Arsenal player ratings vs Newcastle as Aaron Ramsdale and Nuno Tavares are poor but Xhaka good

One nice save from Saint-Maximin, but the England keeper looked jittery throughout. His distribution was very poor and he was lucky not to gift an early goal.

Was having a tough time dealing with Allan Saint-Maximin and was getting turned inside and out before having to come off with what looked like a hamstring injury this time. Arsenal will still be hopeful that it's not too serious.

Unlucky to score the own goal but didn't really look fit throughout. Some nice blocks but in the opening period he looked as shaky as the rest of the back line.

Bruno Guimaraes has already explained why he snubbed Arsenal amid ironic Champions League claim

Was shaky like the rest of the back line, and like most of the rest of the backline probably wasn't fit. Did his best, but it wasn't enough to keep the clean sheet that Arsenal really needed on the night.

His foul throw led to the Newcastle goal indirectly. Another moment of brainlessness from the young full back who doesn't seem to learn from mistakes. Offered very little offensively also.

Decent enough in front of the back line. Did his best to screen and was economical in possession, far too few options too many times though.

Some nice combination play with Saka down the right to create Arsenal's only chances in the first half. However, in a big game when Arsenal needed him to dictate possession, he was relatively anonymous.

Did his best to rally Arsenal and appeared to be one of the few players who appreciated how urgent it was for Arsenal to try to get a win.

Had Arsenal's best chances in the first half and was the most threatening Arsenal player, but that was a low bar. Did very little in the second half though.

Anonymous for much of the game. Couldn't make the