Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says they cannot afford to take Newcastle United lightly today.

Wenger warned that Arsenal must beware dropping points against Newcastle by dominating the game and then only to concede late chances as they press forward and leave themselves short at the back.

Wenger said: “What is even worse you know if you have not scored in the last 10 minutes you will have to go through one moment, they will find one moment, one free kick or corner where you'll be in trouble and that's what could've happened at West Ham.

“That's where you sit there you can lose the game where you've have 70 per cent of the ball. It is a modern problem. The defence gives you a new problem, you have to find a new solution. We are not far from it because you feel the quality of the game is there but we have to be more efficient to finish what we prepare."