Newcastle 1 Arsenal 2 – Interesting independent ratings on Newcastle United players | OneFootball

It ended Newcastle 1 Arsenal 2.

United taking a first half lead when a well worked corner routine led to Gordon feeding Tonali to cross, a great Nick Woltemade header giving Raya no chance.

Nick Pope making some outstanding saves, especially in the first half.

The Newcastle United team all giving it everything, defending for their lives in the second half as the clock counted down.

It wasn’t to be though, as with six minutes remaining it was sub Merino heading in via the post, the Gabriel with the winner six minutes into added time.

Looking at the individuals in black and white, interesting to get an independent perspective on how this played out.

‘Whoscored ratings use data from every single Premier League match, over 200 raw statistics included in the automated calculation of a player’s rating, weighted according to their influence within the game.

Every event of importance is taken into account, with a positive or negative effect on ratings weighted in relation to its area on the pitch and its outcome.’

Now whoscored have published their automated player ratings for this Newcastle 1 Arsenal 2 match:

(The Whoscored display can only show four subs at once, Osula was rated 5.7)

As you can see, seven players received a rating of 7.0 or more, with three of them playing for United.

Gabriel (8.6) was rated man of the match whilst Nick Pope (8.0) was the highest rated for Newcastle United.

Pope followed by Tonali (7.7) and Thiaw (7.0).

Newcastle 1 Arsenal 2 – Sunday 28 September 2025 4.30pm

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Woltemade 34

Arsenal:

Possession was Newcastle 36% Arsenal 64%

Total shots were Newcastle 8 Arsenal 20

Shots on target were Newcastle 3 Arsenal 7

Corners were Newcastle 6 Arsenal 4

Touches in the box Newcastle 17 Arsenal 43

Newcastle team v Arsenal:

Pope, Livramento (Lascelles 77), Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Bruno, Joelinton (Barnes 94), Tonali, Gordon (Trippier 67), Woltemade (Osula 67), Murphy (Elanga 66)

Subs:

Ramsdale, Krafth, Willock, Miley

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Newcastle United fixtures (All of the Champions League matches will also be available to watch on TV in the UK):

Wednesday 1st October: Union SG vs Newcastle United (5.45pm)

Sunday 5 October– Newcastle v Forest (2pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 18 October – Brighton v Newcastle (3pm)

Tuesday 21st October: Newcastle United vs Benfica (8pm)

Saturday 25 October – Newcastle v Fulham (3pm)

Sunday 2 November – West Ham v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports

Wednesday 5th November: Newcastle United vs Athletic Club (8pm)

Sunday 9 November – Brentford v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports