RW) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Decent performance from the winger in his recall to the starting XI, he will surely want to claim the winner which has gone down as a Fabricio Coloccini own-goal. 7/10.
LW) Alexis Sanchez
Still not at 100% following his exploits at the Copa America, but was always a threat to the Magpies defence. 6/10.
ST) Theo Walcott
Should have scored early on and then failed to convert from close range as Tim Krul spilled an Alexis effort. Clearly not the answer to the Gunners centre-forward problems. 4/10.
Substitutes:
Olivier Giroud
Came on with a point to prove after being dropped from the starting XI, but failed to score when clean through on goal in injury time. 5/10.
Mikel Arteta
Came on and helped the team retain possession in the final 10 minutes. 6/10.