Arsenal fullback Ainsley Maitland-Niles hailed the fighting spirit shown for victory at Newcastle United.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck the only goal of the game.

"Yeah, I expect him to score. Him, Lacazette, Nico Pepe, Mkhitaryan - we've got good players that can score," said Maitland-Niles. "We're never in doubt when people are through on goal.

"It's a hard match against Newcastle, especially away. They're a team that can mix it up - they can play nice football and play long balls. It's just a fight until the last whistle.

"On a big pitch like this, you can get tired, and I guess that's what happened with their defence. It was a big opportunity for me to give it it him, I executed it well and his finish won us the game."