Arsenal suffer frustrating Newcastle defeat

Arsenal suffered its first league defeat of the season, going down 1-0 to Newcastle with Anthony Gordon’s goal rife with controversy.

Much of the headlines over the last 24 hours has been Anthony Gordon’s goal that sealed a 1-0 over Arsenal for Newcastle.

While the Gunners in truth, didn’t do enough to win the game, a point was likely a fair result – but this is football, and rarely are things fair. It’s just the way it goes.

After Arsenal conceded, Newcastle dropped deeper and deeper in their own half and closed down the space for the Gunners’ attackers to work their magic.

This, of course, meant that Arsenal found getting openings rather difficult, and the Magpies held on for a crucial win.

But there is no time for the Gunners to dwell on this result as they welcome Sevilla in the Champions League midweek. The last thing Arteta and his players want is for that frustration to roll over into the Sevilla game.

The talk about the VAR decisions or non-decisions will no doubt last for a few days, but Arsenal can’t afford to get caught up in it otherwise there is a real danger of it snowballing and if that starts, it can be a slippery slope.

One way to make sure that the Newcastle game is put in the rearview mirror? Beat Sevilla on Wednesday night.