Arsenal 3-2 Newcastle United Highlights, Club Friendlies: Gunners Win Five-Goal Thriller

The match will kick off at 5pm IST. The Arsenal vs Newcastle United, pre-season club friendly will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

While Viktor Gyokeres has arrived in Singapore, he will not be part of the squad for today's friendly. Here is Arsenal's line-up:

And here is Newcastle United's line-up for the all-Premier League encounter:

Over in Kobe, Japan, Barcelona are locked 1-1 with Vissel Kobe in another pre-season club friendly. You can track that match live at our dedicated blog.

And the action is underway! Stay tuned for play-by-play updates from the friendly match.

That's one way of kicking off your career with your new side. Trippier plays Tonali down the ring, and the Italian cuts it back into the box. Elana gets the ball, and somehow manages to curl it into the right corner, completely wrong-footing David Raya.

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The attacking play continues from both sides despite the humid conditions in Singapore. Ben White had a decent chance that he blazed over the bar, and Elanga had a shot into the crowd after Trippier's corner.

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Arsenal's attacking persistence pays off. Mikel Merino wins the ball at the edge of the box. Trossard plays it to Havertz, who smartly flicks it back to Merino for the Spaniard to find the bottom corner wit ha smart finish.

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Two goals in two minutes for the Gunners. It all comes from a perfect cross from the left, and 21-year-old Alex Murphy clears it... to the back of his own net. No chance for Nick Pope.

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Three minutes added on by the fourth official, and a yellow card for Jamaal Lascelles is brandished by the referee.

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Newcastle defend well to prevent any further goals from Arsenal, and a fast-paced half comes to an end.

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Wholesale changes for Newcastle, with only Will Osula keeping his place in the XI from the first half. No chances for Arsenal at the moment. The second half is underway at Singapore.

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Arsenal have kept up their attacking football from the first half, but Newcastle have switched to a back five to neutralise their threat. They are holding on at the moment, though not very convincingly against Arsenal's press.

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Jacob Murphy saves his namesake's blushes by levelling the match for Newcastle. The midielder was allowed to turn right outside the box by Arsenal, and he takes a shot that goes through a horde of legs to find the right bottom corner, past Raya's reach.

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Newcastle have found some momentum, trying to push up against Arsenal's press, with Osula almost getting his head on a cross inside the box. Arteta brings on Rice as a result, and his connection with 15-year-old Max Dowman will be interesting to watch.

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Almost a moment to remember for 15-year-old Dowman, who gets the ball ahead of the half-way line and runs past three Newcastle dfenders and takes a shot, forcing a sprawling save from Pope.

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Dowmna's energy pays off, and his bursting run into the box comes to an end as Joelinton puts an arm on his back, and the teenager goes down. The referee immediately points to the spot.

There are few better penalty takers than Odegaard, and the Arsenal skipper dispatches the spot kick past Ruddy, who had guessed the correct way but could not keep it out.

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Youngster Ashbey had the chance to equalise from the edge of the box, but his shot is straight at Kepa. Newcastle are pushing hard to take the match to penalties, and have four minutes of injury time to do so.

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Arsenal push ahead in the last few moments, but the referee blows his whisle, and the five-goal thriller comes to an end. The star of the match: 15-year-old Max Downman, who won the penalty that ultimately proved to be the winner.

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