Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka score for the Gunners

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s two goals took his tally to five in the Premier League this season

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal beat Newcastle to move into the top 10 of the Premier League and increase the pressure on Magpies boss Steve Bruce.

Aubameyang, who had earlier hit the post from a tight angle in the first half, opened the scoring in the 50th minute when he fired past Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow.

Arsenal doubled their lead as Emile Smith-Rowe’s pullback found Bukayo Saka and the England international side-footed the ball into the net.

Aubameyang got his second and the Gunners’ third after Cedric Soares, in his first league start of the season, got to the byline and set up the Gabon international.

Miguel Almiron had Newcastle’s best chance but shot over from the edge of the penalty area when it was goalless.

The victory takes Arsenal above Aston Villa into 10th, with the Gunners seven points adrift of fourth-placed Liverpool in the last Champions League qualifying spot.

Newcastle are 15th, seven points clear of 18th-placed Fulham, although the London side have a game in hand.

For Bruce, who faced calls for his resignation after last week’s 1-0 loss to bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United, his side have now not won in nine matches in all competitions,

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Arsenal

  1. Squad number12Player nameWillian
  2. Squad number25Player nameMohamed Elneny
  3. Squad number35Player nameGabriel Martinelli

Newcastle United

  1. Squad number26Player nameDarlow

  2. Squad number17Player nameKrafth

  3. Squad number6Player nameLascelles

  4. Squad number2Player nameClark

  5. Squad number15Player nameLewis

  6. Squad number24Player nameAlmirón

  7. Squad number4Player nameM Longstaff

  8. Squad number8Player nameShelvey

  9. Squad number9Player nameJoelinton

  10. Squad number13Player nameWilson

  11. Squad number7Player nameCarroll

  1. Squad number16Player nameHendrick

  2. Squad number23Player nameMurphy

  3. Squad number57Player nameAnderson

Line-ups

Arsenal

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Leno
  • 17Cédric Soares
  • 16Holding
  • 23David Luiz
  • 3Tierney
  • 18ParteySubstituted forElnenyat 67′minutes
  • 34Xhaka
  • 7Saka
  • 32Smith RoweSubstituted forMartinelliat 82′minutes
  • 14AubameyangSubstituted forWillianat 79′minutes
  • 9Lacazette

Substitutes

  • 2Bellerín
  • 6Gabriel
  • 12Willian
  • 13Rúnarsson
  • 19Pépé
  • 25Elneny
  • 28Willock
  • 30Nketiah
  • 35Martinelli

Newcastle

Formation 4-4-2

  • 26Darlow
  • 17Krafth
  • 6Lascelles
  • 2Clark
  • 15Lewis
  • 24AlmirónSubstituted forAndersonat 87′minutes
  • 4M LongstaffSubstituted forHendrickat 78′minutes
  • 8Shelvey
  • 9Joelinton
  • 13Wilson
  • 7CarrollSubstituted forMurphyat 69′minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Dubravka
  • 11Ritchie
  • 14Hayden
  • 16Hendrick
  • 19Manquillo
  • 22Yedlin
  • 23Murphy
  • 36S Longstaff
  • 57Anderson

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