Newcastle make mockery of Arsenal's status, Bruno taunt and St James' Park goodbyes - 5 things

Newcastle United produced their best performance yet under Eddie Howe as the Magpies dealt Arsenal's hopes of finishing in the top four a huge blow following a 2-0 victory at St James' Park.

Ben White turned the ball into his own net under pressure from Callum Wilson in the 55th minute before one-time Arsenal target Bruno Guimaraes sealed all three points late on with a composed finish from close range.

Here are five things we learned from the game.

Following back-to-back games against Liverpool and Man City, this was another chance for Newcastle to test themselves against one of the best sides in the country and see how far they had come. Newcastle, after all, had previously failed to pick up a single point against teams currently in the top five this season and that was a record Howe was desperate to improve against Arsenal.

Newcastle traditionally have a poor record against Arsenal. Not only have Newcastle lost more Premier League games against Arsenal (33) than any other opponent but the Magpies had lost 17 of the previous 18 top-flight meetings. While more was riding on this game for Arsenal, who needed to win to stay in pole position for that final spot in the top four, Howe said it was 'so important that we perform in our last home game and leave a good feeling with our supporters for the summer and whet their appetite as to what's going to come'.

Well, Newcastle certainly did that. Newcastle simply did not allow Arsenal to settle at any point as the relentless Magpies pressed the visitors high up the pitch and ended up having more possession, territory and corners than Mikel Arteta's side. Most importantly, of course, Newcastle made that dominance count in the second half as Ben White put through his own net