Gabriel pounced with a stoppage-time header to end Arsenal’s miserable run at Newcastle with a dramatic 2-1 victory. Mikel Arteta’s men were trailing 1-0 to Woltemade’s 34th-minute header with six minutes of regulation time remaining despite dominating for long periods, but after former Magpie Mikel Merino equalised after 84 minutes, Gabriel’s header ended a run of three successive defeats on Tyneside. It was little more than they deserved on an afternoon when goalkeeper Nick Pope denied the hugely impressive Eberechi Eze twice and Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber either side of an overturned penalty decision. Gordon and Joelinton both fired across the face of Raya’s goal, but Pope had to claw away Timber’s deft header from Zubimendi’s clipped 59th-minute pass and Joelinton did just enough to deflect a Gyokeres shot wide with 19 minutes remaining. Gabriel survived a late VAR check after substitute Anthony Elanga’s shot appeared to hit his arm and after Merino had glanced Rice’s cross past Pope to level, it was the Brazilian defender who snatched victory at the death when he headed substitute Martin Odegaard’s corner past Pope.