The hosts were forced to play 75 minutes with just 10 men after Mitrovic was shown a red card for a stamp on Francis Coquelin, with the Arsenal midfielder the subject of numerous fouls from Newcastle players. Arsenal, who had struggled to break down Steve McClaren's side beforehand, toiled without reward against an even more resolute outfit, but finally found the breakthrough after constant pressure. Coloccini was the unlucky figure after Aaron Ramsey's snapshot was palmed away by the impressive Tim Krul, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's follow-up effort deflecting in off the Argentinean defender's heel. Theo Walcott struggled to make an impact after being handed a start by Arsene Wenger...
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