Callum Wilson, who has endured a rotten run of injuries himself, led the line for the visitors at the Emirates. In stark contrast to Newcastle’s misfortune, Arsenal were able to welcome Kai Havertz back to his first matchday squad since suffering a severe hamstring injury in January.

Arsenal secured a narrow win against Newcastle United today with a solid performance against Eddie Howe’s men. Here are our player ratings. David Raya – 8.0 For his first-half performance alone, he was Arsenal’s best player in the game.