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Full Time IT'S ALL OVER! Arsenal SEVEN Newcastle 3 - amazing scenes at the Emirates. A hat-trick for Walcott, two for Giroud and one each for the Ox and Poldi
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WE'RE WELL INTO STOPPAGE TIME: Only seconds away for Arsenal now. This has been so entertaining
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THAT'S HIS HAT-TRICK! And it's another wonderful strike. He beat two men, got clattered, got up and chipped Krul. An audacious finish on an incredible night!
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GOAL! - Theo Walcott 7 : 3 WHAT A GOAL FROM WALCOTT!
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Yellow Card SANTON GOES IN THE BOOK: That's a really poor tackle from behind on Giroud - it could have been red
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Substitution NEWCASTLE CHANGE: Tavernier replaces Marveaux
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SURELY THE POINTS ARE SAFE NOW! Walcott slaloms through the Newcastle defence and finds Giroud, and the Frenchman beats his man and fires unerringly past Krul. What a way to end the year!
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GOAL! - Olivier Giroud 6 : 3 IT'S SIX! GIROUD AGAIN!
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: This time it's Santi Cazorla coming off, he's replaced by Coquelin
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WHAT A CROSS FROM WALCOTT: Wonderful ball in from the right from Theo and Giroud's diving header beats Krul. Arsenal have their two-goal cushion!
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GOAL! - Olivier Giroud 5 : 3 MAGNIFICENT GOAL FROM GIROUD!
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WALCOTT! Oh, that's so close to a hat-trick. He slots one past the far post via a deflection
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Substitution NEWCASTLE CHANGE: Ferguson replaces Simpson
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Substitution RAMSEY COMES ON: Off goes Podolski, he's had a fine game
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Substitution AMEOBI IS ON: He replaces Bigirimana
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KRUL GETS STRANDED: He comes for the ball, misses it, but Arsenal can't get it to Giroud as he charges into the box. Ramsey is coming on in a moment
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HANDBALL! The home crowd are up in unison as Cisse goes up against Koscielny inside the box. The ref gives the free-kick Arsenal's way
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OBERTAN AGAINST SAGNA: That's been a good battle and this time Sagna gets his challenge in, at the expense of a corner
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BIGIRIMANA SHOOTS: Good effort on the volley but that's straight at Szczesny and Arsenal stay in front
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Substitution GIROUD REPLACES THE OX: Good ovation for the Ox, he's played well today - and scored a fine goal. Giroud has gone central, Walcott goes to the right
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AMAZING! Gibbs gets to the byline and crosses, the ball bounces to Walcott and he keeps his cool to dig it out and lift a shot into the top corner
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GOAL! - Theo Walcott 4 : 3 YEEESSSS! IT'S THEO AGAIN!!
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GIROUD IS GETTING READY: He'll be the first Arsenal change. Who do you reckon is coming off?
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IT'S BA AGAIN: He timed his run perfectly to meet Marveaux's cross at the far post but Arsenal could have done better to close down that cross. So disappointing
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GOAL! - Demba Ba 3 : 3 OH NO, NEWCASTLE ARE LEVEL AGAIN!
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KOSCIELNY WITH THE HEADER: He gets there first from Wilshere's corner but can't direct his header goalwards
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WHAT A GAME! And Arsenal keep finding another gear! This time Wilshere clips in a teasing cross and a deflection off the crossbar allows Podolski to head home from a yard out
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GOAL! - Lukas Podolski 3 : 2 PODOLSKI BUNDLES IT IN AND ARSENAL ARE BACK IN FRONT!
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KRUL DOES WELL: Gibbs wins possession with a sliding challenge and Podolski exchanges passes with Cazorla, but Krul is out to bravely save at the German's feet
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CAZORLA! Excellent effort from Santi but Krul is equal to it, thrusting out an arm to deflect the ball wide. Good response from Arsenal
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ANOTHER VITAL DEFLECTION: Obertan does well to beat Sagna and his low ball across the six-yard box clips off Koscielny and rolls perfectly for Marveaux. He really couldn't miss that and we're all square again
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GOAL! - Sylvain Marveaux 2 : 2 MARVEAUX WITH THE EQUALISER!
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WALCOTT CHANCE: It's three versus three and Theo opts to go it alone but his early-taken shot is well wide. Podolski is angry, he wanted a square pass
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POLDI DOWN: Lukas grabs his foot on the touchline, he looks in some pain. But he's back up quickly - that's a relief
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ATMOSPHERE: We've got another 60,000-plus at the Emirates and they are finding their voices now
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ARSENAL BACK IN FRONT: Cazorla picked out the Ox on the edge of the box and he found room to fire a low shot into the bottom corner. That's more like it!
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GOAL! - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 2 : 1 FANTASTIC STRIKE FROM THE OX!
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WARMING UP: Giroud is among the subs goes through some stretching exercises on the touchline
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NEWCASTLE THREAT: Good build-up play and a teasing cross from the left... but Szczesny can claim that in his six-yard box
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GREAT MOVE: Sagna to Wilshere, to Podolski, to Gibbs, making a fine overlap. He goes for goal and Krul beats the ball away
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IN COMES THE CROSS... and up goes the Ox, but Krul gets there first and punches clear
Kick Off OFF WE GO AGAIN: Arsenal get us back underway, attacking the North Bank goal in the second half
Half Time THAT'S ALL FOR NOW: It's 1-1 here at the Emirates, Walcott's excellent finish giving Arsenal a lead they deserved before Ba's deflected free-kick levelled matters
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BA AGAIN... Another good leap, another good header and that's just over the bar. He's a real threat
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GREAT SAVE SZCZESNY: Newcastle break, Marveaux cuts inside and shoots but the keeper pushes it away. Nervy moments for the Arsenal
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THE OX DOES WELL: He's worked hard in this first half and shows pace and strength to almost get the better of Santon
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IT CAME OFF JACK: Ba struck the free-kick well but it took a decisive touch off Wilshere, who was stationed a few yards from the wall
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GOAL! - Demba Ba 1 : 1 AND IT'S DEFLECTED PAST SZCZESNY!
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SAGNA PENALISED: He brings down Obertan and Ba is behind this free-kick. It's 22 yards out, left of centre...
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OH, THEO! Arsenal break at pace but Walcott tries to find Cazorla but he underhits his pass. A big opportunity goes begging
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TIOTE TRIES HIS LUCK: And that's a powerful effort which Szczesny is forced to punch clear - it swerved late, good decision from the keeper
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KOSCIELNY CLEARS: Danny Simpson, like Santon is getting in his fair share of crosses towards Ba and Cisse. This time Koscielny climbs well to get the ball away
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WALCOTT GOES THROUGH: And this time he can't get enough purchase on his shot, allowing Krul to grab the ball
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NEWCASTLE PRESSURE: Another good passing move ends with Santon crossing low but Arsenal get it away
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FINAL BALL: That's the only thing lacking from Arsenal's attacking play at the moment. On this occasion Cazorla finds the Ox but his cross isn't good enough
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NEWCASTLE LIVELY: They've come into the game a lot more and that's a corner to the visitors... but Szczesny claims confidently
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WILSHERE TAKES IT... and Krul drops the ball. He grabs it though as Walcott tries to net the rebound
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CORNER TO ARSENAL: There's so much pace in this Arsenal attack and another lightning break earns them a corner. It's headed away by Perch and that's another corner
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SZCZESNY GATHERS: Newcastle counter-attack, Tiote finds Marveaux and he tries to play in Cisse, but the Arsenal keeper is out quickly
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FATIGUE FACTOR? Injury-hit Newcastle had an energy-sapping game at Old Trafford on Boxing Day. Will they tire towards the end of this one?
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OFFSIDE! Theo tries to spring clear again but this time the flag goes up. Looking at the replays of the goal, he might just have been a shade offside then too
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HENRY-ESQUE? That was trademark Thierry, a great run down the left to beat the offside trap and a cool, composed finish into the bottom corner. Magnificent stuff
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GOAL! - Theo Walcott 1 : 0 GREAT FINISH FROM THEO! ARSENAL HAVE THE LEAD!
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WELL PLAYED OX: He gets away from a rather illegal challenge from Santon and sprints down the right. Here comes the cross... but that is cleared
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BA WITH THE HEADER! And that's a very decent chance. The Newcastle top scorer leapt higher than anyone from that corner and plants a header just over the bar
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HALF-A-CHANCE: The ball almost falls to the Ox in the area but it's hacked clear just in time
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TOO HEAVY: Podolski tries to release Walcott in the left channel but his pass has too much weight on it
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LOVELY SKILL: It's Santi, of course... quick feet to take himself away from a challenge and then a simple pass. The Spaniard looks in good nick
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SANTON MISTAKE: And Walcott almost nips in there, but his touch is just too heavy and Krul can gather
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WALCOTT CLATTERED: Centre forwards get less space in home games against defensive opponents and Theo is finding that. He should have had a free-kick there though, poor challenge on the halfway line
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OUT COMES SZCZESNY: He races out of his box to hack clear as Ba tries to get Cisse away with a flick-on. Arsenal are playing at a high tempo in these early stages - promising signs
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ARSENAL PRESSURE: Sagna swings in a cross, Coloccini chests it down and clears. Now Santi has it on the right, he beats him man... but Krul plucks the cross out of the air
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POLDI DEFENDS: Lukas tracks back to block a cross and Newcastle get the throw. In comes the cross... and Sagna kicks it away
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GOOD START ARSENAL: Wilshere leads a breakaway and finds the Ox. He shimmies past his man and shoots low, but it's a few yards wide. Good, positive play
Kick Off WE'RE UNDERWAY: Newcastle get us started at the Emirates. Come on Arsenal!
We've had the handshakes, the players' names have been announced, the home team salute the Emirates crowd and we're just about ready for the off
I've got Fans' Forum host Tom Watt beside me for this one. Let's hope he brings us luck. Here come the teams...
Both sets of players have finished limbering up on the pitch and they return down the tunnel to make their final preparations
WELCOME BACK FRANK: Double-winning captain McLintock is pitchside for a pre-match interview. A true Arsenal leader
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WALCOTT UP FRONT: Theo keeps his place as centre forward so Giroud starts on the bench. It'll be interesting to see how Theo fares at home where Arsenal generally get less space
NO PER: Mertesacker is ill so won't feature today. In comes Laurent Koscielny and that's the only change from the side that won at Wigan
SUBS: Rosicky, Giroud, Mannone, Djourou, Gervinho, Coquelin, Ramsey
ARSENAL TEAM: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Cazorla, Podolski, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott
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Welcome to Arsenal Player for live coverage of our final game of 2012. Newcastle are in town and you can follow all the action in our Matchday Show
01 SZCZESNY, Wojciech
03 SAGNA, Bacary
06 KOSCIELNY, Laurent
05 VERMAELEN, Thomas
28 GIBBS, Kieran
08 ARTETA, Mikel
10 WILSHERE, Jack
19 CAZORLA, Santi
22 COQUELIN, Francis (86)
15 OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN, Alex
12 GIROUD, Olivier (74)
09 PODOLSKI, Lukas
16 RAMSEY, Aaron (82)
14 WALCOTT, Theo
24 MANNONE, VITO
20 DJOUROU, JOHAN
22 COQUELIN, FRANCIS
16 RAMSEY, AARON
07 ROSICKY, TOMAS
27 GERVINHO,
12 GIROUD, OLIVIER
01 KRUL, Tim
03 SANTON, Davide
02 COLOCCINI, Fabricio
14 PERCH, James
05 SIMPSON, Danny
31 FERGUSON, Shane (82)
24 TIOTE, Cheick
20 BIGIRIMANA, Gael
23 AMEOBI, Shola (82)
22 MARVEAUX, Sylvain
34 TAVERNIER, James (88)
25 OBERTAN, Gabriel
09 CISSE, Papiss
29 BA, Demba
37 HARPER, STEVE
34 TAVERNIER, JAMES
STREETE, REMIE
39 ABEID, MEHDI
31 FERGUSON, SHANE
28 AMEOBI, SAMMY
23 AMEOBI, SHOLA
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