Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle: Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette strike either side of half-time as Gunners move up to third Aaron Ramsey's back post volley was disallowed due to a foul by Sokratis Papastathopoulos on a defender Ramsey then broke the deadlock with well-placed finish off the far post after to ball fell to him in the box Alexandre Lacazette saw his powerful effort headed clear off the line by a brilliant block from Matt Ritchie Lacazette sealed the three points in the 83rd minute with a delightful lob after being played through on goal By Sami Mokbel for MailOnline Published: 21:51 BST, 1 April 2019 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 1 April 2019 3 Viewcomments Advertisement Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette struck either side of half-time as Arsenal secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night. Ramsey broke the deadlock with well-placed finish in the first half before Lacazette sealed the three points with a delightful lobbed effort after being played through on goal. The result sees Unai Emery's men move up into third, two points ahead of fourth-placed Tottenham. More to follow... Aaron Ramsey celebrates after giving Arsenal against Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday evening Ramsey (2nd left) shoots to open the scoring midway through the first half of the Premier League clash at the Emirates Ramsey (centre) and the rest of the game's players watch on as his well-placed strike makes its way in off the far post Ramsey (2nd right) is congratulated by his Arsenal team-mates after breaking the deadlock in the first half of the match Unai Emery shows his delight after watching his side open the scoring against Rafa Benitez's men at the Emirates Alezandre Lacazette (centre) lobs Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka (right) after being played through on goal Lacazette celebrates after sealing the three points with a delightful finish in the closing stages of Monday's game Ramsey (2nd left) volleys home but his strike is disallowed due to Sokratis' (3rd right) foul on Florian Lejeune (3rd left) Ramsey (centre) realises the lineman has flagged for a free-kick as he is about to celebrate giving the Gunners the lead Lacazette (left) attempts to put in a cross under pressure from Newcastle defender Jamaal Lascelles (centre) Lacazette (centre) attempts to double his team's lead with a powerful right-footed strike moments before half-time Newcastle players watch on as midfielder Matt Ritchie (centre) does brilliantly to clear the ball off the line with his head French striker Lacazette can't hide his frustration after being denied a goal by a fine piece of individual defending Midfielder Matteo Guendouzi (left) plays a pass under pressure from former Arsenal midfielder Isaac Hayden (right) Ramsey (centre) receives treatment before having to be substituted due to injury midway through the second half Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez issues instructions to his team as they searched for an equaliser on Monday night Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (left) shoots under pressure from Paul Dummett after being played in by Mesut Ozil Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility