Arsenal 4-0 Newcastle: Hosts hit four to secure second league win for Mikel Arteta

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Arsenal 4-0 Newcastle: Hosts end run of four successive Premier League draws as goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nicolas Pepe, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette secure first Premier League win for Mikel Arteta’s side since New Year’s Day

  • Arsenal picked up just their second Premier League victory under Mikel Arteta with victory over Newcastle
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang headed home Arsenal’s first from a floated cross from Nicolas Pepe 
  • The Ivorian then turned scorer after Bukayo Saka nutmegged Valentino Lazaro before cutting it back for Pepe 
  • Mesut Ozil added a third late on from Alexandre Lacazette before the Frenchman scored himself in injury time

By Ian Ladyman for MailOnline

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Arsenal secured their first victory in the Premier League since beating Manchester United on New Year’s Day with a 4-0 victory against Newcastle.

After a lacklustre first half from Mikel Arteta’s men where Newcastle gave a good account of themselves, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang headed home the opener from Nicolas Pepe’s floated ball.

Pepe then went from provider to scorer by finishing Bukayo Saka’s low cross from close range after the Arsenal youngster had delightfully nutmegged Valentino Lazaro, before Mesut Ozil added a third  and Alexandre Lacazette a fourth in injury time.

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Arsenal won their first Premier League fixture since beating Manchester United on New Year’s Day with a win over Newcastle

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang headed in the hosts' first after Nicolas Pepe floated in a cross to the back post from the right

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang headed in the hosts’ first after Nicolas Pepe floated in a cross to the back post from the right

The Ivorian then turned scorer three minutes later after finishing from close-range from Bukayo Saka's low ball

The Ivorian then turned scorer three minutes later after finishing from close-range from Bukayo Saka’s low ball

Mesut Ozil netted in the last minute of normal time for his first of the season after Martin Dubravka failed to hold his shot

Mesut Ozil netted in the last minute of normal time for his first of the season after Martin Dubravka failed to hold his shot

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And Alexandre Lacazette ended a goalscoring duck of his own in the fifth minute of injury time to round off the victory

And Alexandre Lacazette ended a goalscoring duck of his own in the fifth minute of injury time to round off the victory

Dani Ceballos started his first Premier League game for Arsenal under Mikel Arteta and pulled the strings in the midfield

Dani Ceballos started his first Premier League game for Arsenal under Mikel Arteta and pulled the strings in the midfield

MATCH FACTS, PLAYER RATINGS AND LEAGUE TABLE 

Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Leno; Bellerin, Mustafi, Luiz, Saka; Ceballos (Torreira 82), Xhaka; Pepe, Ozil (Willock 90+1), Aubameyang; Nketiah (Lacazette 85)

Subs not used: Papastathopoulos, Martinez, Kolasinac, Martinelli

Goals: Aubameyang 54, Pepe 57, Ozil 90, Lacazette 90+5

Booked: Xhaka, Saka

Manager: Mikel Arteta 

Newcastle (5-4-1): Dubravka; Lazaro (Hayden 74), Fernandez (Ritchie 75), Lascelles, Clark (Schar 83), Rose; Almiron, Bentaleb, Sean Longstaff, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton

Subs not used: Lejeune, Darlow, Atsu, Matthew Longstaff 

Manager: Steve Bruce

Referee: Lee Mason 

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Those problems became chances when Longstaff's scuffed effort was deflected off Ceballos but saved by Bernd Leno

Those problems became chances when Longstaff’s scuffed effort was deflected off Ceballos but saved by Bernd Leno

Saint-Maximin then got the better of Ceballos but his cut back was put wide by Joelinton when the striker was well placed

Saint-Maximin then got the better of Ceballos but his cut back was put wide by Joelinton when the striker was well placed

But Arsenal came to life in the final 10 minutes of the first half, with Mesut Ozil at the heart of the home side's attacking moves

But Arsenal came to life in the final 10 minutes of the first half, with Mesut Ozil at the heart of the home side’s attacking moves

And as a result Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Eddie Nketiah and Shkodran Mustafi all spurning half-chances before the break

And as a result Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Eddie Nketiah and Shkodran Mustafi all spurning half-chances before the break

Arsenal started the second half the brighter and nearly took the lead when Nketiah clipped the bar after meeting Pepe's cross

Arsenal started the second half the brighter and nearly took the lead when Nketiah clipped the bar after meeting Pepe’s cross

But Arsenal would then eventually take the lead when Aubameyang rose highest at the back post to nod home Pepe's cross

But Arsenal would then eventually take the lead when Aubameyang rose highest at the back post to nod home Pepe’s cross

Pepe then netted the second having assisted the first with a low finish after Saka had nutmegged Valentino Lazaro

Pepe then netted the second having assisted the first with a low finish after Saka had nutmegged Valentino Lazaro

Saint-Maximin nearly halved the deficit after the Gunners made a mistake near their penalty area but hit the post

Saint-Maximin nearly halved the deficit after the Gunners made a mistake near their penalty area but hit the post 

And the news got even worse for Steve Bruce late on when defender Ciaran Clark had to go off the pitch injured

And the news got even worse for Steve Bruce late on when defender Ciaran Clark had to go off the pitch injured 

 


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