Arsenal needed an own goal from Fabricio Coloccini to beat Newcastle United 1-0 at St James' Park this afternoon. Here are my ratings from the game.

An own goal from Fabio Coloccini ensured we left St James' Park with a well deserved 1-0 win over Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon.

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Arsenal take on Newcastle United at St James' Park this Saturday lunchtime. Here are the line-ups for the big game:

talkSPORT are reporting today that Arsenal have had a €68m (£48m) bid for Karim Benzema accepted by Real Madrid. See all the details here

Arsenal made contact with Bayern Munich about the possibility of signing either Robert Lewandowski or Thomas Muller in a €71m deal this summer.

According to a reports, Edinson Cavani could be set for a £35m move to Arsenal before the end of the month as our pursuit of Karim Benzema drags on.

Arsenal have been offered the chance to sign Ezequiel Lavezzi as PSG look to offload the Argentinean attacker following the arrival of Angel Di Maria.

Cameroon striker Clinton N'Jie claims Arsenal held talks with his agent before he completed a move to Tottenham last week. See what he said here

Gedion Zelalem scored a superb team goal during Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Fulham in the Under-21's league this weekend. Watch it for yourselves here