touches in the box Newcastle 17 Arsenal 32

Newcastle United team v Arsenal:

Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Bruno (Kelly 90+5), Willock (Tonali 65); Gordon (Barnes 85), Isak, Joelinton

Unused Subs:

Dubravka, Miley, Almiron, Alex Murphy, Krafth, Osula

(Newcastle 1 Arsenal 0 – Match ratings and comments on all Newcastle United players – Read HERE)

(BBC Sport comments from ‘neutrals’ – Interesting on Newcastle United after win v Arsenal – Read HERE)

(What a stunning Alexander Isak stat! What an even better Alexander Isak winner!! Read and watch HERE)

(Instant Newcastle fan/writer reaction to Newcastle 1 Arsenal 0 – Read HERE)

Newcastle United upcoming matches confirmed to end of January 2025:

Sunday 10 November – Forest v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports

Monday 25 November – Newcastle v West Ham (8pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 30 November – Crystal Palace v Newcastle

Wednesday 4 December – Newcastle v Liverpool (7.30pm) Amazon

Saturday 7 December – Brentford v Newcastle (3pm)

Saturday 14 December – Newcastle v Leicester (3pm)

W/C Monday 16 December – Newcastle v Brentford – Carabao Cup Quarter-Final

Saturday 21 December – Ipswich v Newcastle (3pm)

Thursday 26 December – Newcastle v Villa (3pm) Amazon

Monday 30 December – Man U v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 4 January – Tottenham v Newcastle (12.30pm) TNT Sports

Wednesday 15 January – Newcastle v Wolves (7.30pm) TNT Sports

Saturday 18 January – Newcastle v Bournemouth (12.30pm) TNT Sports

Saturday 25 January – Southampton v Newcastle (3pm)