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Tom Kershaw

Arsenal vs Newcastle player ratings: Aaron Ramsey shines to hand Magpies tough night

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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