Arsenal vs Newcastle: result 7-3 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 29, 2012 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Emirates Stadium, London
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What was the result of Arsenal vs Newcastle?
Arsenal won 7-3 on December 29, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 20′T. WalcottArsenal
- 44′D. BaNewcastle
- 51′A. Oxlade-ChamberlainArsenal
- 59′Sylvain MarveauxNewcastle
- 64′Ł. PodolskiArsenal
- 69′D. BaNewcastle
- 73′T. WalcottArsenal
- 85′O. GiroudArsenal
- 87′O. GiroudArsenal
- 90′T. WalcottArsenal
Official lineup for Arsenal vs Newcastle
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arsenal
- 9Ł. Podolski
- 14T. Walcott
- 8Mikel Arteta Amatriain
- 10Jack Wilshere
- 15A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 19Santi Cazorla
- 3B. Sagna
- 5Thomas Vermaelen
- 6Laurent Koscielny
- 28K. Gibbs
- 1W. Szczęsny
Newcastle
- 9P. Cissé
- 19D. Ba
- 20G. Bigirimana
- 22Sylvain Marveaux
- 24C. Tioté
- 25G. Obertan
- 2F. Coloccini
- 3D. Santon
- 5D. Simpson
- 14J. Perch
- 1T. Krul
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Newcastle have 3, 3 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2012 | Wigan(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 17, 2012 | Reading(away) | 5-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 11, 2012 | Bradford(away) | 2-2 | League Cup |
| Dec 8, 2012 | West Brom(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 4, 2012 | Olympiakos Piraeus(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2012 | Manchester United(away) | 3-4 | Premier League |
| Dec 22, 2012 | QPR(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 15, 2012 | Manchester City(home) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 10, 2012 | Fulham(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 3, 2012 | Wigan(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Arsenal win, 2 draws, 1 Newcastle win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2012 | Arsenal 2-1 Newcastle | Premier League |
| Aug 13, 2011 | Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Feb 5, 2011 | Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Nov 7, 2010 | Arsenal 0-1 Newcastle | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Arsenal score 2.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Newcastle score 1.2 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2.2 | 1.5 | 5 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Newcastle | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Arsenal sit 2nd in Premier League (15 points from 6 matches) and Newcastle sit 11th (8 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy