Arsenal eventually broke Newcastle United down to leave Eddie Howe’s side bottom of the Premier League without a win.
Howe, in the Magpies dugout for the first time after missing last weekend’s 3-3 draw with Brentford because of Covid, set up a team to try to contain Arsenal and eke out a point.
It appeared as if the strategy might be working until Bukayo Saka slotted home from Nuno Tavares’ through ball in the second half.
Saka went off injured and his replacement Gabriel Martinelli scored with his second touch, a wonderful volley from Takehiro Tomiyasu’s clipped pass over the top.
Both sides had hit the woodwork in an otherwise uninspiring first half.
Jonjo Shelvey’s long-range drive was tipped on to the bar by the diving Aaron Ramsdale – and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit a sitter off the post from six yards out.
Arsenal remain fifth in the Premier League, while Newcastle are five points adrift of safety with just over a third of the season gone.
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Arsenal
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Squad number9Player nameLacazette -
Squad number25Player nameMohamed Elneny -
Squad number35Player nameGabriel Martinelli
Newcastle United
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Squad number1Player nameDúbravka
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Squad number17Player nameKrafth
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Squad number6Player nameLascelles
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Squad number5Player nameSchär
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Squad number11Player nameRitchie
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Squad number21Player nameFraser
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Squad number8Player nameShelvey
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Squad number28Player nameWillock
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Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
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Squad number9Player nameWilson
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Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
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Squad number14Player nameHayden
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Squad number23Player nameMurphy
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Squad number24Player nameAlmiron
Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 32Ramsdale
- 18Tomiyasu
- 4White
- 6Gabriel
- 20Varela Tavares
- 7SaysSubstituted forMartinelliat 64′minutes
- 5partySubstituted forElnenyat 85′minutes
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 10Smith Rowe
- 8Ødegaard
- 14AubameyangBooked at 76minsSubstituted forLacazetteat 76′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Leno
- 3Tierney
- 9Lacazette
- 15Maitland-Niles
- 16Holding
- 19Grandpa
- 25Elneny
- 30Nketiah
- 35Martinelli
Newcastle
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Dúbravka
- 17KrafthBooked at 48mins
- 6LascellesBooked at 63mins
- 5Schär
- 11RitchieBooked at 44minsSubstituted forAlmironat 67′minutes
- 21Fraser
- 8ShelveySubstituted forHaydenat 89′minutes
- 28Willock
- 10Saint-Maximin
- 9Wilson
- 7JoelintonSubstituted forMurphyat 67′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Clark
- 12Lewis
- 14Hayden
- 16Hendrick
- 19Manquillo
- 23Murphy
- 24Almiron
- 26Darlow
- 36S Longstaff
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
- Attendance:
- 59,886
Live Text
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Match ends, Arsenal 2, Newcastle United 0.
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Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Newcastle United 0.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
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Benjamin White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
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Substitution, Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden replaces Jonjo Shelvey.
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Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
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Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Schär.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Thomas Partey.
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Attempt saved. Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
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Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a fast break.
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Attempt blocked. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
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Offside, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser tries a through ball, but Fabian Schär is caught offside.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
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Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
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Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
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