It's all down to the last day now - Howe would have taken that dramatic finale

NEWCASTLE United will have to get the job done on the final day to qualify for the Champions League after the Magpies suffered a 1-0 defeat against Arsenal.

- By CIARAN KELLY

Newcastle found Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya in inspired form in the first half and the Gunners rallied after the break to win the game courtesy of a Declan Rice piledriver in the 55th minute.

Here are five things we learned from the game.

POOR START TO SECOND HALF PROVES COSTLY

You always knew a response was on the cards. Arsenal bounced back after going into the break 2-0 down at Liverpool last week and, sure enough, the Gunners raised their game following another blast of the hairdryer from Mikel Arteta at half-time against Newcastle.

The Magpies also looked a different side, but not in the same way. Nothing summed up a curiously sloppy start to the second half quite like the Magpies' defending in the build-up to what proved to be Declan Rice's winner.

With two red shirts surrounding him out on the left, Anthony Gordon attempted to dribble back towards his own goal but the forward took a heavy touch and ended up knocking the ball to Bukayo Saka, his England team-mate.

Saka skipped away from Gordon, slipped in Martin Odegaard down the left and the Arsenal skipper's pullback was whipped into the net by Rice, who no one bothered to pick up.

ARSENAL ULTIMATELY RELIEVED BUT NEWCASTLE NEED DEEPER SQUAD