Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Arsenal - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - September 15, 2018 Arsenal's Granit Xhaka scores their first goal from a free kick REUTERS/Scott Heppell
(Reuters) - - A cracking free kick by midfielder Granit Xhaka and a goal by Mesut Ozil gave Arsenal a 2-1 win over Newcastle, despite a stuttering first-half performance by the Londoners in their Premier League clash on Saturday.
After a scoreless opening period without any decent chances, Newcastle's Federico Fernandez brought down Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the edge of the box and Xhaka stepped up to strike a sumptuous dipping free kick into the top right-hand corner.
