Overview
- Nick Woltemade headed Newcastle in front on 34 minutes, but Mikel Merino equalized on 84 and Gabriel won it in the 96th minute for Arsenal.
- An early Arsenal penalty was rescinded after a VAR review showed goalkeeper Nick Pope nicked the ball with his foot before contact with Viktor Gyökeres.
- Pope produced several key saves yet later lost possession under pressure, a mistake that preceded the corner leading to Arsenal’s winner.
- The €90 million summer arrival from Stuttgart has two league goals in three appearances and was substituted around the 67th minute.
- Woltemade accused Gabriel of catching him with an elbow and declined an apology; Newcastle next travel to Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League.