Miles Starforth's player ratings as Newcastle's winless run continues against Arsenal

Newcastle suffered their third Premier League defeat in a row after going down 2-1 to Arsenal at St James's Park.

By The Newsroom

Sunday, 16th September 2018, 10:42 am

Updated Sunday, 16th September 2018, 10:52 am

Arsenal's Mesut Ozil (left) and Newcastle United's Paul Dummett (right) battle for the ball.

Second-half goals from Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil gave Unai Emery’s side the lead, before Ciaran Clark netted a late consolation for the hosts.

Despite the defeat, there were some players who came away with credit yesterday.

Our man Miles Starforth has delivered his verdict on the individual performances - click the link above to flick through our gallery and see which players struggled and who shone for Rafa Benitez’s side.