Arsenal Newcastle United, Arsenal Settles For Stalemate At Emirates

Premier League leaders Arsenal and Newcastle battled to a bruising 0-0 draw on Tuesday at Emirates Stadium.

At the Emirates Stadium, a fiercely contested match that saw numerous yellow cards conclude in a draw.

However, Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, and Eddie Howe, the manager of Newcastle, will find encouragement in the manner their teams resisted giving in against a club that was in good form.

Being 10 points behind second-place Manchester City before the champions’ game in hand against Chelsea on Thursday, Arsenal unavoidably felt a twinge of dissatisfaction.

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It was only the second time in their past 11 games that Arsenal failed to earn all three points, and the first time in six games.

However, there wasn’t much to criticize about Arsenal’s high-octane display, which easily could have led to another another remarkable victory in a campaign that has defied all expectations.

Intriguingly, Arsenal’s next two league games have tense matchups with Tottenham and Manchester United.

After going 19 years without winning the Premier League, it is impressive enough that Arsenal is in charge of the title fight at the beginning of 2023.

But what is maybe even more surprising is to see Newcastle more than competing with the leaders.

With their sixth consecutive clean sheet across all competitions, third-placed Newcastle, who have gone unbeaten in their past 12 league games, secured their spot in the top four.

Under the leadership of manager Eddie Howe and the ownership group supported by Saudi Arabia, the Magpies have made tremendous strides.

It was a noteworthy achievement to become the first team to prevent Arsenal from winning at home in the league this season, especially considering that they were also the first team to prevent the Gunners from scoring in the league since May.

As they raucously celebrated the point in one area of the Emirates Stadium, Newcastle’s devoted “Toon Army” fans were dreaming of making it to the Champions League after years of futility.

Arsenal started with the kind of pace and purpose that threatened to make it an unfavorable contrast for the visitors if this was meant to be a measuring stick game for Newcastle.


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