Arsenal dominated proceedings from the start, pinning Newcastle United to their half. The Magpies struggled under the Gunners' rampant offensives and it was just a matter of time before the tense pressure yielded results.
The curtain-raiser came in the 18th minute after a corner-kick. Bukayo Saka took the corner and Gabriel Magalhaes glanced in on goal but Newcastle United goalkeeper Karius made a reflex save leaving the ball still on the goal-mouth. Scrambling to clear off, Livramento mistakenly had his attempt bumped into Botman and deflected back into the net.
It was Botman's own goal much to the disappointment of the Magpies but to the delight of the Gunners who had held the visitors to ransom right from the start.
Despite going a goal down, Newcastle United did little to mount a response as Arsenal continued on their rampant sail throughout the game.
Six minutes after the opener, the Gunners capped their dominant performance with the second goal in the 24th minute. The goal was birthed from a brilliant teamwork by Jorginho, Gabriel Martinelli, and the finisher Kai Havertz.
Jorginho had found Gabriel Martinelli with a lofted pass. Martinelli drove to his right and then cut a pass into the box for Kai Havertz to tap home.
In a flash, Newcastle United were down by two goals and it was not a surprise as Arsenal effectively dominated proceedings in all ankles of the game from possessions, attempts on target, touches in the opponent's box, and chances created.
Newcastle United did little to mount a comeback as they continue reeling under Arsenal's mounting pressure. It ended 2-0 at the break.
Nothing changed in the second half as Newcastle United failed to still impress in the second 45. The Gunners were still on top of proceedings going forward.
Five minutes after the hour mark, Newcastle United went down again conceding the third goal, and what an individual effort by Bukayo Saka. After receiving the ball, the Three Lions star beat Livramento and braved it into the Newcastle box before firing into the bottom corner to make it 3-0.
At the instance of Saka's strike, it was game over for the Magpies. Struggling to find their foot in the game, they were stung again through a set-piece just four minutes after Saka's goal. Declan Rice's inswinger was nodded home by Jakub Kiwior and it deflected off Miley to wrong-foot Karius and loop into the net.
Arsenal were obviously cruising to a big victory over the Magpies but Joe Willock scored a late consolation goal for the visitors to reduce the deficit.
The match ended with Arsenal running out with a 4-1 victory to close up the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League title race.
The curtain-raiser came in the 18th minute after a corner-kick. Bukayo Saka took the corner and Gabriel Magalhaes glanced in on goal but Newcastle United goalkeeper Karius made a reflex save leaving the ball still on the goal-mouth. Scrambling to clear off, Livramento mistakenly had his attempt bumped into Botman and deflected back into the net.
It was Botman's own goal much to the disappointment of the Magpies but to the delight of the Gunners who had held the visitors to ransom right from the start.
Despite going a goal down, Newcastle United did little to mount a response as Arsenal continued on their rampant sail throughout the game.
Six minutes after the opener, the Gunners capped their dominant performance with the second goal in the 24th minute. The goal was birthed from a brilliant teamwork by Jorginho, Gabriel Martinelli, and the finisher Kai Havertz.
Jorginho had found Gabriel Martinelli with a lofted pass. Martinelli drove to his right and then cut a pass into the box for Kai Havertz to tap home.
In a flash, Newcastle United were down by two goals and it was not a surprise as Arsenal effectively dominated proceedings in all ankles of the game from possessions, attempts on target, touches in the opponent's box, and chances created.
Newcastle United did little to mount a comeback as they continue reeling under Arsenal's mounting pressure. It ended 2-0 at the break.
Nothing changed in the second half as Newcastle United failed to still impress in the second 45. The Gunners were still on top of proceedings going forward.
Five minutes after the hour mark, Newcastle United went down again conceding the third goal, and what an individual effort by Bukayo Saka. After receiving the ball, the Three Lions star beat Livramento and braved it into the Newcastle box before firing into the bottom corner to make it 3-0.
At the instance of Saka's strike, it was game over for the Magpies. Struggling to find their foot in the game, they were stung again through a set-piece just four minutes after Saka's goal. Declan Rice's inswinger was nodded home by Jakub Kiwior and it deflected off Miley to wrong-foot Karius and loop into the net.
Arsenal were obviously cruising to a big victory over the Magpies but Joe Willock scored a late consolation goal for the visitors to reduce the deficit.
The match ended with Arsenal running out with a 4-1 victory to close up the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League title race.