Arsenal have continued their resurgence under Unai Emery with a deserved 2-1 victory over Newcastle United in Saturday's Premier League fixture at St James' Park. Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil - on his 200th Premier League appearance - netted early in the second half and although Newcastle halved the deficit through Ciaran Clark in added-on time, Arsenal were full value for the three points. The Gunners now find themselves in seventh place in the league standings, while Newcastle are 18th and remain without success from their opening five matches in the top flight this season. Newcastle went into the game having failed to show much attacking intent in their last home fixture against Chelsea,...
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