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On May 16, 2022

Full-time: Newcastle 2-0 Arsenal

One of the worst Arsenal performances I have ever witnessed. Odegaard and White slump to the turf in disappointment.

90+6 min: Arsenal are yet to have an effort on goal in injury time, which gives you some idea of their attacking threat tonight. The game is won.

90+4 min: How does Joelinton have all the time and grace of prime Zidane these days? The transformation has been mad.

90+3 min: Newcastle waste a few more seconds, with their last change: Gayle on for Wilson.

90+2 min: With the entire Arsenal team ahead of him, Cedric tries his luck. No dice. Arteta will be fuming.

90 min: Saka has an effort from range but it goes well over. There will be six added minutes, owing to the injuries to Schär and Martinelli. The game is not completely done yet …

88 min: With this Arsenal defeat and Tottenham’s superior goal difference, Spurs will require just a draw at Norwich on Sunday. The only way for Arsenal to qualify is if Tottenham lose, and Arsenal beat Everton.

87 min: “Bruno, Bruno, Bruno” sing the Geordie nation. He’s been quite the signing.

GOAL! Newcastle 2-0 Arsenal (Bruno Guimaraes 85)

A deserved second goal, and now surely Arsenal are beaten. Wilson is sent through on goal by Longstaff, Ramsdale comes out but the rebound falls to Bruno Guimaraes, who calmly sidefoots the ball into the net. White can’t keep it out on the line! A brilliant display from Newcastle, miserable from Arsenal.

Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes scores their second goal. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters

Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates. — Joy for Guimaraes, his team-mates and the Toon Army. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta looks dejected after Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes scores their second goal. — Whilst there’s despair for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters

83 min: A rare chance for Arsenal! Martinelli gets to the byline, crosses deep to Pepe, who nods it back into the six-yard box. There is a bit of a scramble which ends with Odegaard driving a shot towards goal. Three Newcastle players throw themselves at the shot, and it strikes one. Great defending! Newcastle are playing like they are still in a relegation battle. Conte will be punching the air at that one.

81 min: Nearly a sensational strike from Wilson! The striker takes down a high ball with ease, swivels past Elneny and thumps a bouncing ball straight over Ramsdale’s head from a full 45 yards out! The ball looks to be dropping into the net but curls and fizzes just wide! So close.

Arsenal’s keeper Aaron Ramsdale is relieved to see Newcastle United’s Callum Wilson shot whizz just wide of the upright. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters

79 min: HUGE chance for Newcastle to put this game to bed! Pepe, who has done next to nothing since coming on, plays a woeful, underhit pass across the backline. Murphy steals in, and suddenly it’s two on one at the back. Murphy plays a one-two with Fraser but their own passes are a bit lethargic and with Cedric closing down Murphy, the Englishman fires his shot straight at Ramsdale. That should have been a goal.

76 min: Newcastle respond with two changes of their own: Miguel Almiron is replaced by Jacob Murphy. Allan Saint-Maximin comes off for Ryan Fraser.

74 min: On comes Pepe for Arsenal, who withdraw Gabriel. A defender for an attacker. Arsenal are really going for broke, and they have to. They need two goals to keep Champions League qualification in their own hands. Even a draw here will mean Spurs take a one-point advantage into the final day.

73 min: Another Newcastle chance, they look far more likely to score. Wilson finds some space on the penalty spot, but White gets a good block in and the ball balloons over for a corner, just high and wide of Ramsdale’s top corner.

71 min: Arsenal get a couple of corners, the latter resulting in a long-range strike from Elneny, which bobbles through a crowd of bodies before being snaffled by Dubravka. The visitors’ first attempt on target since the 24th minute.

69 min: Targett is the next to go down, clutching his hamstring. Trippier is warming up, but looks like Targett will continue.

67 min: Newcastle break forward again! Something they have done so impressively is break the lines with their midfielders. It’s how they scored with Joelinton streaming forward from central midfield, and now Longstaff does it down the right, crossing dangerously to the near post. White is there to clear, and he does a good job. The Newcastle fans jeer, with his own goal fresh in their minds. That was good defending, though.

66 min: Martinelli lies crumpled in a heap after a challenge from Krafth. Could be a dead leg, could be something more serious but after a couple of minutes break, Martinelli is OK to continue.

64 min: Close for Wilson! Guimaraes wins something out of nothing deep in Arsenal territory, crosses for Wilson, who volleys it on the fly just a couple of yards over the bar.

62 min: Martinelli with a contender for worst cross of the season, there. Closer to a throw…