Arsenal today were defeated for the first time in 11 league games after Newcastle’s goal controversially passed through VAR.
Joelinton clearly pushed Arsenal defender Gabriel as the pair challenged for Joe Willock’s cross, with the ball running for Gordon to score from close range.
Apart from appealing in vain for a foul by Joelinton, Arsenal also claimed the ball had gone out of play before Willock’s cross.
This made the 1-0 victory over the gunners debatable in a lacklustre encounter at St. James Park
Arsenal’s Kai Havertz and Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes were both lucky to avoid red cards in the first half.
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Coming just days after they crashed out of the League Cup at West Ham, Arsenal’s second successive loss was a painful blow to their title bid.
Arteta’s men sit in third place, three points behind leaders Manchester City, with Tottenham able to move into pole position and climb five points ahead of their north London rivals if they beat Chelsea on Monday.
Newcastle’s victory capped a memorable week for Eddie Howe’s sixth-placed team, who knocked Manchester United out of the League Cup at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Much of the frenetic action ended with a lack of focus and composure in the final third and Newcastle failed to muster a single shot in the opening half hour.
Arsenal were hardly more clinical, creating precious little to worry Newcastle keeper Nick Pope.
