Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal: Premier League – live reaction

Arsenal moved up to second after late headers from Mikel Merino and Gabriel Magalhaes gave them a precious win

Mikel Arteta’s pre-match thoughts

[On Eberechi Eze’s inclusion] We’re very happy with what he’s doing so he’s earned the right to start the game.

[On Cristhian Mosquera’s inclusion] Willy [Saliba] is coming back from an ankle injury that he is still trying to resolve. He’s played twice in six days and we have another two games coming up this week so we have to managed the squad.