Ashley Cole sent over an inviting cross towards Robert Pires whose mis-hit header fell nicely to Mathieu Flamini six yards out, but he could not find a way past Shay Given.
...Arsenal went close to adding a second two minutes later when Henry picked up a pass from Jose Antonio Reyes on the edge of the box before turning and firing in a shot which Given did well to touch round the post at full stretch.
...Henry had a chance to end his goalscoring drought four minutes after the break when he won a free kick on the edge of his box after being fouled by Jean-Alain Boumsong, but his shot was punched out by Given.
...Henry came within inches of scoring a second just past the hour mark when he raced clear onto Vieira's pass and poked a shot goalwards, but Given did well to push the ball onto the post before it rebounded into his arms.
...Arsenal really should have doubled their lead a minute later when Henry brilliantly dummied Reyes's pass to give Pires a sight of goal, but Given produced a fantastic save to keep out the Frenchman's shot.
...Given was keeping Newcastle in the contest - proving to be a one-man barrier between Arsenal and a second goal - and the Irishman denied Henry again on 75 minutes with a brilliant right-handed save after Henry had cleverly swapped passes with Pires.
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