Eberechi Eze\u2019s spectacular finish secured a 1\u20130 victory for Arsenal over Newcastle United, but the result came with two significant fitness concerns. The goal, fashioned from a corner routine, arrived after a sequence of short passes from Noni Madueke to Martin \u00d8degaard that failed to yield. Madueke instead fed Kai Havertz inside the box; his deft prod allowed Eze to run onto the ball and whip it into the top corner.<\/p>\n
The win restores Arsenal to the top of the Premier League table, yet attention will now be split between Manchester and the club\u2019s treatment room with only four days to prepare for the first leg of the Champions League semifinals against Atl\u00e9tico Madrid. Mikel Arteta appeared to have found a first-choice frontline in the technical trio of Eze, Havertz and Martin \u00d8degaard, supported by a direct right-sided outlet. That combination will be assessed carefully after both Havertz and Eze failed to reach the hour mark.<\/p>\n
There was a lifted atmosphere around north London before kick-off. Pep Guardiola put Manchester City\u2019s strong spring form down to the reappearance of the sun and Arteta claimed that his side have benefited from a bit of vitamin D. \u201dThe energy has been so good,\u201d he beamed ahead of kickoff, \u201cthe weather has helped as well. So much has been beautiful.\u201d The goal fell into that category and gave the hosts control of the match, even if the remainder of the performance was conservative once the lead arrived.<\/p>\n
Individual contributions included a composed outing from David Raya (7.9) and a standout defensive display from Piero Hincapi\u00e9 (8.0). Eze earned a 7.7 for a lively attacking display. Kai Havertz was given 7.1 before his early exit and was replaced by Viktor Gy\u00f6keres (34\u2019). Eze was withdrawn on 53\u2019 for Gabriel Martinelli. Subs later included Myles Lewis-Skelly (80\u2019) and Bukayo Saka (81\u2019). Unused substitutes were Kepa Arrizabalaga, Cristhian Mosquera, Max Dowman, Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard.<\/p>\n
Match figures showed Arsenal with 45% possession to Newcastle\u2019s 55%, expected goals of 0.64 to 0.91, total shots 11 to 13 and shots on target 4 to 3. The victory is valuable, but the medical reports will dominate the coming days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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