Arsenal produced a dramatic late fightback to win 2-1 at Newcastle on Sunday and lay down an early marker in the Premier League title race. The Gunners were heading for a fourth consecutive defeat at St. James` Park after falling behind to Nick Woltemade`s first-half header. However, Mikel Merino headed in the equaliser before Gabriel Magalhaes powered in from a 96th-minute corner to lift Arsenal into second and within two points of leaders Liverpool. "To win in the manner that we have done it, wow, what a feeling!" Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said. 

"Football is about emotion and going through things and today we had a beautiful one at the end of the match." Liverpool`s first defeat of the season at Crystal Palace on Saturday had handed Arsenal the chance to close in at the top of the table. For a long time it looked like Arteta`s men would let that opportunity slip by in a bad-tempered encounter on Tyneside. But the manner of victory will give the Gunners belief this is their season after finishing second in each of the last three campaigns.