Report: Arsenal 3-2 Newcastle United

Match report vs NewcastleTwo goals in as many first-half minutes turned the game in our favour after Anthony Elanga had given his new club an early lead with a fortunate goal that bobbled in beyond David Raya.

Kai Havertz was involved in both our goals, setting up Mikel Merino with a neat lay off inside the area, before fizzing in a dangerous cross that was crashed into his own net by Newcastle defender Alex Murphy.

The Magpies levelled through a Jacob Murphy drive in the second-half but Martin Odegaard scored a penalty late on to secure another pre-season win.

So that concludes the first leg of our 2025 Asia Tour, and our record in the National Stadium here over the past ten years now reads…