Arsenal lost crucial ground in the title race with an awful display in a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. The game got off to an awful start for the Gunners who fell behind inside the opening 15 minutes when Alexander Isak nodded in Anthony Gordon’s superb cross.
The Gunners then never really going in the first half but could have been level when Mikel Merino’s close-range was blocked on the line by Lewis Hall.
Arteta attempted to change things after the break by bringing on Ethan Nwaneri, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus. It was to no avail though as, apart from a late Declan Rice chance, Arsenal failed to create any notable scoring opportunities.
