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Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle United - August 30, 2008 / Premier League 2008/2009

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Premier League 2008/2009 - Journée 3

Emirates Stadium - Londres - England

August 30, 2008

60 067

Arsenal

3 - 0

Newcastle United

(penalty) Robin van Persie

19'

Assist by Emmanuel Eboué (right foot) Robin van Persie

41'

Assist by Emmanuel Adebayor (right foot) Denilson

59'

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19' - Goal Robin van Persie19

41' - Goal Robin van Persie41

43' - Substitution José Enriqueis substituted by Sébastien Bassong

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59' - Goal Denilson59

62' - Substitution Robin van Persieis substituted by Carlos Vela62

69' - Substitution Denilsonis substituted by Alexandre Song69

73' - Substitution Emmanuel Ebouéis substituted by Theo Walcott73

89' - Substitution Habib Beyeis substituted by David Edgar photo Joey Barton

89' - Substitution Jonás Gutiérrezis substituted by Joey Barton

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Arsenal

3 - 0

Newcastle United

Arsenal Newcastle United

Team line-ups

Arsenal

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

Adebayor

Emmanuel Adebayor

Togo

B.date26/02/1984

Age24 years

H1m93

positionCentre forward

11van Persie411962

Robin van Persie

Netherlands

B.date06/08/1983

Age25 years

H1m83

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

8Nasri

Samir Nasri

France

B.date26/06/1987

Age21 years

H1m77

positionPlaymaker

15Denilson5969

Denilson

Brazil

B.date16/02/1988

Age20 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Fàbregas

Cesc Fàbregas

Spain

B.date04/05/1987

Age21 years

H1m79

positionRight central midfielder

27Eboué73

Emmanuel Eboué

Ivory Coast

B.date04/06/1983

Age25 years

H1m78

positionRight full-back

22Clichy

Gaël Clichy

France

B.date26/07/1985

Age23 years

H1m76

positionLeft full-back

10Gallas

William Gallas

France

B.date17/08/1977

Age31 years

H1m81

positionLeft central defender

5Touré

Kolo Touré

Ivory Coast

B.date19/03/1981

Age27 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

3Sagna

Bacary Sagna

France

B.date14/02/1983

Age25 years

H1m76

positionRight full-back

1Almunia

Manuel Almunia

Spain

B.date19/05/1977

Age31 years

H1m91

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Manuel Almunia		31	86	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Kolo Touré		27	287	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	D	William Gallas		31	76	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
27	M	Emmanuel Eboué	73	25	112	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	D	Gaël Clichy		23	151	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Bacary Sagna		25	45	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	M	Denilson	5969	20	47	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	M	Cesc Fàbregas		21	200	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Robin van Persie	411962	25	138	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Samir Nasri		21	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	F	Emmanuel Adebayor		24	110	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

114

Newcastle United

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

10Owen

Michael Owen

England

B.date14/12/1979

Age28 years

H1m73

positionStriker

23Ameobi

Shola Ameobi

Nigeria

B.date12/10/1981

Age26 years

H1m91

positionStriker

18Gutiérrez89

Jonás Gutiérrez

Argentina

B.date05/07/1983

Age25 years

H1m83

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

14N'Zogbia

Charles N'Zogbia

France

B.date28/05/1986

Age22 years

H1m70

positionLeft Midfielder

8Guthrie

Danny Guthrie

England

B.date18/04/1987

Age21 years

H1m76

positionCentre Midfield

22Butt

Nicky Butt

England

B.date21/01/1975

Age33 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

3José Enrique43

José Enrique

Spain

B.date23/01/1986

Age22 years

H1m84

positionLeft full-back

27Taylor

Steven Taylor

England

B.date23/01/1986

Age22 years

H1m86

positionRight central defender

2Coloccini

Fabricio Coloccini

Argentina

B.date22/01/1982

Age26 years

H1m84

positionCentral defender

21Beye89

Habib Beye

Senegal

B.date19/10/1977

Age30 years

H1m82

positionRight full-back

1Given

Shay Given

Republic of Ireland

B.date20/04/1976

Age32 years

H1m85

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Shay Given		32	441	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Fabricio Coloccini		26	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
27	D	Steven Taylor		22	124	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	José Enrique	43	22	30	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	D	Habib Beye	89	30	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	M	Nicky Butt		33	118	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	M	Charles N'Zogbia		22	136	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Danny Guthrie		21	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Jonás Gutiérrez	89	25	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Michael Owen		28	50	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
23	F	Shola Ameobi		26	231	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

107

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
17	M	Alexandre Song	69	20	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	M	Theo Walcott	73	19	76	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	F	Carlos Vela	62	19	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
30	D	David Edgar	89	21	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	D	Sébastien Bassong	43	22	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Joey Barton	89	25	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Emmanuel Eboué

Theo Walcott

OUT

Kolo Touré

Johan Djourou

OUT

Emmanuel Adebayor

Nicklas Bendtner

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Steven Taylor

Sébastien Bassong

OUT

Michael Owen

Geremi

OUT

Shola Ameobi

James Milner

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Arsène Wenger

678

Success rate in this team:

58 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

52 %

Wenger vs Newcastle United

17 victories

9 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on August 30, 2008

Wenger vs Keegan

10 victories

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on August 30, 2008

Manager

Age

Match num

Kevin Keegan

272

Success rate in this team:

53 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

51 %

Keegan vs Arsenal

4 victories

1 draw

13 losses

Latest figure on August 30, 2008

Keegan vs Wenger

0 victory

1 draw

10 losses

Latest figure on August 30, 2008

Referee

Rob Styles

13 victories	5 draws	3 losses	Arsenal21 matches	General total	Newcastle United25 matches	10 victories	6 draws	9 losses
1 victory	0 draw	1 loss	Arsenal2 matches	Season total	Newcastle United4 matches	0 victory	1 draw	3 losses
Latest figure on November 01, 2008					Latest figure on April 04, 2009

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Key figures

Kolo Touré played his game number 10 vs Newcastle United in his professional career

Only back at the time of Herbert Chapman head of Arsenal (01/07/1925-06/01/1934), you can see a manager go over Arsène Wenger with 1.86 goals scored per game in Premier League (2.16).

No Arsenal manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Arsène Wenger has reached 58% of wins .

Read the next 24 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DArsenal 1-1 Liverpool02/04/2008

DArsenal 1-1 Liverpool05/04/2008

VArsenal 2-0 Reading19/04/2008

VArsenal 1-0 Everton04/05/2008

VArsenal 1-0 West Bromwich Albion16/08/2008

VArsenal 4-0 FC Twente27/08/2008

Overall

VArsenal 1-0 Everton04/05/2008

VSunderland 0-1 Arsenal11/05/2008

VFC Twente 0-2 Arsenal13/08/2008

VArsenal 1-0 West Bromwich Albion16/08/2008

LFulham 1-0 Arsenal23/08/2008

VArsenal 4-0 FC Twente27/08/2008

Current form

Away

VTottenham 1-4 Newcastle United30/03/2008

DPortsmouth 0-0 Newcastle United12/04/2008

DWest Ham 2-2 Newcastle United26/04/2008

LEverton 3-1 Newcastle United11/05/2008

DManchester United 1-1 Newcastle United17/08/2008

VCoventry 2-3 Newcastle United26/08/2008

Overall

DWest Ham 2-2 Newcastle United26/04/2008

LNewcastle United 0-2 Chelsea05/05/2008

LEverton 3-1 Newcastle United11/05/2008

DManchester United 1-1 Newcastle United17/08/2008

VNewcastle United 1-0 Bolton Wanderers23/08/2008

VCoventry 2-3 Newcastle United26/08/2008

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	4	1
Unbeaten streak	34	1
Drawless streak	4	10
Scoring streak	8	1
Invincibility streak	4	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	2	3
Drawless streak	1	2
Scoring streak	4	4
Conceding streak	4	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

4	FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)	146
4	FBDB index ranking (National)	13

Results

2	Number of games (Competition total)	2
1	Number of games (Home / Away)	1
1	Victories (Competition total)	1
1	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	1
0	Draws (Home / Away)	1
1	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

1	Goals scored (Competition total)	2
1	Goals scored (Home / Away)	1
1	Goals conceded (Competition total)	1
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	1
0.5	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1
1	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1
0.5	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.5
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1

Betting aid

0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	0
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	1
1	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
1	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	1
1-0 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-1 (1 times)

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	1
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Samir Nasri	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Michael Owen
Samir Nasri	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	Obafemi Martins
Denilson	1 assist	Player with most assists (Competition total)		-
Denilson	1 assist	Player with most assists (Home / Away)		-
Samir Nasri	1 goal during the last 2 matches	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	Michael Owen

Historical head to head

Home

81 matches

43 v

17 d

21 l

139 gf

80 ga

Away

79 matches

18 v

19 d

42 l

87 gf

145 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

1 v

0 d

1 l

2 gf

1 ga

Total

162 matches

62 v

36 d

64 l

228 gf

226 ga

Historical head to head

Home

79 matches

42 v

19 d

18 l

145 gf

87 ga

Away

81 matches

21 v

17 d

43 l

80 gf

139 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

1 v

0 d

1 l

1 gf

2 ga

Total

162 matches

64 v

36 d

62 l

226 gf

228 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	December 09, 2000
Home	5 - 0	December 09, 2000

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 0	October 03, 1925
Away	4 - 1	August 25, 1923

Latest head to head

January 29, 2008 - Premier League 2007/2008

Arsenal

3 - 0

Newcastle United logo Newcastle United

January 26, 2008 - FA Cup 2007/2008

Arsenal

3 - 0

Newcastle United logo Newcastle United

December 05, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008

Newcastle United

1 - 1

Arsenal

September 25, 2007 - League Cup 2007/2008

Arsenal

2 - 0

Newcastle United logo Newcastle United

April 09, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007

Newcastle United

0 - 0

Arsenal

Best historical scorers against Newcastle United

Ian Wright	7 goals	1993 - 1997
Thierry Henry	6 goals	2000 - 2006
Nicolas Anelka	5 goals	1998 - 1999
Dennis Bergkamp	5 goals	1998 - 2005
George Graham	5 goals	1967 - 1971
Ray Kennedy	4 goals	1971 - 1973

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/12/1959. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Arsenal

Malcolm Macdonald	6 goals	1971 - 1975
Bryan Robson	6 goals	1966 - 1970
Peter Beardsley	6 goals	1984 - 1995
Laurent Robert	4 goals	2001 - 2003
Wyn Davies	4 goals	1967 - 1969
Micky Burns	3 goals	1976 - 1978

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/12/1959. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Newcastle United

Tony Adams	23 matches	1984 - 2002
Lee Dixon	21 matches	1988 - 2002
George Armstrong	20 matches	1965 - 1977
Martin Keown	19 matches	1986 - 2003
Nigel Winterburn	19 matches	1988 - 2000
Dennis Bergkamp	19 matches	1996 - 2005

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/12/1959. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Arsenal

Shay Given	25 matches	1998 - 2008
Frank Clark	19 matches	1965 - 1975
Alan Shearer	19 matches	1996 - 2005
Dave Craig	16 matches	1965 - 1977
Bobby Moncur	16 matches	1965 - 1973
Willie McFaul	15 matches	1968 - 1975