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It was last modified at <time datetime="2012-03-12T18:05EDT">18.05 EDT on Monday 12 March 2012</time>. It was first published at <time datetime="2012-03-12T15:00">15.00 EDT on Monday 12 March 2012</time>. </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div id="article-wrapper"> <div id="main-content-picture"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120312234327im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/3/12/1331587756947/Arsenals-Robin-van-Persie-007.jpg" width="460" height="276" alt="Arsenal's Robin van Persie remonstrates with Newcastle's Tim Krul"/> <div class="caption">Arsenal's Robin van Persie, left, remonstrates with the Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul, right, at the Emirates Stadium. Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Action Images</div> </div> <div id="article-body-blocks"> <p id="block-1"><strong>Good evening: </strong><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120312234327/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/arsenal" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Arsenal">Arsenal</a> v Newcastle for those of my vintage always conjures up memories of Supermac. His transfer from the Toon to Highbury in 1976 for the eye-catching fee of £333,333.33 brought an end to a glorious spell on Tyneside for the man with the biggest thighs I've seen this side of Roberto Carlos and inspired the lovely line from Jasper Carrott, who used to have a routine about the devotion of the fans at St James' Park to "Wor Malcolm": "Newcastle fans are wondering," he said, "why the Paul Cannell they sold Malcolm Macdonald." </p><p>Last year's meeting at the Emirates ended with a 1-0 victory for the visitors with Andy Carroll scoring the goal. Here are two classic encounters from the past, one for each set of supporters, to enjoy. For Arsenal fans <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120312234327/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2000/dec/11/match.sport3?INTCMP=SRCH">here's David Lacey's report of the 5-0 victory in 2000</a> and for Newcastle fans <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120312234327/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2001/dec/19/match.sport1">here's his verdict on the 3-1 win at Highbury a year later</a>.</p><p>Arsenal's renaissance over the past fortnight suggests that they should win, especially given that Newcastle have lost three of their past four <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120312234327/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/premierleague" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Premier League">Premier League</a> away games and have only taken one point from their three previous visits to London this season. Rumours that Hatem Ben Arfa is going to start, though, implies to me that Newcastle are not feeling negative and the way they fought back at St James' Park last season makes me think it's the best approach for them. </p><p>I'll be back with the teams as soon as we have confirmation.</p><p id="block-2"><strong>Arsenal line up like this: </strong><br/>Szczesny; Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs; Song, Arteta; Walcott, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Van Persie. <br/>Substitutes: Fabianski, Djourou, Santos, Ramsey, Benayoun, Gervinho, Chamakh.</p><p id="block-3"><span class="timestamp"><a href="#block-3" class="block-link" title="Link to update 3">7.10pm:</a></span> <strong>And Newcastle's starting XI:</strong><br/>Krul; Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon; Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez; Ben Arfa; Ba.<br/>Substitutes: Elliot, Guthrie, Shola Ameobi, Perch, Cissé, Vuckic, Gosling.</p><p id="block-4"><span class="timestamp"><a href="#block-4" class="block-link" title="Link to update 4">7.20pm:</a></span> That's a big call from Alan Pardew to restore Gabriel Obertan to the starting XI, given the runaround he was given on his last start during the 5-0 defeat at Spurs. He was taken off after 45 minutes and hasn't played since. He scored for Newcastle's reserves in the 3-3 draw with Sunderland's stiffs last week, though, and he seems to have impressed enough to have earned a recall from a month spent on the naughty step.</p><p id="block-5"><span class="timestamp"><a href="#block-5" class="block-link" title="Link to update 5">7.25pm:</a></span> Alan Pardew on Hatem Ben Arfa: "He gets the work ethic we have now. He understands the graft needed and we hope he can have a couple of big moments." Doesn't sound entirely convinced, does he?</p><p id="block-6"><span class="timestamp"><a href="#block-6" class="block-link" title="Link to update 6">7.38pm:</a></span> We're open for Open. And in that spirit, here's Gary Naylor: "In the much-missed Superstars, didn't Supermac run the 100 metres wearing Dunlop Green Flash pumps recording a time of 10.6 sec or something sending David Vine a bit David Coleman? Has Theo Walcott run the 100m? Would Messi dip under 10 seconds (with the ball at his feet - natch)?" That lad can do anything. A cheeky caption contribution comes courtesy of Niall Campbell: "Shouldn't that caption beneath the picture read: "Tomas Rosicky has impressed in recent weeks for Arsenal <em>but</em> has now signed a new contract"?</p><p id="block-7"><span class="timestamp"><a href="#block-7" class="block-link" title="Link to update 7">7.44pm:</a></span> Talking of Rosicky's contribution – I think he's looked very good for more than the past few weeks when he's been used in that role – Laurent Koscielny has, for me, not had the praise he's deserved. I don't want to Jonah him, but he has impressed me over the past few months.</p><p id="block-8"><span class="timestamp"><a href="#block-8" class="block-link" title="Link to update 8">7.50pm:</a></span> Robin van Persie has just been on the field to collect the player of the month award for February. I thought at Christmas that it would be him or David Silva for player of the year. It can only be him now. Here's William Marzouk on Mike Peters watch: "Alarm!!! Arsenal with more Englishmen in their starting XI than Newcastle, 3-2. Sounds like the final score as well, though I think that's a coincidence."</p><p id="block-9"><span class="timestamp"><a href="#block-9" class="block-link" title="Link to update 9">7.57pm:</a></span> "Agree with you on Koscielny," writes Nicholas. "but how is it that the Chelsea defenders are routinely described as 'past their best' and 'too slow', yet their goals conceded total is still among the best? What I am asking is, why are Chelsea, Liverpool and United's defenders, in particular, never praised for not conceding many goals?" Because I fear that it doesn't fit into the soap opera approach that many apply to football. That the story has to fit a dramatic narrative and therefore the focus tends to be too much on "decline", "crisis" etc rather than analysis of defences and how they're faring. Adrian Doerr has been impressed by Koscielny too: "He's been one of Arsenal's few quality performers week in week out. His progress from last year to this year has been significant – one of the problems<br/>this year seems to be the lack of a consistent partner in the centre. And I'm not entirely convinced he works as well with Vermaelen in the centre, especially given the Belgian's tendency to lose tactical discipline."</p><p id="block-10"><span class="timestamp"><a href="#block-10" class="block-link" title="Link to update 10">8.00pm:</a></span> <strong>NB </strong>you may have to press F5 if you want to get updates of goal descriptions under the bare details.</p><p id="block-11"><strong>1 min: </strong>We're off, Newcastle kicking off and playing the ball back to Tioté whose pass is cut out but Van Persie is caught offside when the ball's played forward.</p><p id="block-12"><strong>2 min:</strong> Good ball up the inside-right channel for Ba who veers past Vermaelen and wins a corner when his shot is blocked. The corner goes deep to Tioté who chips to the far post but just beyond Coloccini who can't control it softly but stops it going out for a goalkick.</p><p id="block-13"><strong>3 min:</strong> Arsenal build with Sczczesny knocking the ball up to the halfway line where Sagna flicks it on to Walcott. The winger speeds past Santon and crosses towards the penalty spot but Van Persie can't apply the finish to what seemed to me a golden chance.</p><p id="block-14"><strong>5 min:</strong> Arsenal slow it down by knocking it around the centre-circle then after they win a free-kick Song scoops the ball over the top of Newcastle's defence. Van Persie's touch knocks it just too far away from himself as he aims to cut in from the left and Williamson recovers to squeeze him out.</p><p id="block-15"><strong>7 min:</strong> Sagna wins another header on halfway and flicks it beyond Santon where Walcott again tries to get to the byline but this time his cross doesn't get past the Newcastle defence. Richard White writes: "I have to say that I've admired Koscielny ever since his performance against Barcelona in last year's Champions League - he was in my opinion by far and away Arsenal's best player against Messi and Co. I've been hearing a lot of praise for Jonny Evans lately, but I'd take Laurent over him any day." Me, too.</p><p id="block-16"><strong>9 min:</strong> There's been a delay while Song gets treatment after Tioté kicked him on the ankle with a lateish challenge. This Arsenal attacking tactic of targeting Santon may become a theme of the evening.</p><p id="block-17"><strong>11 min:</strong> The first threatening run from Ben Arfa into the box is snuffed out by Vermaelen and after Gutierrez has another surge, Arsenal break and Walcott tries to outsprint Santon who uses his body to win the ball back off the flying winger. Walcott is running very gingerly now, stretching his right hip.</p><p id="block-18"><strong>13 min:</strong>Newcastle are very fluid in midfield, Ben Arfa moving out to the right and left, letting Gutierrez and Obertan take the central role. Neat footwork from Obertan in the middle almost unlocks Arsenal's defence with a pass to the Argentinian but Koscielny reads it and shepherds the ball back to the keeper.</p><p id="block-19"><strong>14 min:</strong> Arsenal corner goes to the edge of the six-yard box to Walcott and he attempts to hook it into goal.</p><p id="block-20"><strong>GOAL!! Arsenal 0-1 Newcastle (Ben Arfa)</strong> A bad error from Vermaelen passing the ball straight to Tioté who passes it to Ba. Ba turns and feeds Ben Arfa cutting in from the right. He turns Gibbs, pulls the ball on to his left foot and rifles it past Szczesny.</p><p id="block-21"><strong>GOAL!! Arsenal 1-1 Newcastle (Van Persie)</strong> Straight from the kick-off Arsenal break up the right through Walcott and the comeback kings get back to the familiar script when the cross finds Van Persie on the right side of the box. As Alan Pardew is still congratulating his players, the Dutchman turns and spanks his shot into the net 50 seconds after going behind.</p><p id="block-22"><strong>18 min:</strong> Good grief. Those were wonderful pieces of skill from the 10s there, the control, turns and powerful left-foot shots when space was tight. If the goal descriptions haven't appeared, press F5.</p><p id="block-23"><strong>20 min:</strong> A minute or so after equalising Van Persie flashes a left-foot shot over the bar from about 18 yards out on the left.</p><p id="block-24"><strong>21 min:</strong> Song robs Obertan of the ball and the Toon player falls to the floor. Sagna gets the ball on the right, loos to have lost possession with a heavy touch but slides in to poke the ball through to Walcott on the right. His cross is blocked but Coloccini comnmits a foul on the edge of the box. Van Persie to take the free-kick</p><p id="block-25"><strong>22 min:</strong> The free-kick bends around the wall but is straight down Krul's throat in the middle of the goal.</p><p id="block-26"><strong>24 min:</strong> "Two points," writes Geoff Ashworth. "1. The link to your e-mail is broken." Soz, fixed. "And 2. When I press F5 a squeak gets louder. I know this is hard to fathom, but some of us out here in cyberspace actually have Macs." Aha. Sorry, I'm just paranoid about the amount of "lazy" Billy Hunt emails I get when they don't appear.</p><p id="block-27"><strong>26 min:</strong> Arsenal are enjoying a spell of possessiona nd probing up either flank before playing the ball back to the keeper. He taps the ball to Koscielny who plays a short pass to Arteta. The midfielder then threads a pass through to Rosicky who bursts forward, the ball on his toe, then out wide to Walcott whose cross is biffed away and Arsenal build patiently again.</p><p id="block-28"><strong>28 min:</strong> At last Cabaye and Tioté disrupt a couple of moves after a good few minutes of Arsenal possession, tryin g to work the ball forward through the middle but the home side is pressing energetically and they have to go wide, Sagna winning the ball back from Santon.</p><p id="block-29"><strong>30 min:</strong> Newcastle attack through Ben Arfa up the right and he cuts in then crosses with his left. The ball cannons back to Tioté who holds off Arteta then pushes the ball through to the right of Arsenal's penalty box but Ba has jumped the gun and is offside.</p><p id="block-30"><strong>32 min:</strong> "Should those with macs really be rewarded with attempts at understanding?" writes Ethan Dean-Richards. "I'm all for punishing them. F5 F5 F5 F5" Arsenal free kiick after Walcott is fouled on the right. It's about 30 yards out and Van Persie bends a chip towards Vermaelen on the penalty spot but Newcastle bustle the ball away.</p><p id="block-31"><strong>34 min:</strong> Ah Obertan. Simpson knocks a ball 50 yards up the right and Ba wins the header, glancing it to Obertan who takes it to the touchline instead of turning inside and he gives away a thrown in when Gibbs block tackles him. He shoudl have gone the other way.</p><p id="block-32"><strong>37 min:</strong> "Squeaky bum time for Arsenal," writes Michelle Peters-Jones. "I think, we need these three points if we have to have a shot at finishing above Spurs. Note - nothing else matters, but that now!" Too true. Howard Webb did not give a foul when Koscielny kicks the sole of Ba's boot in a challenge but Tioté knocks the ball out of play. While we're in a lull, here's Alfredo: "Honestly, after the drabness of so many games this weekend, how great is it to see two sides actively going at each other like the Gunners and Toon are right now? " Very refreshing, Alfredo, Arsenal respond in sporting kind, giving the ball straight back to Newcastle.</p><p id="block-33"><strong>39 min:</strong> Gutierrez gets past Sagna and whacks a cross into the box but Ba hadn't made the run and Szczesny catches it comfortably. Snort! This from Justin Kavanagh: "Ethan Dean-Richards should be aware that punishing Macs in this day and age is not very PC."</p><p id="block-34"><strong>41 min:</strong> Toon free-kick just inside the Arsenal half, played right to left where Williamson heads it back to Gutierrez on the edge of the box. His shot at goal was difficult to get right and the ball goes wide.</p><p id="block-35"><strong>43 min:</strong> First real rampaging run from The Ox who has ben well-marshalled by Simpson. He skips ahead of the right-back for once and wins a corner which is delayed while Krul and Van Persie have a row. "I am slightly confused by the whole hype about RVP scoring 'when he wants'," writes Michiel Jongsma. "He surely must have a bigger appetite than scoring just under one goal per game?" The corner comes in and Koscielny heads it down to Soing whose shot is blocked by the crowd and Ben Arfa breaks quickly but the move breaks down when he switches the ball out to the left and Sagna nicks it.</p><p id="block-36"><strong>45 min:</strong> Foul by Gutierrez on Sagna just inside the Newcastle half. The free kick makes little ground as Tioté and Cabaye harrass Arteta and it goes back to the edge of the Arsenal area and a long pass up to Van Persie is overhit.</p><p id="block-37"><strong>45 min+2:</strong> Krul has to race out of the box when Arsenal launch it up the right and Oxlade-Chamberlain hares after it. he knocks it out for a throw and seconds later Howard Webb blows the whistle for half time. I need a drink. The players go off to The Clash's Bank Robber on the PA. Back in five minutes.</p><p id="block-38"><strong>Half time</strong> And some emails. Rob Sheppeck writes. The capital letters are mine: "Is it just me who thinks 'St Totteringham's day' shows a bit of an insecurity complex in Arsenal fans? Y'know, sort of of responding to the criticism of 'you've not won a trophy in five-ish years' with 'yeah well we still beat Tottenham hahahaha'. Maybe I'm looking too much into it though. And I am a Tottenham fan. Did Manchester United and Liverpool fans used to do something similar?" They did, Rob. That's what local rivalry is all about. You revel in the other's unease as much as you glory in your own success. "You're right - RVP's the only candidate for player of the season, " opines Mark Gillies. "Good to see him avoid injury as well, as Arsenal fans have spent the last few years telling me what they would have won if he'd been fit for the whole season. Now we know for sure." Tim Smith sends this from Oregon: "Don't you think Koscielny's improved play this year can be explained by the fact that it is his second year in the EPL? I think we fans often underestimate the difficulty from moving from one league to another. I remain hopeful that Mertesacker will improve next year as well. Yes, he will still be slow as hell, but I think he will improve as Koscielny has." Yes. Didn't Robert Pires also kick on massively in his second season? </p><p>David Crosier has a word about the Toon: "Why do pundits keep perpetuating the myth that Cabaye and Tiote are a great pair? Basically because they like the idea of the African destroyer and the French artiste as a package that ticks both centre mid stereotypes. In reality Danny Guthrie plays inventive, progressive passes 20-yards further than Taxi Oui who is the most overrated player in the Premier League in terms of meaningful contribution. Really weak analysis. Mr T & DG." Well, that's us told. And Bryan Rafferty asks: "Arsenal are the 'comeback kings'? Since when?" I believe they need one more to record the most number of victories coming from behind in a PL season. I'll check.</p><p id="block-39"><strong>46 min: </strong> Santon off for Newcastle, replaced by Perch for tactical reasosn we're told. Newcastle break through Obertan up the left but he fluffs his cross, knocking it behind Ben Arfa instead of on to the head of the better-positioned BAa</p><p id="block-40"><strong>47 min: </strong>Big collison between Koscielny and Ba who went up together for a header. Both are on the floor receiving treatment but look OK.</p><p id="block-41"><strong>49 min: </strong>Both are back on and Gibbs tries to pick out Oxlade-Chamberlain with a long chipped pass up the left. Williamson read it and cut it out. The ball comes out to the right where Walcott curls in a cross to Rosicky at the near post. He connects well and Krul makes a flying save.</p><p id="block-42"><strong>50 min:</strong> The Ox has gone a wanderin' infield and gets past Cabaye. Walcott's cross is knocked into the sky, Arteta nods it to Oxlade-Chamberlain who volleys it powerfully over. Steven Hughes writes: "My favourite use of the word 'Clash' in a football context is when the media disingenuously applies the term to an upcoming pre-season friendly. Football starved, you go along to see it and you soon realise, from both side's texted-in performances, that the game's less of a clash but more of a 'Yanni' or a 'Kenny G'," Er, right, em boyo.</p><p id="block-43"><strong>53 min:</strong> Arsenal free-kick after Perch obstructs Walcott (I think). Forty yards out and Van Persie clips it to the left post where Vermaelen tries to get on the end of it but runs out of room to glance it across the box. Goalkick, which Ba again heads on beautifully.</p><p id="block-44"><strong>55 min:</strong> Lovely thrust from Arsenal after a fine pass from Song lets Walcott burst up the right. His cross reaches Oxlade-Chamberlain who hooks it to Arteta and his shot is blocked. Out it goes to Walcott and he clips a cross to Van Persie who controls it to the right of the penalty spot but his right-foot shot is weak and at Krul's feet.</p><p id="block-45"><strong>57 min:</strong> The Arsenal fans are booing Krul, for slow distribution yet he doesn't seem to be dawdling unduly. Vermalen takes a kick on the ankle and hobbles for a while but looks to have recovered now. A superb threaded pass from Rosicky into the box which Van Persie lets run a little too far. He still shoots from about 85 degrees to the goal and Krul has to save it.</p><p id="block-46"><strong>60 min:</strong> Obertan's weak header in the centre of the field gives away the ball far too easily and Oxlade Chamberlain goes on a marauding run diagonally breaking left. His control is excellent while he dribbles at pace and he cuts inside but slices his shot a long way wide.</p><p id="block-47"><strong>61 min:</strong> Newcastle bring on Shola Ameobi for the labouring Obertan. "In your MBMer contest, are you going to have readers writing in to the finalists, with selected e-mails going to all six contestants to see who handles them best (or at all)?" asks Paul Taylor " Can we have a contest for who gets to pester … er… write to them?" I think we'll be sending them emails, Paul. Rubs hands.</p><p id="block-48"><strong>63 min:</strong> Tioté booked. Here's Ben Monk: "Both Colocinni and José Enrique were both pretty poor in their first season in the Premiership but both excelled in their second years. Colo has been excellent this year as well, I don't know about Enrique. And Cabaye was brilliant for the first half of the season, but hasn't played well since we beat Manchester United." Arsenal switch the ball from the right into the middle where Coloccini clears but not far enough but they get a free-kick when Arteta brings down Cabaye.</p><p id="block-49"><strong>66 min:</strong> Newcastle are defending well but they can't make the ball stick in the Arsenal half so they're constantly under pressure. Tioté is down on the floor and the Newcastle players are yelling for Arsenal to reciprocate Tioté's first-half gesture and knock it out. they either don't hear or don't care and Walcott breaks up the right, cuts it back for Rosicky whose left-foot scuffed shot flies wide and blows a good chance. Gervinho on for Oxlade-Chamberlain.</p><p id="block-50"><strong>69 min: </strong> Some Rosicky love from Tony Nolan: "I'm sure a thousand people must have said it, but the re-birth of Rosicky is somehow uplifting. Everyone thought he had 'gone' in terms of both injuries and desire, but he has put the lie to that. What's even more impressive is that he's got physical and been driving and leading his players. Not bad for a little guy that everyone thought was too soft for the Premier League. Giving hope to all of us over 30 everywhere. Oops he just missed!" And Marc Howlett: "is it me, or does Rosicky the exact duplicate of <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120312234327/http://newyork.timeout.com/sites/default/files/export_images/659/659.x200.web.satc.trey.jpg">Trey from Sex and the City</a>? Hope the Arsenal fellow has better luck with his balls." Finbarr lives.</p><p id="block-51"><strong>71 min:</strong> The steam's gone out of the game for the lats couple of minutes, which allows me the time to cut and paste this view from Oliver Lewis: "Agree since his amazing performance against Man U Cabaye has just dropped off, bit a shame, hope he pulls it together, was magnificent first half of season. Shola on and not Cisse is sad, Pardew hoof-ball returns, we have been Stoke-lite sometimes." Arteta and BA are down after an aerial challenge. Ian Childs points out my mistake: "It may be worth that noting that for all your (possibly deserved) criticism of Obertan it was actually him - not Ba - who played the ball from which Ben Arfa scored." I owe him an apology but he was pants thereafter.</p><p id="block-52"><strong>74 min:</strong> As Matt le Tiss has just pointed out, Newcastle are enjoying more possession this past five minutes and Cabaye was only inches away from a defence-splitting pass. Ameobi's strength allows him to hold the ball up better and he wins a free-kick when Arteta palms him in the face.</p><p id="block-53"><strong>76 min:</strong> Arsenal sub: Ramsey on for Rosicky. "Regarding the Rosicky love-in. It's nice to see him playing well and that, but is there a single Arsenal fan who'd have shed a tear had he been sold in January? I'd suggest they would be few and far between," says Chuck Schick. But isn't that what makes it so cherishable, that he has confounded all perceptions?</p><p id="block-54"><strong>78 min:</strong> Ba bounds through the middle and is stopped when Koscelny knocks him over and is booked. the free-kick from just beyond the centre-circle is to Williamson on the left opf the box. He wins the header and the second one but can't get it across the box into a dangerous poistion. Arsenal break and Gervinho rolls it back to Sagna whose cross beats Williamson and skips away on the left. Simpson is too casual and tries to pass it out of the box to Ben Arfa who is hustled off the ball and the pass finds Van Persie who shoots from the left of goal across its face with his right foot.</p><p id="block-55"><strong>80 min:</strong> Tioté off for Guthrie.</p><p id="block-56"><strong>82 min:</strong> Arsenal free-kick by the left corner flag after Ben Arfa's foul on Van Persie. The cross bounces low across goal and Gervinho knocks it wide with his left foot from the right edge of the six-yard box. Should have scored even if he didn't expect the ball to reach him.</p><p id="block-57"><strong>84 min:</strong> After a Walcott run up the right Gutierrez clears it but straight to Ramsey who rolls the ball left and then back to the right. Walcott tries an early cross that comes off Perch for a corner.</p><p id="block-58"><strong>85 min:</strong> The corner is dangerous and headed down to the far post but Simpson is on the line and clears.</p><p id="block-59"><strong>86 min:</strong> Arsenal free-kick wide on the right, 25 yards out after Gutierrez brings down Sagna and is booked. Van Persie takes, Vermaelen doesn't win it but Coloccini's header falls to Ramsey whose shot is deflected for a corner. The siege is on but teh corner is dealt with and Ba breaks one v three and artfully wisn a corner when he didn't fancy trying to outpace Sagna.</p><p id="block-60"><strong>88 min:</strong> The corner comes to naught and Arsenal take the goalkick short, Song moving the ball out to the right to Sagna but deep in his won half. Too slow.</p><p id="block-61"><strong>89 min:</strong> Slow, slow, slow, then quick as Walcott flies up the right and crosses to the near post and the ball is blocked and goes out to the left. The cross from Song on the left is met by Vermaelen smack on the forehead but Krul saves it brilliantly. Five minutes of added time.</p><p id="block-62"><strong>90 min+1:</strong> Vermaelen is staying up front and when Sagna crosses from the right Walcott snaps at his shot and it goes out for a corner. He claims it was defelcted by an arm but there's been no replay yet.</p><p id="block-63"><strong>90 min+3:</strong> Newcastle get the corner away and Koscielny brings down Cabaye when the defender prods the ball too far ahaed of him.</p><p id="block-64"><strong>90 min+4:</strong> Guthrie and Ameobi link up down the right, playing for time and winning a throw-in off Gibbs's shins. Arsenal win a throw seconds later and give it to Ben Arfa who taps it to Gutierrez and then out ton the right where they win another throw.</p><p id="block-65"><strong>GOAL!! Arsenal 2-1 Newcastle (Vermaelen)</strong> They've done it again, for the fourth game in a row. Walcott storms up the right, crosses to the near post where Van Persie and Vermaelen are challenging for the ball and Vermaelen finishes it. Van Persie and Krul then have another barney.</p><p id="block-66"><strong>90 min+6</strong> Van Persie is incensed with Krul, shouting and gesticulating for a minute. Both are booked.</p><p id="block-67"><strong>90 min+7</strong> Newcastle finally kick off and whack it up to Ba but Arteta traps it and gives it to Walcott to run towards the corner. Out i goes for a throw.</p><p id="block-68"><strong><strong>Final whistle:</strong> Arsenal 2-1 <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120312234327/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/newcastleunited" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Newcastle United">Newcastle United</a></strong> Football, bloody hell. And all that. I thought Newcastle had gradually edged their way back into the second-half after the introduction of Ameobi but Arsenal with only 30 seconds left finally converted one of umpteen chances they created. Pun ahoy from Peter Oh: "From what I saw of Vermaelen against Liverpool a few weeks ago, he was struggling and looked to be in indifferent form, but this time the Belgian didn't waffle, did he?" He didn't and he got a real spurt on to get into the box to score that winning goal. And now, we're going to be told time and again, they're breathing down Tottenham's neck. Let's leave all that for the next round of fixtures. Thanks for your company this evening. 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