Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Arsenal's Premier League clash with Newcastle from the Emirates. The Mikel Arteta revolution is yet to really take off in North London, with Arsenal having won just once in the league since the Spaniard succeeded Unai Emery. Newcastle are struggling for form and have a long injury list, but have exceeded expectations this season, and will be no pushovers. Something has to give!
Premier League / Matchday 26
Emirates Stadium / 16.02.2020
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- P. Aubameyang(54')
- N. Pépé(57')
- M. Özil(90')
- A. Lacazette(90+5')
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Updated 16/02/2020 at 18:24 GMT
42'
CLOSE! Arsenal are finishing the half much the stronger team. Dubravka comes out to punch a corner clear, doesn't get enough on it, Shkodran Mustafi tries to steer the ball back towards goal, but Joelinton clears.
40'
SAVE! Pepe lines up the free-kick from distance, fires a powerful strike goalwards, but Dubravka flings up a hand to top over.
38'
CLOSE! Ozil feeds the ball across for Aubameyang, who strikes for goal, with the deflection taking it just wide.
36'
Nice pass into Nketiah, who fires fiercly for goal first time, but again it is straight at Dubravka.
34'
Ozil makes a lovely stepover, Nketiah then tries to feed the ball back to the German, but gets it all wrong.
32'
Aubameyang twists and turns as he makes his way into the box, cuts onto his left foot, but drills straight at Dubravka.
30'
Time after time Newcastle nip in to make timely challenges. The Emirates is growing more and more frustrated.
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Correct.
28'
Ponderous is the way to describe Arsenal's performance so far. So shorn of ideas.
26'
Saka lines one up from distance but gets well underneath it.
24'
Mesut Ozil finally gets on the ball, but is quickly closed down.
22'
Long pass aiming for Bukayo Saka has too much on it and runs behind. Poor from the hosts so far.
20'
Longstaff lines up the free-kick but fires well over the top.
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Didn't take him long, either...
18'
Arsenal still cannot find any rhythm. Newcastle remain well organised and look like they will be a tough nut to crack.
16'
Nicolas Pepe's first involvement is to fire a fierce cross into the middle, but Martin Dubravka gathers with ease.
14'
SAVE! Well-worked corner sets up the volley for Sean Longstaff, he doesn't catch it right, the scuffed strike is then deflected, but Bernd Leno does well to adjust to make a smart save.
12'
Very much all Newcastle at the moment. Arsenal cannot get going.
10'
Referee Lee Mason goes back to book Granit Xhaka for an earlier pull back.
8'
Good start this from Newcastle. Allan Saint-Maximin is at the centre of everything once more.
6'
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries to clip a cross into the middle, but gets it all wrong and the ball sails out of play.