Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal: Joe Buck match reaction

Shields Gazette

Joe Buck reacts to Newcastle United's win over Arsenal at St James' Park in the Premier League. Alexander Isak's strike was enough to secure all three points for Eddie Howe's side.

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00:00So Newcastle United get back to winning ways in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over

00:04Arsenal here at St James' Park. Alexander Isak's goal, 12 minutes into the game was

00:09enough for all three points for Eddie Howe's side. It was a fantastic display from Newcastle,

00:14one of their best defensive displays this season, certainly one of their best overall

00:17performances this season. They were brilliant from start to finish. Arsenal limited a very

00:22little attacking threat. I was a bit disappointed by Arsenal to be honest. I think for a title

00:27chasing team you sort of expect a little bit more from them, especially creativity

00:30and attack. They looked very limited. A big set from set-pieces, a big threat from set-pieces

00:37even, but other than that there wasn't really anything you were too worried about. Nick

00:41Port made very few saves. Declan Rice had a header late on, which potentially someone

00:45else might have put in, but other than that Newcastle were fairly comfortable. But enough

00:49about Arsenal, I think it should be about Newcastle because it was a really good display

00:52from Newcastle. It was one that they'll take heart in, it was very much like they did against

00:57Chelsea in midweek. They were very good against Chelsea then and they repeated their performance

01:00today. Gordon played out on the right with Joe Linton on the left like he did on Wednesday

01:05night and it was that sort of combination which led to the first goal. It was a brilliant

01:08cross by Anthony Gordon, met by Isak with a fantastic header. It was just a brilliant

01:13goal and one that Newcastle United deserved at that point. I think it's the well-Arsenal

01:18dominated possession for a long period of the game. I think possession stats will show

01:21that they dominated the ball, but they didn't really threaten Pope too much, and again other

01:25than set-pieces, Newcastle did well defensively. They had a couple more of the chances to double

01:31their lead, Arsenal had a couple of chances to get back in the game, but it was a real

01:33resolute performance. Miguel Arteta's side were limited to very little in attack and

01:38St James' Park, I said before the game, would a lunchtime kick-off threaten the atmosphere?

01:42It didn't. It was bang up for a minute one. And yet, Arsenal almost, I wouldn't say wilted

01:47under the pressure, but they certainly didn't give it best to count themselves and Newcastle

01:50United deserved the win. Now that ends a halt of five without a win in the Premier

01:55League, back-to-back defeats of course, and they'll go to Notting Forest next week with

01:59Inno Spring in their step after beating Chelsea and Arsenal. So it shows that they've got

02:03some sort of balance. I think the shout-out for Sean Longstaff, he was fantastic in that

02:06midfield yet again. He is really proving his worth to the team. Lewis Hall was brilliant

02:13again at left-back. It's good to see those players stepping up because Newcastle have

02:18too often this season relied on some of their really big players, Isak Gordon, Bruno, who

02:22have been slightly off it. But to see some of their other players stepping up is really

02:27good to see. Bruno was brilliant today, to be fair to him. Isak took his goal fantastically.

02:31Now that's three-and-three games for him. They won against Chelsea. The first one was

02:34a tab-in, obviously the one on Wednesday night. It was an instinctive finish, but that one

02:37was a proper striker's finish, a banging header from Gordon's cross. And it was fantastic

02:42to see some of their performances right across the pitch. And I think that was well-received

02:45by the players after the game. Sporting Sean Longstaff after the game, he said some lots

02:48of interesting things, so stay tuned to the Shields Gazette for that across the week.

02:52But yes, it was a fantastic performance. Newcastle United deserve a 1-0 win. I don't think they

02:57complained too much of that. Saliba, after the game, said that his team were very disappointed

03:01with that, with their performance. That's not really a shock. Newcastle were very good

03:04and limited also, to little attack and threat. Now they've got eight days before the game

03:10against Nottingham Forest, before the international break. And if they can get a win against that,

03:13everything's looking so rosy. Once again, as I said, football can change so quickly.

03:18When you think about a week ago, six days ago after that, Chelsea looked all flat. But two wins,

03:22a win in the Premier League, progress in the Cup, and everything looks brighter again.

03:25But yes, Newcastle United, 1-0 win against Arsenal.

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