Arsenal survived a second-half comeback from Newcastle United to come away with a 2-1 win at St James's Park in the Premier League this afternoon. Alexis Sanchez had a chance to put Arsenal ahead early on when he attempted to turn the ball in at the near post, but Ryan Taylor was back on the line to make the clearance. The Gunners continued to look the more likely though, and they broke the deadlock with just over 20 minutes gone when Danny Welbeck flicked the ball on for Olivier Giroud to scramble it past Tim Krul. The French international needed just four minutes to add a second as Mike Williamson lost track of the striker while awaiting a corner, allowing Santi Cazorla to set him up for...
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