Extra-time goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got our FA Cup defence off to a winning start.
Smith Rowe had earlier had a red card - rightfully - overturned after VAR intervention and stayed on the pitch to break the deadlock, just when penalties looked to be looming after 110 minutes of goalless football.
The youngster continued his excellent recent form with a sweet shot in off the post, from fellow substitute Alex Lacazette's knock down, to break Newcastle's resistance.
And Aubameyang made it six goals in just four FA Cup matches to make sure of our place in the fourth round.
We started strongly in sub-zero temperatures at Emirates Stadium. Reiss Nelson - a late replacement for Gabriel Martinelli who had picked up an ankle injury during the pre-match warm-up - had our first shot on goal inside 60 seconds, but it was easily dealt with by Martin Dubravka.
Moments later he was brought down on the halfway line just as it appeared he was racing through on the ...
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