England Premier League 12/03/2012: Arsenal 2 - 1 Newcastle

Arsenal moved to within one point of third-placed Tottenham after a dramatic late winner from Thomas Vermaelen against Newcastle on Monday night.

Arsène Wenger's side went into this fixture having turned around their previous three top-flight fixtures and Hatem Ben Arfa's early strike left them in familiar territory.

But Robin van Persie equalised within a minute with his 33rd goal of the season and Vermaelen ended Newcastle's resistance with a close-range finish in stoppage time.

No other team had came from behind to win four consecutive Premier League games and, make no mistake, Arsenal had to dig deep to grab all three points against a talented and committed Newcastle side.


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