Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal

Arsenal sealed their 16th consecutive Champions League qualification as a rare goal from Laurent Koscielny earned them a lucrative victory over Newcastle. The French defender latched onto Lucas Podolski's header following Theo Walcott's free-kick to score his most important Arsenal goal as they pipped Tottenham to fourth spot in the Premier League and the final place in Europe's elite competition. The Gunners finished a point ahead of Andre Villas-Boas's Spurs, who scored la on to beat Sunderland but needed to better their rivals' result. It could have been more comfortable for Arsenal as Walcott hit the post in stoppage time against a Newcastle side desperate to improve after recent home defeats by Sunderland and Liverpool. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and his team saluted their joyous supporters, who sung "are you watching, Tottenham?" with added fervour. Reaching the Champions League ahead of Spurs completed a superb turnaround after they trailed by seven points at the beginning of March.