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Arsenal held off the plucky ten men of Newcastle to claim a much needed three points at St James’ Park today. Fabricio Coloccini’s own goal proved to be the difference after Alexsandar Mitrovic’s 16th minute red car condemned the host to ten men. It was on odd match by many accounts, with Newcastle finishing with one red card and a whopping six yellows. Arsenal created 20 chances against the ten men, 13 of them on target, and had a clear penalty shout waved away by referee Andre Marriner.
By those accounts, you would be forgiven for assuming the match was a fast paced and frenetic affair. It was anything but, as the host were happy to sit back and attempt to deprive Arsenal of space and time on the ball. Our lads kept a cool head though and kept plugging away. It wasn’t our usual fluid and silky attacking play, but it matters little so long as the three points are ours. We learned a bit about out resilience and belief of the squad today, and given that Chelsea and Liverpool were both beaten, the win was just what the doctor ordered for Arsenal to keep up pace at the top.
