A wonder goal from Rice won it for Arsenal in the end, as the Gunners turned the Teesside tide in the second period and secured Champions League football next season and almost certainly second place in the league. People laugh about Arsenal being bridesmaids so much, but the Leeds team that dominated the early 70s were similar before they started winning silverware.
The Arsenal fans' favourite score line 1-0 has a ring to it but Raya's hands needed to remain safe, as he was tested by crosses and even seemed to be trampled on at the end.
Califiori's introduction as a sub seemed to invigorate Arsenal, who really took the game to Newcastle after the break.
Once again poor officiating took centre stage as Dan Burn threw the ball at a prostrate Arsenal player late on but seconds later Arteta was booked for kicking the ball away. The lawmakers need to be consistent or they risk being a laughingstock.
Anyway, Arsenal's finishing position in the league should guarantee a decent level of investment in a team crying out for a proper centre forward. Let's see if we get one.
Now it's Saints away for the final game of the season which Arteta will watch from the stand, after seeing yellow.
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