Arsenal beat Newcastle 3-2 in Singapore on Sunday as Mikel Arteta’s kept their winning run going in preseason. Anthony Elanga put Newcastle ahead early on as the new signing made a great first impression on his first start, but then Arsenal equalized through Mikel Merino and an own goal from Jacob Murphy moments later made it 2-1.

Follow the latest updates as Premier League sides Arsenal and Newcastle United meet in a pre-season friendly in Singapore.

Liverpool remain interested in the possibility of smashing the British transfer record by landing Alexander Isak from Newcastle and are believed to be preparing a huge offer. The sale of Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich will be used to boost their attempts to sign Isak.

Arsenal edged an entertaining preseason friendly against Newcastle United on Sunday, with a late Martin Ødegaard penalty ensuring the Gunners continued their winning start to the summer.

Arsenal and Newcastle United drew a crowd just shy of 40,000 to watch the Gunners beat their Premier League rivals. Eddie Howe’s Toon Army turned out in force to try to compete with the vast

Newcastle's latest pre-season defeat at least brought some positives. There was no Isak again but Elanga is off the mark

Newcastle qualified for the Champions League via a fifth-place finish in the league, a competition Ramsdale helped Arsenal qualify for in 2022/23, but would only go on to play once in the competition the following season after Mikel Arteta signed David Raya from Brentford.

Sven Botman's tour of the Far East could be over already after the centre-back underwent a scan after limping off in Singapore on Sunday night. It means that Newcastle are down to just three recognised senior centre-backs in Fabian Schar, Jamaal Lascelles and Dan Burn with utility man Emil Krafth also on option.