FT: Arsenal U21s 4-1 Newcastle United U21s - and that's the full time whistle here at a cold, wet and windy Meadow Park, Thanks for reading, see you at the Emirates tomorrow for Arsenal vs West Ham, I'm off to get warm, cheers

Goal! Arsenal U21 4-1 Newcastle U21. A cracking free-kick by Salah Oulad M’Hand makes it four after the visitors scored a consolation through striker Jay Turner-Cooke’s 77th minute penalty moments earlier

GOAL - Newcastle pull a goal back with 13 minutes remaining after striker Jay Turner-Cooke scores his penalty after Gunners No4 Marli Salmon conceded a foul in the box - Arsenal U21 3-1 Newcastle U21

75 - Khayon Edwards has an effort blocked as the resulting corner comes to nothing

65 - Not good from Tommy Stetford who underlined that he really needs to work on his handling. Despite horrible conditions the young keeper completely missed the ball into the box from Newcastle No9 Jay Turner-Cooke, while appearing to hurt himself in the process. Let's hope it's nothing more than a bruised ego

We're an hour into the game and the second half has been fairly attritional fayre with Newcastle flying into blocks and tackles to prevent Arsenal further extending the lead - but the damage was done in the first half

60 - Newcastle's No7 Garang Kuol embarks on a driving run before unleashing a powerful low shot that flies narrowly past Gunners keeper Tommy Stetford

And we're off for the second half with the score Arsenal U21s 3-0 Newcastle

HT: Arsenal U21 3-0 Newcastle U21: And that's half time with the Young Guns utterly dominant in the Meadow Park rain - as someone said on Twitter just now, it's nice to finally beat the Geordies...although I'm still scarred from that 4-4 this month 14 years ago...

GOAL! 45 - Osman Kamara is denied by a brave block by Newcastle keeper Taylor but as the ball is recycled the Arsenal No7 fires low into the far corner to make it Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle

43 - Josh Nichols offered a threat as an attacking presence just then when supplementing colleagues further forward - I really rate this lad, who you might recall made his first team debut vs Bolton in the League Cup back in September. The next defender off The Hale End academy line I would wager

FYI: The young guns have won two of their first three matches this year, including a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough last time out, while Newcastle have only earned a single point from their four matches across 2025 so far, conceding 15 goals. Actually make that 17 and counting so far tonight...

33 - Arsenal No7 Osman Kamara thuds the Newcastle post before the ball is cleared as the home side completely dominate their visitors from the North East - still 2-0 here at a windswept Meadow Park

FYI: With the top 16 in Premier League 2 qualifying for the play-offs, Mehmet Ali's side started the match in tenth spot with the Magpies two spaces below in 12th spot, as both sides bid to make the end of season jamboree.

Goal! Arsenal U21 2-0 NUFC U21. Good to see a Gunners striker fit and scoring as No9 Khayon Edwards slots home from close range after following up Saka’s shot that Magpies keeper Taylor could only parry in the pouring rain here at Meadow Park

26 - Salah plays an excellent ball out wide to the lively Ferdinand whose cross is turned away for a corner as the rain lashes down here at Meadow Park

21 - Goalscorer Seb Ferdinand has had an impressive start, as he continues to power down the right flank causing the visitors backline problems

17 - GOAL - Seb Ferdinand slots home from close range to make it 1-0 to the Young Guns

15 - Arsenal right-back and dead ball specialist Michal Rosiak lifts the ball over the wall from his free-kick, but Newcastle keeper James Taylor is equal to the task and gathers

Team news: Despite being listed on the team sheet as No11 Charles Sagoe Jnr is not in the starting XI - Sebastian Ferdinand replaced the young attacker

Hello, and welcome to a wet and windy Meadow Park for our coverage of Arsenal U21s Premier League 2 clash with Newcastle U21s