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Matches/Premier League/Regular Season - 28
Premier League 2011/12Match Finished

Arsenal vs Newcastle

12 Mar 2012 · 20:00 GMT · Regular Season - 28

Arsenal

HOME
2:1HT 1–1

Newcastle

AWAY
⚽ Robin van Persie 15′⚽ Thomas Vermaelen 90+4′
⚽ Hatem Ben Arfa 14′
Emirates Stadium (London)Referee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Arsenal win 2–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 28 of the Premier League. 3 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 1
HALF-TIME1 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

ArsenalNewcastle

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Arsenal

Formation not supplied

Coach Not supplied

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 13
    Wojciech SzczęsnyProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Bacary SagnaProfile: Defender · 29 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Thomas VermaelenProfile: Defender · 26 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 90+4′
  4. 28
    Kieran GibbsProfile: Defender · 22 at kick-off
  5. 6
    Laurent KoscielnyProfile: Defender · 26 at kick-off
  6. 7
    Tomáš RosickýProfile: Midfielder · 31 at kick-off
    Off 76′
  7. 8
    Mikel Arteta AmatriainProfile: Midfielder · 29 at kick-off
  8. 17
    Alexandre Song-BillongProfile: Midfielder · 24 at kick-off
  9. 15
    Alexander Oxlade-ChamberlainProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 68′
  10. 10
    Robin van PersieProfile: Attacker · 28 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 15′
  11. 14
    Theo WalcottProfile: Attacker · 22 at kick-off

Substitutes7

  1. 27
    Gervais KouassiProfile: Attacker · 24 at kick-off
    On 68′
  2. 16
    Aaron RamseyProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    On 76′
  3. 11
    André dos SantosProfile: Midfielder · 29 at kick-off
  4. 20
    Johan Djourou-GbadjereProfile: Defender · 25 at kick-off
  5. 21
    Łukasz FabiańskiProfile: Goalkeeper · 26 at kick-off
  6. 29
    Marouane ChamakhProfile: Attacker · 28 at kick-off
  7. 30
    Yossi BenayounProfile: Midfielder · 31 at kick-off

Newcastle

Formation not supplied

Coach Not supplied

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 26
    Timothy KrulProfile: Goalkeeper · 23 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Fabricio ColocciniProfile: Defender · 30 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Danny SimpsonProfile: Defender · 25 at kick-off
  4. 6
    Mike WilliamsonProfile: Defender · 28 at kick-off
  5. 3
    Davide SantonProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  6. 10
    Hatem Ben ArfaProfile: Midfielder · 25 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 14′
  7. 4
    Yohan CabayeProfile: Midfielder · 26 at kick-off
  8. 18
    Jonás GutiérrezProfile: Midfielder · 28 at kick-off
  9. 24
    Cheik TiotéProfile: Midfielder · 25 at kick-off
    Off 81′
  10. 25
    Gabriel ObertanProfile: Midfielder · 23 at kick-off
    Off 61′
  11. 19
    Demba BaProfile: Attacker · 26 at kick-off

Substitutes7

  1. 14
    James PerchProfile: Defender · 26 at kick-off
    On 46′
  2. 23
    Shola AmeobiProfile: Attacker · 30 at kick-off
    On 61′
  3. 8
    Danny GuthrieProfile: Midfielder · 24 at kick-off
    On 81′
  4. 9
    Papiss CisséProfile: Attacker · 26 at kick-off
  5. 15
    Daniel GoslingProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
  6. 35
    Robert ElliotProfile: Goalkeeper · 25 at kick-off
  7. 29
    Haris VučkićProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalNewcastle

    Hatem Ben Arfa · Assist: Gabriel Obertan

  2. Normal GoalArsenal

    Robin van Persie · Assist: Theo Walcott

  3. SubstitutionNewcastle

    Off Davide Santon On James Perch

  4. SubstitutionNewcastle

    Off Gabriel Obertan On Shola Ameobi

  6. SubstitutionArsenal

    Off Tomáš Rosický On Aaron Ramsey

  7. SubstitutionNewcastle

    Off Cheik Tioté On Danny Guthrie

  8. Normal GoalArsenal

    Thomas Vermaelen · Assist: Aaron Ramsey

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2011/12 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Arsenal

WLiverpool vs Arsenal3 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 271 – 2WArsenal vs Tottenham26 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 265 – 2WSunderland vs Arsenal11 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 251 – 2WArsenal vs Blackburn4 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 247 – 1DBolton vs Arsenal1 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 230 – 0

Newcastle

DNewcastle vs Sunderland4 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 271 – 1DNewcastle vs Wolves25 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 262 – 2LTottenham vs Newcastle11 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 255 – 0WNewcastle vs Aston Villa5 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 242 – 1WBlackburn vs Newcastle1 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 230 – 2
Previous meetings Within this cup import13 Aug 2011 · Newcastle 0 – 0 Arsenal

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 19 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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