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#1 Hit: Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang
Similar to his side's performance on Sunday evening, it was a tale of two halves for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Gabon international struggled to find space behind Newcastle's defence as the wide defenders constantly blocked the deliveries projected into the box.
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Aubameyang looked sluggish as he failed to time his runs and fell into Newcastle's offside trap in the first 45 minutes. The break proved to be a turning point as the Gabonese stretched the defence with his darting runs across the channels in the second period.
In the 58th minute, Maitland-Niles capitalised on a moment's hesitation between Jetro Willems and Paul Dummett. The right-back then delivered a cross into the box and Aubameyang used his predatory instincts to occupy the perfect position, finishing the chance in a one-on-one situation with Martin Dubravka.
Towards the dying moments of the game, Aubameyang did well to run the clock by shielding the ball in wide channels with Granit Xhaka alongside him.
