Lucatu Faces His Old Club, Newcastle Meets Arsenal for the Third Time

The Next Lu! His Name Is Lucatu!

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Lucatu became famous in a single match, and people placed great expectations on him.

Given enough time, he might even become a top-tier Premier League center forward.

However, Newcastle's schedule this year was truly brutal.

Before the new signings had fully settled in, Newcastle faced Arsenal once again in the twenty-second round.

Arsenal had started the season in roaring form.

But injuries struck around the winter break.

Their defensive stalwart, Praca, was sidelined.

This caused Moric no end of trouble.

Without his personal bodyguard, Moric's efficiency immediately dropped by a level.

He had even come close to getting injured himself.

As a result, Arsenal's form fluctuated, and they slipped from a commanding lead to third place in the league.

The Premier League's top teams had all performed well this year. If anyone slipped even slightly, they would fall down the standings.

Some predicted that this could be the most fiercely contested season for every Premier League qualification spot and trophy in the past decade.

But even against an out-of-form Arsenal, Newcastle still failed to win.

Arsenal completed a league double over them.

With relentless attacking, Arsenal pinned Newcastle back at the edge of their own box and took all three points with a 2-0 win.

However, it was worth noting that while the scoreline looked lopsided, Newcastle had not been much worse in terms of the actual play.

Their defensive counterattacks created danger, and they came extremely close to scoring twice.

Unfortunately, Lucatu was too slow on the ball for the first chance. Or rather, he