Gabriel Magalhaes' 96th-minute header guided Arsenal to a 2-1 comeback win at Newcastle United, as they took advantage of Liverpool's first dropped points of the season.
2025/2026 Premier League
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Match Report
Having seen Liverpool's perfect start to their Premier League title defence halted by Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace, Arsenal rallied for a huge win.
It looked as though they would lose 1-0 on Tyneside for the third successive Premier League campaign when Nick Woltemade put Newcastle ahead in the 34th minute.
Woltemade nodded Sandro Tonali's inviting cross into the bottom-left corner, with Gabriel's appeals for a foul by the towering German falling upon deaf ears.
Having made two wonderful saves to deny Eberechi Eze in the first half, Nick Pope made another excellent stop when he turned Jurrien Timber's 59th-minute header around the post.
With Arsenal growing increasingly desperate, Mikel Arteta introduced Mikel Merino and Martin Odegaard for Riccardo Calafiori and Martin Zubimendi, and both substitutes were crucial to their turnaround.
Merino glanced Declan Rice's in-swinging cross against the far post and in with six minutes of the 90 remaining, but Arsenal did not settle for a point.
Deep into stoppage time, Pope was caught in no man's land from Odegaard's corner, with Gabriel steaming in to head home and clinch a huge win for Arteta's men.
They sit second in the table, just two points adrift of leaders Liverpool, while Newcastle are down in 15th with six points from six matches, having only beaten bottom club Wolves.
Data Debrief: Late show for Arsenal as corners come good again
Gabriel's goal was timed at 95 minutes and 45 seconds, making it Arsenal's second-latest winner in an away Premier League game on record (since 2003-04).
Their only later winner on the road came in December 2023, when Rice struck against Luton Town after 96 minutes and 23 seconds.
Arsenal were caught out from a Newcastle corner in the first half, with Woltemade becoming the sixth Newcastle player to score in his first two Premier League home games for the club, after Moussa Sissoko (2013), Papiss Cisse (2012), Carlos Daniel Cordone (2000), Alan Shearer (1996) and Les Ferdinand (1995).
But they made a pair of set-pieces count late on, with Merino's equaliser also coming from a corner after Rice worked a dead ball short to improve the angle.
Arsenal scored their 35th and 36th goals from corners in the Premier League since the start of 2023-24, which is 15 more than any other side in this period (21 for Chelsea and Tottenham).
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
2' Gyökeres creates himself some space but his header is saved by Nick Pope
5' Eze finds his way to a rebound but the keeper dives and denies him
7' Gyökeres collects a pass and unleashes a shot but it is blocked by defender
17' Gyokeres is brought down in the box but NO PENALTY after a VAR review!
23' Calafiori produces a fine header but it goes narrowly wide
24' Trossard latches onto a pass and smacks a shot against the post
27' Eze shoots towards the middle of the target but the keeper makes a save
27' Match Event for Newcastle vs Arsenal
34' Woltemade jumps highest to send his header into the net! Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal
40' Timber commits a foul as he trips an opponent with a slide tackle
42' Highlight from Newcastle vs Arsenal
47' Saka is brought down by the defender but the ref takes no action
47' Murphy is caught offside before Woltemade produces a shot against the bar
54' Eze receives the ball in space but sends his volley over the bar
57' Joelinton unleashes a great drive but it goes inches wide of the post
60' Timber heads towards the bottom corner but the effort is blocked by Nick Pope
61' Trossard is down in the box but the ref takes no action
66' Calafiori pulls his opponent's jersy but the ref didn't blow his whistle
71' Gyökeres arrives to a rebound and strikes but the effort goes wide
76' A delay in match as Livramento picks up a knock and the physio has to come on
82' Lascelles commits a foul for his bad behaviour
84' GOAL! Merino heads in the Gunners' equaliser! Newcastle 1-1 Arsenal
86' That looked a handball by Gabriel but no penalty after a VAR check!
93' Highlight from Newcastle vs Arsenal
96' GOAL! Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal (Gabriel Magalhães)
Line-ups
Newcastle XI: Burn, Pope, J.Murphy, Joelinton, Guimaraes, Tonali, Gordon, Tino Livramento, Sven Botman, Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade
Subs: Trippier, Krafth, Lascelles, Ramsdale, Barnes, Willock, Anthony Elanga, William Osula, Lewis Miley
Arsenal XI: Trossard, David Raya, Rice, Viktor Gyökeres, Gabriel, Eberechi Eze, Martín Zubimendi, Saka, Timber, Calafiori, Cristhian Mosquera
Subs: Christian Nørgaard, Kepa, Ødegaard, Merino, Ben White, Martinelli, Saliba, Lewis-Skelly, Max Dowman