Elanga Goal opens scores in Singapore
Anthony Elanga scored his first Newcastle goal with Magpie’s first offense to put Eddie Howe’s side ahead after a six-minute preseason friendliness with Arsenal at the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday.
Winger Elanga, who joined for £55 million from Nottingham Forest earlier this month, met Sandrotonari’s cross from the right on his first wear-down strike in the box, at the top of his smooth movement.
The goal was to acknowledge the preseason after Arsenal’s dominant 1-0 win over Milan in the same environment on Wednesday, expressing an encouragemental response from Newcastle after Elanga came as a halftime replacement last Saturday and thrashing 4-0 for Celtic.
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Elanga Strike
Arsenal did many of the attacks on both sides of the goal, but Newcastle ran the best current for the opener, moving Anthony Gordon and William Osla from left to right before Kieran Trippier found Tonari with a sharp pass.
Italian playmaker Tonari tested David Raya by digging with low shots that Arsenal goalkeeper tried to argue, while Gunners defender Ben White blew the shot into the crossbar when the ball kindly fell for the former England International into the box.
Osla, 21, who signed from Sheffield United in 2024 for £15 million, is also one of Hau’s few alternative strikers to Alexander Isaac, who led the Newcastle line at Celtic in the first half and has not taken part in a trip to Asia due to concerns and concerns about injuries from Liverpool.
Arsenal rookie Viktor Gyoker was watching after the Swedish striker completed a switch from the sport, which is up to £64 million on Saturday.
Arsenal lineup vs Newcastle
Arsenal made a change to the starting side from Milan’s victory. Christian Norgaard was signed by Brentford on the bench this time, for a fee of up to £15 million.
Martin Zubimendiarriving from Real Sociedad on July 6 for £60 million, was in the lineup, as was Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino.
Noni Maduke joined his first £48 million from Chelsea last week, but was not involved as the English forwards were allowed extra breaks after participating in the 2025 Club World Cup.
Former Spanish International Queparizabaraga, who remains the world’s most expensive goalkeeper thanks to Chelsea’s paid athletic club £72 million in 2018, signed for £5 million from the Blues and was on the bench.
Arsenal lost 6-5, but Quepa made three saves with a pre-determined penalty shootout against Milan.
Gabriel Jesus suffered a knee injury in January, but the striker posted an Instagram update showing him working at the gym.
Arsenal to start XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Karafoli, Lewis Skelly. Merino, Zubiendi, Nuwaneri. Saka, Torosad, Herberts
Arsenal replacement: Kepa, Setford, Rojas-Fedorushenko, Nichols, Salmon, Kiwior, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Norgaard, Lokonga, Copley, Rice, Dowman, Odegaard, Kabia, Nelson, Martinelli
Newcastle lineup vs Arsenal
Newcastle brought Tonari and Gordon and others, but the new signature Swing Park (a highly rated 18-year-old Korean forward) signed it on the first day of the match.
Osla, former Derby County lender from blade, hasn’t started yet Premier League Game, he scored his first top flight goal against Ipswichtown in April, and was prolific for Denmark at the under-21 level.
Newcastle to start XI: Pope; Trippier, Lascelles, Burn, Murphy; Guimares, Tonali, Willlock; Elanga, Osla, Gordon
Newcastle alternatives: Vlachodimos, Ruddy, Ruddy, Botman, Schar, Target, Krafth, Livramento, Ashby, Joelinton, Mile, Harrison, Hernes, Munda, Barnes, Barnes, Sung-Soo Park, J Murphy, Neave
Is Arsenal vs Newcastle on TV? How to watch live streams online
The game starts on Sunday at 12:30 BST (07:30 ET/04:30 PT) and is shown live arsenal.com Arsenal’s official app and Newcastle website.
Arsenal will either charge £6.99 in the game or offer a preseason pass that will provide access to streams and live coverage of three matches against Tottenham, Athletic Club and Villarreal.
Newcastle is charged between £4.99 and £6.99 and will watch seven preseason games ranging from £7.99 to £29.99, depending on whether viewers have club membership or not.
When will Arsenal’s 2025/26 Premier League season begin?
The first round of Premier League matches In 2025/26, it will take place on the weekend of August 16, 2025, including a trip to Arsenal’s Manchester United on Sunday, August 17th.
2024/25 Matches with Europa League finalists will be on display live in the UK in the Sky Sports Premier League, Ultra and Main Event.
All final rounds of the season will begin simultaneously on May 24th, 2026. There will be no rounds within 60 hours of each other, and no equipment will be available on December 24th.
When will Newcastle’s 2025/26 Premier League season begin?
The opening trip to Aston Villa in Newcastle is on Sunday, August 17th at 12:30 BST.
The match against the villains that Newcastle pips to the Champions League location this season will be exhibited live in the UK at TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.