Newcastle boss Eddie Howe conceded his side were below their best as they fell 2-1 at home to Arsenal.The Magpies had taken the lead in the 34th minute through Nick Woltemade’s header, against the

Two of the top clubs in the English Premier League meet up on Sunday in a marquee matchup, as Newcastle United plays host to Arsenal.

Following a home corner, Gabriel Magalhaes dispossessed Bruno Guimaraes. Arsenal attacked with Eberechi Eze playing a long ball into Bukayo Saka down the middle. Saka was stopped by a combination of Gordon and Malick Thiaw, with the ball falling to Jacob Murphy, who played a weak pass back to Pope.

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Newcastle United and Arsenal player ratings are here following an incident-filled, tense affair at St. James' Park in Northeast England on Sunday.

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Bukayo Saka left St James’ Park convinced that Arsenal had delivered “a big statement” after the late turnaround against Newcastle on another afternoon of questionable officiating.Photo by Stu

“Unbelievable feeling,” said Mikel Arteta. “That is what football is about.” For Newcastle, beaten in the 100th minute by Liverpool and the 96th by Arsenal when deserving to lose neither game, it was a horrible action replay. For Arteta, it was the sort of sequel he can savour.