Overview
- Gabriel Magalhaes headed in a 95th/96th-minute winner to seal a 2-1 victory at St James’ Park after Arsenal had trailed.
- William Saliba, returning from an ankle issue, replaced Cristhian Mosquera at half-time with Arsenal 1-0 down.
- Joe Hart highlighted on BBC’s Match of the Day 2 that Saliba got in front of Nick Pope to prevent the goalkeeper from claiming the decisive corner.
- Mosquera struggled under Newcastle’s press in the first half, underscoring Mikel Arteta’s minute management of his first-choice centre-back pairing.
- The result moves Arsenal to second in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Liverpool, as teammates hailed Gabriel as a “monster” on social media.