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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23627198" data-attributes="member: 158020">Newcastle United 1 Arsenal 2: Xhaka  stunner helps Gunners to third straight win  <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/09/15/17/4308592-6171321-image-m-2_1537028215742.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Granit Xhaka scored a superb free-kick and Mesut Ozil was also on target as  Arsenal won 2-1 at Newcastle United to claim a third successive Premier League  victory.   After opening defeats to Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal have found  their groove under Unai Emery against lesser opposition and they survived a poor  first half to see off winless Newcastle.    Xhaka opened the scoring in stunning fashion, beating Martin Dubravka from 25  yards, and he played a part in the second as Ozil effectively sealed the  points.   Newcastle's heads dropped thereafter and, despite Ciaran Clark's  stoppage-time header, they have just the solitary point from a daunting start to  the season, while Arsenal's bid for a return to the top four is gathering  steam.   Goalkeeper Petr Cech and the Arsenal backline looked shaky with the ball at  their feet and continually invited pressure in the early stages, and the  shot-stopper was required to beat away a Jacob Murphy diving header at the far  post.   Lucas Torreira was brought on for Matteo Guendouzi for the start of the  second half while Newcastle were forced into a change at the back with injured  captain Jamaal Lascelles replaced by Clark.Three minutes into the second half  that reworked back four was breached as Federico Fernandez fouled Pierre-Emerick  Aubameyang and Xhaka unleashed a wonderful curling free-kick that left Dubravka  helpless.   And Arsenal moved into complete command nine minutes later when Ozil's low  finish beat the hand of Dubravka after Alexandre Lacazette's initial effort from  Xhaka's left-wing pull back was blocked.Aubameyang then fired narrowly wide at  the far post but his wastefulness ultimately went unpunished as Arsenal saw the  game out following Clark's header from Fernandez's cross.</blockquote>

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