At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on May 17, the 37th round of the 2021-2022 Premier League season ushered in a key battle for the fourth, and Arsenal went to challenge the new local tycoon Newcastle United away. In the first half, Kenyo Fuan left the field injured; in the second half, Ben White swung himself, and Guimarães scored another goal to seal the victory. In the end, Arsenal lost 2-0 to Newcastle and lost the initiative to compete for the fourth place. After this round, Arsenal are in 5th place, two points behind 4th place Tottenham, and Tottenham Hotspur qualify for the Champions League by drawing in the final round (same points, 15 goals difference).
Before this game, Arsenal were in 5th place with 66 points, two points behind Fourth Place Tottenham Hotspur in one game less, and although they lost 3-0 to Spurs in the last round, they still had the initiative to compete for the fourth round, and the last two rounds of victory could qualify for the Champions League. Newcastle finished 14th and completed relegation early. The two teams met in the first leg of the season, with Arsenal beating Newcastle 2-0
In the 8th minute, Ramsdale almost gave his opponent a goal in front of the goal.
In the 18th minute, Guimarães went straight into the penalty area on the right, Sean Longstaff crossed from the bottom line, Ramsdale pounced on it and Arsenal defenders broke the line. In the 23rd minute, Saka received the ball on the right side of the field and cut inside, came to the box and fired a low left-footed shot, Dubravka fell to the ground and confiscated the ball.
In the 30th minute, Newcastle fired a corner kick from the left and Jolington nodded his head in front of the penalty area into the top corner. In the 36th minute, Saint-Maximan cut into the box from the left and fired a powerful right-footed shot that Ramsdale saved the ball with one hand.
In the 38th minute, Fuan Jianyang was injured and could not hold on, and was replaced by Cedric Suarez. At the end of the first half, neither team scored.
In the second half, Newcastle broke the deadlock, Saint-Maximan sent a direct plug on the left side of the midfield, Jolinton received the ball and threw off the defensive cross into the box, Ben White stretched his feet to break the siege but accidentally swung himself, Arsenal fell behind Newcastle 0-1.
In the 63rd minute, Guimarães scored the ball in front of the right bottom line of the front, he inverted the triangle and passed back into the middle, and Wilson volleyed high. In the 71st minute, Ernenni fired a long-range shot in front of the penalty area and the ball was refracted and received by Dubravka.
In the 72nd minute, Craft's cross from the right side of the field was again met by Wilson's push from inside the box that deflected off the far post. In the 80th minute, Newcastle counter-attacked, two-on-one in front of the field, and Murphy's powerful shot was saved by Ramsdale.
In the 82nd minute, Dubravka fired the ball out of the net, wilson took the ball straight up in front of him and shot it straight away, the ball slightly offside. In the 85th minute, Newcastle sealed the win, Sean Longstaff picked out a pass into the box, Wilson inserted the ball in front of him, was blocked by the attacking Ramsdale, and then Guimarães scored an empty goal, Arsenal fell behind Newcastle 0-2.
In the 90th minute, Saka fired a long-range right-footed shot in front of the penalty area and the ball was blocked off the line by a defender. In the 92nd minute, Cedric fired a long-range shot from the front and the ball went high over the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Newcastle had a chance, the ball was thrown inside the front of the box, Fraser pushed the ball with no one defending inside the box, and Ramsdale sideways to save the ball.
In the end, the game ended and Arsenal lost 2-0 to Newcastle.