Newcastle United and Arsenal’s football history dates all the way back to 1893, when the two sides first clashed in a League Division Two game.
The Gunners were known as Woolwich Arsenal back then, with the first meeting between these two great English footballing institutions yielding a 2-2 draw. Fast forward through the years and they are two of the best supported clubs in the country, steeped in history and tradition.
Their rivalry has never really been too intense – geographically they are at opposite ends of the country – but there’s no disputing that they harbour the same ambitions; to compete with and be one of the top teams in the country.
Since the formation of the Premier League in 1992, Arsenal have come out on top in the majority of their meetings, and there’s been plenty of entertaining matches to live long in the memory.
Back in the mid-1990s, Newcastle were one of the Premier League’s most exciting teams, spearheaded by a strike partnership of Andrew Cole and Peter Beardsley.
The latter was on top form when the Magpies visited Highbury in September 1994, when Kevin Keegan was in the midst of assembling a side capable of challenging Manchester United for the title.
Beardsley bagged a brace to put Newcastle 2-1 up, scoring either side of a Tony Adams goal, before Ruel Fox sealed the deal in the days when only three substitutes were named. Ian Wright scored a late consolation for the Gunners but it was too little, too late.
Known nowadays for his penchant for drinking Cobra Bombs, there was once a time when Ray Parlour was a top Premier League midfielder.
Never a prolific scorer, Parlour was more of a hard-working, creative midfielder who always gave 100% to the cause. But his crowning glory in front of goal came during Arsenal‘s romping 5-0 win over Newcastle in December 2000.
The Romford-Pele scored a hat-trick in front of his home supporters, with some guy called Thierry Henry also on the scoresheet. Nwankwo Kanu was the other player to grab a goal on what was a terrific night for Arsene Wenger’s side.
In one of the Premier League’s greatest ever comebacks, Newcastle roared back from 4-0 down at half-time to grab a draw in a pulsating St James’ Park clash.
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