Arsenal Vs Newcastle United: Player ratings

Arsenal Vs Newcastle United: Player ratings – Maitland-Niles stars

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal (obscured) celebrates with teammates as Nacho Monreal jumps on top after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal FC at St. James Park on August 11, 2019 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /

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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – AUGUST 11: Henri Saivet of Newcastle United runs with the ball whilst pressured by Sokratis Papastathopoulos during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal FC at St. James Park on August 11, 2019 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

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Arsenal. SOKRATIS . 6.0. Defended smartly up against Joelinton, aggressive as always, and communicated well with a young and relatively inexperienced Calum Chambers. That said, his passing was a little inconsistent as the Gunners failed to beat Newcastle’s high press time and time again Solid would perhaps be the best way to describe his performance.. CB

Arsenal. CALUM CHAMBERS. 6.5. Some really nice moments defensively, aided Maitland-Niles with Saint-Maxim later on, and showed some nice passing at times. The team as a whole failed to progress play, but Chambers was not the primary culprit, bar one or two wayward passes here and there.. CB