On the morning of February 25, Lorius Karius and Newcastle suffered a 1-4 defeat against Arsenal in round 26 of the Premier League.
For the first time since 2018, Loris Karius started in the Premier League again. This is also the first time the German goalkeeper has been named in Newcastle’s starting lineup in the English Premier League. Before that, he once appeared in the Carabao Cup final and with “Chich Choe” suffered defeat against MU.
On the day of his return to the Premier League, Karius played hard but still could not help Newcastle avoid defeat. Faced with a fierce attack from host Arsenal, Karius had to go into the net to pick up the ball four times. However, all four goals lost by the Northeast England team were not the fault of the star born in 1993.
In the 18th minute, Karius blocked a close-range header from Gabriel Magalhaes. However, Sven Botman fumbled the ball into his own net. By the 24th minute, Karius was subdued by Kai Havertz in a one-on-one situation.
In the second half, Newcastle’s defense continued to play awkwardly, only to concede 2 more goals. In the 65th minute, it was Botman again with a failed pass, creating an opportunity for Bukayo Saka to escape and score from a tight angle, increasing the score to 3-0 for Arsenal. In the 69th minute, Karius went into the net to pick up the ball for the fourth time, after Jakub Kiwior’s close-range header. A late effort only helped “Chich Choe” score an honorable goal after Joe Willock’s flying header in the 84th minute.
Without the help of the referee team, Newcastle could only endure the match against Arsenal. If the red and white strikers take advantage of better opportunities, their goals will not stop at number 4.
The “Gunners” fairly paid off the debt they borrowed from Newcastle in the first leg, thereby continuing to chase Liverpool and Man City in the championship race. Arsenal has 58 points, 1 point behind Man City and 2 points behind Liverpool. In the next round, coach Mikel Arteta and his team only have to meet Sheffield, the weakest team in this year’s tournament.
