Confident Arsenal wins 30
LONDON: PierreEmerick Aubameyang struck twice as Arsenal beat Newcastle United 30 in the English Premier League yesterday, condemning Steve Bruce's side to a ninth game without a win in all competitions.
After a dreadful start to the season, Mikel Arteta's side is now up to 10th place in the league and it never looked in danger against a Newcastle side that looks demoralised.
Aubameyang struck the post in the first half and Alexandre Lacazette forced a good save out of the New castle keeper just after the interval.
But Aubameyang finally fired the Gunners ahead in the 50th minute, finishing off a counterattack, running at the Newcastle defence and then blasting home a powerful leftfoot drive at the near post. Ten minutes later, Bukayo Saka made it 20 with a confident slot home after good work down the left flank from impressive youngster Emile Smith Rowe, who jinked his way around the back of the Newcastle defence before delivering a pinpoint pass.
Aubameyang completed the comfortable victory after Cedric Soares got to the byline and pulled the ball back into his path.
Arsenal has now kept a clean sheet in five straight games in all competitions.
``I'm really happy overall. Really positive performance, collective and individually we looked really solid and convincing from the first whistle,'' Arteta said.
``It took us a little bit longer than I expected to score the first goal, but I really like the chemistry, cohesion and rhythm the team played with.''