Isak's header gives Newcastle 1-0 win over Arsenal in Premier League

NEWCASTLE, England -- Arsenal slumped to a 1-0 nonaccomplishment astatine Newcastle for nan 2nd twelvemonth successful a statement connected Saturday to make it 3 consecutive Premier League games without a triumph for nan Gunners.

Alexander Isak’s early header was capable for Eddie Howe's squad to extremity a five-game winless tally successful nan convention arsenic nan hosts easy neutralized Arsenal's struggling onslaught nan remainder of nan way.

Newcastle was coming disconnected a morale-boosting triumph complete Chelsea successful nan League Cup successful midweek and carried that momentum into nan commencement of nan game, arsenic Isak recovered abstraction in-between Arsenal center-backs William Saliba and Gabriel to caput location a pinpoint transverse from Anthony Gordon successful nan 12th minute.

It was a large opposition from Newcastle's winning extremity successful nan aforesaid fixture past season, erstwhile Gordon bundled location a precocious victor that stood aft a triple VAR cheque — leaving Arsenal head Mikel Arteta furious and calling nan determination “an absolute disgrace.”

Arteta tin person nary complaints astir this defeat, though, arsenic Arsenal seldom threatened going guardant and looked short of productivity successful nan absence of nan injured Martin Odegaard.

Declan Rice had nan team's champion chance successful nan 3rd infinitesimal of wounded clip but headed wide aft a transverse by Bukayo Saka.

The nonaccomplishment intends Arsenal could find itself 8 points down leader Manchester City, which visits Bournemouth later.

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