Nick Woltemade had put Newcastle United ahead in the first half against the run of play as Eberechi Eze and Leandro Trossard saw good opportunities squandered. Arsenal found it difficult to create the same volume of chances in the second half with the home side defending so deep, however substitute Mikel Merino glanced home an equaliser late on. Viktor Gyokeres match statistics v Newcastle UnitedFormer Arsenal goalkeeper Graham Stack has compared Gyokeres to Thierry Henry in terms of taking his time to settle into the side upon arrival. Newcastle v Arsenal match statistics Viktor Gyokeres Minutes played Touches Shots on target 1 Shots off target 2 Passing accuracy 62% Viktor Gyokeres match statistics v Newcastle United via SofascoreThe Swede had an opening in the first half where he should have shot early on his right foot but chose to cut inside and got tackled. He was also unlucky in the second half after being played through by Eze but slipped at the vital moment and his effort went wide.