Summary

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  • Aubameyang's fourth and fifth Premier League goals this season, either side of Saka strike

  • Arsenal up to 10th, Newcastle without a win in nine games in all competitions

  1. Giving out giftspublished at 72 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

    Emile Smith Rowe has either scored (two) or assisted (five) in seven of his 10 appearances for Arsenal in all competitions this season.

    He has provided two more assists than any other player for the Gunners this campaign (five).

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:26 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

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    Camatriix: The young guns are absolute ballers.

    Matthew Howorth: Great play from Smith-Rowe. His style of play and socks remind me of Hleb.

    Russ Hyde: Smith-Rowe has to be on the starting team sheet for the foreseeable. Positivity and desire in bucket loads and going some way to fill a void that’s just been created by a certain departure. Great talent!

  3. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is pushed wide as he tries to pick out Emile Smith Rowe in the box.

    It's comfortable for Karl Darlow but Arsenal are straight back at the Newcastle defence moments later.

    Bukayo Saka ends up curling it way over.

  4. Postpublished at 21:24 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

    Karen Carney
    Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Newcastle have gone. Their confidence has gone now. They have given everything but there has to be a change at some point because their belief has gone now.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 69 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

    Jacob Murphy is on for Newcastle. He replaces Andy Carroll.

  6. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

    We could be in for a long half an hour now...

    Newcastle look down and out. Kieran Tierney decides to shoot from miles out and it goes wide. He giggles to himself. Why not?

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:22 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

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    Mike: You can say it's better than Sheffield United (which let's be honest, is almost impossible to not be) but this is another shocking performance from Steve Bruce Newcastle team.

    C Henderson 1977: We are a zombie club sleepwalking to relegation.

  8. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 67 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

    Mohamed Elneny is on for Arsenal. Thomas Partey is off.

  9. CLOSE!published at 67 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finds Kieran Tierney on the left. He fizzes it across goal but Alexandre Lacazette can't quite get there.

    Bukayo Saka then dinks it in from the far side but Lacazette's header is blocked by Karl Darlow at the near post.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

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    Was inevitable! The Toon have been floundering for weeks - 2pts from 27 is awful. We were over-performing at start of season but we are finding our level now.

    Daniel H, Phuket

    Bruce out. Lovely guy, players clearly like him but no fear, no clue and no plan A B C or Z

    Paul, Ealing

  11. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

    .Image source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

    Emile Smith Rowe tees up Granit Xhaka in the middle. He's way out but has a pop. It's blocked.

    Callum Wilson then manages to get into the Arsenal box but there's nobody up there with him.

  13. Postpublished at 21:18 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

    Karen Carney
    Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Same story again. Newcastle do well, get a cross in but the cross is poor and Arsenal just get the ball and go 'right, this is where we change gear!' Emile Smith Rowe just glided past the Newcastle defence. The two young kids, Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka, brilliant! Game over now.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:16 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

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    Belete: This is more like the Aubameyang we all know. He's back!

    Matty AFC: Great run and finish from Auba. The sort of goal that is hard to score when you are low on confidence so that's great to see.

  15. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 2-0 Newcastlepublished at 60 mins

    Bukayo Saka

    It's a brilliant link-up from the two Arsenal youngsters as Emile Smith Rowe teases Emil Krafth on the left before picking out his mate Bukayo Saka in the box.

    Saka hits it first time, drilling it low and past Karl Darlow.

    Horrible defending again from Newcastle but devastating from Arsenal on the break.

    SakaImage source, Reuters
  16. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle

    Matty Longstaff finds Emil Krafth in space on the right but his curling cross is straight at the keeper.

  17. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle

    Kieran Tierney does so well on the left again. He beats the full-back and lifts it into the box but Alexandre Lacazette is pushed back.

    It comes over to the right before Bukayo Saka's shot is blocked by Emil Krafth after a nice one-two between him and Lacazette.

  18. Postpublished at 21:14 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021

    Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle

    Karen Carney
    Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Better play from Newcastle as Callum Wilson and Andy Carroll are playing closer together. When the ball gets played up to one, they can play intricate football because they are closer together. They have been too far apart. Carroll has been quite deep. They need to get him higher up if they are going to get back into this game.

  19. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle

    Alexandre Lacazette carries it on the right. He cuts it back into the box but Emile Smith Rowe can't get a shot away.

    Newcastle win it back and its lifted into Andy Carroll. He wins a free-kick off David Luiz but Jonjo Shelvey opts to play it short.

    Ciaran Clark then finds Callum Wilson on the edge of the box, he leaves it for Carroll and his strike fizzes wide of the left post. Much better!

  20. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle

    A free-kick for Newcastle on the left. Jonjo Shelvey has to do better here, surely?

    He does as he finds Callum Wilson but his header is comfortable for Bernd Leno.