Arsenal have built a strong squad this season. However, we have not seen Arsenal play well against the renowned teams of the Premier League. We have seen Arsenal's defeats against Manchester City and Liverpool. And today against Newcastle, Arsenal's performance is not as good as expected. Despite several strong attacks, Arsenal's players could not score any goals. In another match, Newcastle took the lead through Nick Woltemade's goal in the 34th minute. The first half is probably going to end 1-0. It will be very difficult for Arsenal to secure a victory by scoring two goals in the second half.
Arsenal have made some strong attacks. They even increased their attack speed in the second half. But how can we say they have performed well if they cannot score ? Arsenal is behind by 1 - 0 margin after 70 minutes. Newcastle have performed very carefully in the second half. Newcastle's main target in the second half is to stop Arsenal's attacks. And you are right that Newcastle's goalkeeper Pope is performing well today. He has made 5 saves already. But at the same time Newcastle's defenders are also doing well today.