Overview
- Mikel Merino glanced in an 84th-minute equaliser before Gabriel Magalhaes headed the winner in the 96th minute from a Martin Odegaard corner.
- Referee Jarred Gillett overturned an earlier Arsenal penalty after a VAR review concluded Nick Pope touched the ball before colliding with Viktor Gyokeres.
- The victory lifts Arsenal to second in the Premier League, two points behind Liverpool after the champions lost at Crystal Palace.
- Newcastle had led through Nick Woltemade’s first-half header, with Pope producing multiple saves as Arsenal dominated much of the play.
- Eddie Howe’s side remain 15th with one win from six league games, and full-back Tino Livramento was stretchered off with a knee problem.