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00:00 Well, what a feisty encounter that was at St James' Park.

00:04 Newcastle United emerge as 1-0 winners against Arsenal.

00:08 Anthony Gordon's 64th minute goal, the difference between the two sides

00:13 on what was, as I say there, a very heated, high-tempered evening

00:18 both on the pitch, in the stands and on the touchline as well.

00:22 So, I say Newcastle weren't exactly at their fluent best, if you like,

00:27 but they showed a different side to their game, they showed they've got

00:31 lots of different sides to their game and the side they showed today

00:36 was a battling one. They physically put everything into that,

00:41 got right in the faces of Arsenal. Arsenal were ready to get in the faces of Newcastle.

00:46 Arsenal wanted to be nasty but Newcastle, as they prove, were nasty,

00:49 and as I say, got an important three points.

00:54 A lot happened in that game, a lot to go through.

00:57 Referee dominating the game, VAR dominating the game.

01:00 It all came in the first half when it was still 0-0.

01:03 It was a tackle by Kai Havertz on Sean Longstaff.

01:08 Personally, for me, I thought it looked reckless.

01:11 Kai Havertz was in the air, just off the ground when he went into the tackle

01:15 against Longstaff. OK, he didn't catch him. If he had of,

01:19 probably would have been a broken ankle for Longstaff, but the intent was there.

01:22 The yellow card was awarded. I thought we were in VAR.

01:26 VAR didn't look at it. And then in the same instant as well,

01:30 Newcastle get four players booked, which was a bit of a kick in the teeth

01:34 for ADL, given that he was there, a kick in the teeth for Newcastle,

01:38 given that they were the team that had just had a player down injured.

01:41 But the tempers flared and that carried into the second half.

01:45 Newcastle's goal, controversy around it. Anthony Gordon,

01:49 three checks by VAR. The first, a cross into the box by Joe Willock.

01:53 The second was the safe. Joe Linton had fouled Gabriel.

01:57 And the third was potential offside on Anthony Gordon.

02:01 The goal was given. Michael Arteta, furious at the end

02:05 in his post-match press conference there, called it an absolute disgrace, embarrassing.

02:09 But Newcastle won't care. They've got three points a day,

02:13 extends the unbeaten Premier League win at seven games and closes the gap on the top four.