Arsenal vs Newcastle player ratings: Aaron Ramsey shines to hand Magpies tough night
A player-by-player look at the two teams
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal climbed to third in the Premier League table after earning a victory over Newcastle United at the Emirates.
Aaron Ramsey's first-half strike opened the scoring as the Welshman steered a low shot past goalkeeper Martin Dubravka and in off the far post.
Newcastle were fortunate not to have conceded earlier, when Ramsey found the net after a corner only for the effort to be ruled out for an innocuous challenge in the box.
The Magpies might have stolen an unlikely late point during a brief spell of pressure in the closing stages, but couldn't find a way to seriously test Bernd Leno in the Gunners goal.
And they paid the price when Alexandre Lacazette hooked a clever lob over Dubrakva to seal all three points.
So how did the two teams fare? See the gallery above for our player ratings.
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