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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League game between Newcastle and Arsenal. The two teams are on form, and the two clubs are also rarely far from a comical collapse and implosion. If there are two moderately successful teams who could manage to both lose the same game, then it would be these two.

Premier League / Matchday 19
St James' Park / 29.12.2013
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Updated 29/12/2013 at 15:22 GMT


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A corner for Newcastle, and Krul is back up. Cabaye curls the ball in, but it's punched clear. Ben Arfa then sends a shot miles wide, from miles out. A real waste, and that'll be it. Full time. Arsenal are back on top of the league.
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Arsenal defend well to clear another few crosses, but again Newcastle come forward. A minute left.
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Newcastle with the ball again, and there will be four minutes of added time. The ball is sent long but Arsenal clear again.
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A corner for Newcastle after Mertesacker heads behind. Krul comes up for the corner. Ben Arfa sends it in, but it's booted out. Arsenal press forward but Newcastle win it back and come forward on the right wing. Ben Arfa gets into box, turns a defender to have miles of space, and shoots straight into the side netting when he should have crossed.
90'
Arsenal eventually clear the ball, but only to Newcastle on he halfway line. Another long ball comes in and Arsenal clear it, winning the ball with a deflection of Ben Arfa.
89'
Flamini, this time, hits the ball long out of the area, and now Tiote wins a free kick when he's barged on the halfway line. He's down with cramp, but Newcastle will send the ball long into the area.
88'
Cazorla hoofs a ball long all the way to Krul. Arsenal are inviting pressure.
87'
Ben Arfa does brilliantly to evade several Arsenal players as he moves from the wing to the centre, but his clipped ball forward is straight to the keeper. A moment later Debuchy almost gets to a long ball forward.
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Olivier Giroud is replaced by New Pele Nicklas Bendtner.
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Santon gets onto the end of a cross, but his header across goal is out for a throw.
83'
Arsenal make a hash of clearing a cross and the crowd urge the home side on.
82'
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Szczesny clears the ball... by hitting it into Remy's face. The ball runs just a yard wide of the goal. What a daft thing to do.
81'
Arsenal have the ball in Newcastle's half, as the pace reduces again.
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Haidara is introduced in place of Sissoko, and Carl Jenkinson relaces Walcott.
78'
Szczesny collects a flick on from the free kick and sends it long for Arsenal to attack, but they're pressed back into defence. Probert then awards a foul by Sissoko on Sagna.
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Rosicky now with a hard tackle on Cabaye, and the referee books him. This game is getting proper nawty.
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Cabaye's cross is cleared, and hooked back in. Ameobi and Szczesny both challenge for it, and the incompetent Probert gives a foul for the keeper.
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Flamini with a hard challenge on Ben Arfa on the left wing, and he's booked. There's a shock.
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Ameobi replaces Anita.
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Newcastle are showing urgency now, and Ben Arfa finds Anita in space in the box. His cross is cleared, and Ben Arfa then has his cross headed away, but Newcastle come back again.