Our last visit to Arsenal:
2010/11 Arsenal 0 Newcastle 1
ARSENAL: Fabianski, Sagna, Koscielny, Squillaci, Clichy, Song, Wilshere (Bendtner 73), Fabregas, Walcott, Chamakh (van Persie 57), Nasri (Arshavin 56).
Subs Not Used: Szczesny, Rosicky, Djourou, Eboue.
NEWCASTLE: Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Barton, Tiote, Nolan, Gutierrez, Carroll, Ameobi (Ranger 82).
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Campbell, Routledge, Lovenkrands, Smith, Steven Taylor.
Att: 60,059
Andy Carroll made headlines for the right reasons as his goal gave Newcastle a shock 1-0 win over title-chasing Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.
The England Under-21 striker, tipped to feature in the senior squad for the friendly with France later this month, had started the day on the front pages following allegations about his private life.
However, under the close eye of watching England boss Fabio Capello, the Newcastle number nine headed in what proved to be the winner at the end of the first half.
Although Arsenal twice hit the woodwork through Cesc Fabregas' deflected free-kick and Theo Walcott, the Gunners were well below par and their miserable afternoon was compounded by the dismissal of centre-back Laurent Koscielny in stoppage time for a professional foul.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had also found his personal life under the media spotlight ahead of this fixture.
Nevertheless, the French coach will have expected nothing but 100% focus from his team, whom he felt were complacent when throwing away an early lead in their midweek European tie.
After an initial spell of pressure from Newcastle, Arsenal slowly built momentum.
Walcott chased a long pass upfield which was smothered by keeper Tim Krul, before Marouane Chamakh just failed to collect Alex Song's pass at the edge of a crowded penalty area.
Newcastle had been thumped 4-0 by Arsenal in the Carling Cup clash at St James' Park a fortnight ago, but went into this game buoyed by their thrashing of local rivals Sunderland.
Arsenal - looking to keep the pressure on leaders Chelsea - almost took the lead on 11 minutes when Fabregas' deflected 22-yard free-kick crashed against the crossbar after ricocheting off the wall.
The Gunners captain was then played into the right side of the penalty area, but was quickly crowded out before Walcott's chip across the six-yard box was headed behind.
Arsenal, though, were left frustrated as Newcastle broke up play well, and were awarded a few free-kicks which were delivered direct into the penalty area.
The atmosphere went a bit flat as half-time approached, with Arsenal not really able to get near their usual fluidity.
When Fabregas was slipped in down the right by Samir Nasri, his shot at the near post was blocked into the sidenetting as the home fans continued to grow restless.
The Emirates Stadium, though, almost erupted when Nasri's drive appeared to be heading for the top corner - only for Krul to pull-off a fine one-handed save.
Newcastle took a shock lead on the stroke of half-time when a deep free-kick into the Arsenal box from Joey Barton was met by Carroll, who got there ahead of Lukasz Fabianski to nod the visitors in front.
At the start of the second half, Arsenal hit the woodwork again when Walcott darted into the right side of the area from Jack Wilshere's pass and lashed in an angled drive, which crashed against the underside of the bar with Krul beaten.
Arsenal continued to press, with Song cutting the ball back across the six-yard box, but Chamakh was unable to connect.
With 35 minutes left, Wenger made a change when he sent on Andrey Arshavin to replace Nasri and then introduced Robin van Persie for the Dutchman's first appearance since the end of August after an ankle injury.
Van Persie's first touch was a lovely backheel down the left, with Gael Clichy then delivering a low cross which was just too far ahead of Arshavin.
Newcastle, though, continued to show little regard for reputation as they looked to hold possession in a match which started to become somewhat scrappy as Wilshere was left in a heap following a challenge from Barton, but the referee took no action before defender Mike Williamson send a header wide from a corner.
Wenger's last throw of the dice came with 17 minutes left when Nicklas Bendtner replaced Wilshere.
Arshavin almost weaved his way clear, but Fabricio Coloccini made a saving tackle in the six-yard box.
Arsenal had pace in abundance up front now, but Newcastle continued to hold their ground.
Fabregas' diving header was straight at the keeper following Arshavin's run as Wenger looked to the heavens.
Arsenal threw long balls forwards, but Newcastle were not to be denied a shock victory as the hosts finished with 10 men after centre-half Koscielny was shown a straight red card for hauling down substitute Nile Ranger.
ARSENAL v TOON - THE HISTORY:
2011/2012 Sat 13 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Arsenal Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 05 Feb Newcastle Utd. 4 - 4 Arsenal Premier League
Sun 07 Nov Arsenal 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Wed 27 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 4 Arsenal League Cup
2008/2009 Sat 21 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Arsenal Premier League
Sat 30 Aug Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2007/2008 Tue 29 Jan Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Sat 26 Jan Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Wed 05 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Arsenal Premier League
Tue 25 Sep Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
2006/2007 Mon 09 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Arsenal Premiership
Sat 18 Nov Arsenal 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2005/2006 Sat 10 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Arsenal Premiership
Sun 14 Aug Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2004/2005 Sun 23 Jan Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Wed 29 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Arsenal Premiership
2003/2004 Sun 11 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Arsenal Premiership
Fri 26 Sep Arsenal 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2002/2003 Sun 09 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Arsenal Premiership
Sat 09 Nov Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2001/2002 Sat 23 Mar Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 09 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Arsenal F.A. Cup
Sat 02 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Arsenal Premiership
Tue 18 Dec Arsenal 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2000/2001 Tue 15 May Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Arsenal Premiership
Sat 09 Dec Arsenal 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1999/2000 Sun 14 May Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Arsenal Premiership
Sat 30 Oct Arsenal 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1998/1999 Sun 28 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Arsenal Premiership
Sun 04 Oct Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1997/1998 Sat 16 May Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
played at Wembley
Sat 11 Apr Arsenal 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 06 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Arsenal Premiership
1996/1997 Sat 03 May Arsenal 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 30 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Arsenal Premiership
1995/1996 Sat 23 Mar Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Wed 10 Jan Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
Tue 02 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Arsenal Premiership
1994/1995 Sun 19 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Arsenal Premiership
Sun 18 Sep Arsenal 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1993/1994 Sat 07 May Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Arsenal Premiership
Sat 27 Nov Arsenal 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1988/1989 Sat 15 Apr Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 12 Nov Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1987/1988 Sat 19 Mar Arsenal 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 31 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1986/1987 Tue 14 Apr Arsenal 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 18 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Arsenal First Division
1985/1986 Sat 01 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Arsenal First Division
Sat 28 Sep Arsenal 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1984/1985 Sat 29 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Arsenal First Division
Tue 04 Sep Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1977/1978 Sat 15 Apr Arsenal 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 19 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Arsenal First Division
1976/1977 Sat 30 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Arsenal First Division
Sat 04 Dec Arsenal 5 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1975/1976 Tue 16 Mar Arsenal 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Arsenal First Division
1974/1975 Wed 23 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Tue 18 Mar Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1973/1974 Tue 01 Jan Arsenal 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1972/1973 Sat 27 Jan Arsenal 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 09 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1971/1972 Sat 11 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Arsenal First Division
Sat 09 Oct Arsenal 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 06 Oct Arsenal 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
1970/1971 Sat 17 Apr Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 10 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1969/1970 Sat 27 Dec Arsenal 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 30 Aug Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1968/1969 Sat 18 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 09 Nov Arsenal 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1967/1968 Sat 10 Feb Arsenal 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 30 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1966/1967 Sat 25 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 08 Oct Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1965/1966 Sat 26 Mar Arsenal 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 02 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1960/1961 Sat 04 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Arsenal First Division
Sat 17 Sep Arsenal 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1959/1960 Sat 27 Feb Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 05 Dec Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1958/1959 Sat 21 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Arsenal First Division
Sat 01 Nov Arsenal 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1957/1958 Sat 12 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Arsenal First Division
Sat 30 Nov Arsenal 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1956/1957 Sat 19 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 15 Sep Arsenal 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1955/1956 Sat 25 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Arsenal First Division
Sat 15 Oct Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1954/1955 Sat 18 Dec Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 21 Aug Arsenal 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1953/1954 Sat 17 Apr Newcastle Utd. 5 - 2 Arsenal First Division
Sat 28 Nov Arsenal 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1952/1953 Sat 14 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Arsenal First Division
Sat 25 Oct Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1951/1952 Sat 03 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Arsenal F.A. Cup
played at Wembley
Wed 16 Apr Arsenal 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 17 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Arsenal First Division
1950/1951 Sat 03 Feb Arsenal 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 23 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1949/1950 Sat 15 Apr Arsenal 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 29 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 Arsenal First Division
1948/1949 Sat 19 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Arsenal First Division
Sat 20 Nov Arsenal 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1935/1936 Wed 19 Feb Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 15 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Arsenal F.A. Cup
1933/1934 Sat 24 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 14 Oct Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1932/1933 Sat 25 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 12 Nov Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1931/1932 Sat 23 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Arsenal F.A. Cup
played at Wembley
Sat 19 Mar Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 07 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Arsenal First Division
1930/1931 Sat 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Arsenal First Division
Sat 20 Dec Arsenal 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1929/1930 Sat 05 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 30 Nov Arsenal 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1928/1929 Tue 02 Apr Arsenal 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 20 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 Arsenal First Division
1927/1928 Sat 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 10 Dec Arsenal 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1926/1927 Wed 06 Apr Newcastle Utd. 6 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 02 Oct Arsenal 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1925/1926 Sat 13 Feb Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Oct Newcastle Utd. 7 - 0 Arsenal First Division
1924/1925 Sat 17 Jan Arsenal 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 13 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Arsenal First Division
1923/1924 Sat 01 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Arsenal First Division
Sat 25 Aug Arsenal 1 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1922/1923 Sat 28 Oct Arsenal 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 21 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Arsenal First Division
1921/1922 Sat 11 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 04 Feb Arsenal 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1920/1921 Sat 30 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Arsenal First Division
Sat 23 Apr Arsenal 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1919/1920 Sat 06 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Arsenal First Division
Sat 30 Aug Arsenal 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1912/1913 Sat 25 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Woolwich A First Division
Sat 28 Sep Woolwich A 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1911/1912 Sat 20 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Woolwich A First Division
Sat 16 Sep Woolwich A 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1910/1911 Sat 01 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Woolwich A First Division
Sat 26 Nov Woolwich A 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1909/1910 Fri 25 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Woolwich A First Division
Sat 25 Dec Woolwich A 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1908/1909 Sat 09 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Woolwich A First Division
Sat 12 Sep Woolwich A 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1907/1908 Fri 17 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Woolwich A First Division
Wed 25 Dec Woolwich A 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1906/1907 Sat 26 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Woolwich A First Division
Sat 22 Sep Woolwich A 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1905/1906 Mon 16 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Woolwich A First Division
Sat 31 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Woolwich A F.A. Cup
played at Stoke
Mon 25 Dec Woolwich A 4 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1904/1905 Sat 31 Dec Woolwich A 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Woolwich A First Division
1901/1902 Sat 25 Jan Woolwich A 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1897/1898 Sat 16 Oct Woolwich A 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 04 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Woolwich A Second Division
1896/1897 Fri 16 Apr Woolwich A 5 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 23 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Woolwich A Second Division
1895/1896 Mon 06 Apr Woolwich A 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 18 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Woolwich A Second Division
1894/1895 Sat 12 Jan Woolwich A 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 24 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 4 Woolwich A Second Division
1893/1894 Sat 30 Sep Newcastle Utd. 6 - 0 Woolwich A Second Division
Sat 02 Sep Woolwich A 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division