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Chris Knight

Xhaka's dark arts and Saudi protest banner - moments missed in Newcastle's Arsenal defeat

Newcastle United battled hard but were ruthlessly punished by title chasers Arsenal in a rare defeat at St James' Park. Martin Odegaard's opener against the run of play, and Fabian Schar's own-goal 19 minutes' from time sealed a 2-0 victory for the Gunners on Sunday afternoon.

The Magpies saw an early penalty appeal overturned after a VAR review, with Odegaard then beating Nick Pope from distance minutes later. It was a match of missed chances for the hosts, with Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak both seeing efforts bounce back off the post before Schar's own-goal all but killed the contest.

The Magpies remain three points clear of Liverpool with one game in hand ahead of Saturday's trip to face Sam Allardyce's Leeds United. Here are the moments you may have missed from a rare home defeat for Newcastle.

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