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Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Gunners Down Magpies for Third Straight Win

Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil helped Arsenal earn their third straight Premier League win on the trot after the Gunners overcame a stubborn Newcastle side at St James' Park.

Xhaka's top bracket free kick got the ball rolling before Ozil's calm finish added the gloss to the visitors' three points. The hosts did pull one back through substitute Ciaran Clark, but it was too late for the Magpies, who are still looking for their first win of the Premier League season.

Check out our breakdown of the game below.

NEWCASTLE UNITED

Key Talking Point

As is consistently the case with Rafael Benitez's Newcastle side, they sat deep and invited pressure, looking to hit the opposition on the counter with the pace of Ayoze Perez, Jacob Murphy and Matt Ritchie.