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Ben White was making his return to the starting XI after recovering from injuryArsenal's hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four were dealt a huge blow as they were well beaten by Newcastle at St James' Park.
Mikel Arteta's side needed a win to move above Tottenham into fourth and put them in the driving seat to secure a Champions League spot heading into the final weekend of the season.
But they were second best throughout and fell behind early in the second half when Ben White turned the ball into his own net under pressure from Callum Wilson, who was making his first start since 27 December.
Bruno Guimaraes, who has become a cult hero since joining Newcastle at the start of this year, then rounded off the impressive win when he drove into the net as Arsenal struggled to clear.
Arsenal offered next to nothing, with Martin Dubravka only really tested once, with a 25-yard Mohamed Elneny shot in the second half.
Indeed, Newcastle could have won by more with Wilson coming so close to capping a dream return from injury with a stunning long-range effort that dropped just wide of the goal.
The result means Arsenal must beat Everton in their final game of the season on Sunday (16:00 BST) and hope Tottenham lose at relegated Norwich.
Newcastle, meanwhile, round off a season that provides encouragement for the future with a trip to Burnley.
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Newcastle United
Squad number1Player nameDúbravka
Squad number17Player nameKrafth
Squad number5Player nameSchär
Squad number33Player nameBurn
Squad number13Player nameTargett
Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Squad number9Player nameWilson
Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
Squad number6Player nameLascelles
Squad number21Player nameFraser
Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Squad number34Player nameGayle
Arsenal
Squad number32Player nameRamsdale- Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
- Squad number4Player nameWhite
- Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
- Squad number20Player nameNuno Tavares
Squad number25Player nameMohamed Elneny
Squad number34Player nameXhaka- Squad number7Player nameSaka
- Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
- Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe
- Squad number30Player nameNketiah
Squad number9Player nameLacazette- Squad number17Player nameCédric Soares
- Squad number19Player namePépé
- Squad number35Player nameGabriel Martinelli
Line-ups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Dúbravka
- 17Krafth
- 5SchärSubstituted forLascellesat 49'minutes
- 33Burn
- 13Targett
- 36S Longstaff
- 39Guimarães Rodriguez Moura
- 7Joelinton
- 24AlmirónSubstituted forMurphyat 76'minutes
- 9WilsonSubstituted forGayleat 90+4'minutes
- 10Saint-MaximinSubstituted forFraserat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Dummett
- 6Lascelles
- 11Ritchie
- 15Trippier
- 18Fernández
- 21Fraser
- 23Murphy
- 26Darlow
- 34Gayle
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 32Ramsdale
- 18TomiyasuSubstituted forCédric Soaresat 39'minutes
- 4WhiteBooked at 8mins
- 6GabrielSubstituted forPépéat 73'minutes
- 20TavaresSubstituted forLacazetteat 62'minutes
- 25Elneny
- 34XhakaBooked at 90mins
- 7Saka
- 8Ødegaard
- 10Smith RoweSubstituted forMartinelliat 53'minutes
- 30NketiahBooked at 46mins
Substitutes
- 1Leno
- 9Lacazette
- 17Cédric Soares
- 19Pépé
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 35Martinelli
- 65Oulad M'hand
- 69Swanson
- 87Patino
Referee:Darren England
Attendance:52,274
Live Text
Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0.
Attempt missed. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Callum Wilson.
Attempt missed. Cédric Soares (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin White.
Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
Goal! Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Dúbravka.
Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
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