Acrobatic effort from Fulham skipper Tom Cairney but it lacks power and Karl Darlow can throw his cap on it.

Poor from Jonjo Shelvey, curled straight into the stand.

Having a defender lying down behind the wall seems to be the new trend.

Joseph Palmer: Let’s see if Fulham can push on a get a comfortable win here as opposed to having a backs to wall last 10 minutes

Bright start from Newcastle and they get a free-kick on the edge of the box as Joachim Andersen kicks Miguel Almiron after the Paraguayan gets a shot away.

Marc Richards: Watching that ball hit Matt Ritchie’s face sums up watching football under Bruce.

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Any way back for Newcastle?

Let's find out.

Off we go for the second half.

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Newcastle make a change at the start of the second half.

Isaac Hayden on for Federico Fernandez.

Newcastle fans are furious with Steve Bruce...

Arsenal

Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno to MOTD: "Of course there is big disapointment, it hurts very much but we can't feel sorry for ourselves. We have to stay positive. We have to win games to come out of this situation.

"The second goal was the key. When you concede right before half-time it's very difficult. In the second half we had a good attitude, you can see this team is alive and we want to turn it around.

"Everything is heavier, our confidence is not at the top level. We controlled the game but we didn't have too many chances.

"A lot of things are going wrong for us."

Rezaa Sait: Appointing Allegri has to be the number one signing Arsenal are looking to tie down. Arteta's decision making, tactics, formations is going to cost him his job.

Grumpy Expat: As an Arsenal fan of more than 40 years, I’m beginning to think the best thing that can happen to Arsenal is for Spurs to win the league. Can’t see anything else kicking the board into action

Not in Hither Green: really hope Arsenal drop into relegation 1) we deserve to 2) Arsenal board will wake up and get rid of Arteta. Everton game was embarrassing. Southampton must be thinking how we dropped points against this pack of jokers

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to BBC Sport: "It's very similar to the last few weeks. We are trying, dominating the game but in the small moments we are losing the game.

"We lost, conceding an own goal and a set-piece. We had chances but the last shot, the last pass is not going our way. It's not an excuse, we keep believing in what we are doing.

"We need to win matches and that's not happening. The way the boys reacted in the dressing room tells me they have the belief. When you lose lots of games for different reasons it hurts a lot.

"We have to be better, it wasn't about Everton it was about us."

Everton

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin to MOTD: "It's been an up and down season for us, we had a blip in form and misfortune but we knew one win would get us in the right direction.

"Three wins on the spin now and here we are. All I knew for the goal was it took a nick off the defender, I'm just happy to be in there playing my part.

"We set up to let teams have more of the ball so I won't get as many chances as I may like but I've scored a few already this season."

Here is the rest of the reaction from Everton's win over Arsenal earlier this evening.

As it stands, by the way, Fulham are only two points behind the Gunners in 15th place.

It needed the sublime or the ridiculous to break the deadlock.

We got the ridiculous via Matt Ritchie's quite funny OG.

Update:

Rostance 10-2 Hafez

Thanks to the 69,000 who kept faith with me.

Matt Ritchie just didn't have the reflex to avoid the ball there.

It is Newcastle's third Premier League own goal of 2020, their joint most in a calendar year since 2006.