Nick Woltemade said he refused to accept an apology from Arsenal match-winner Gabriel Magalhães for an "elbow in my face" during Newcastle's 2-1 defeat against the Gunners at St James' Park.

Woltemade, Newcastle's £65 million ($87m) club record signing from VfB Stuttgart earlier this month, had put Eddie Howe's team into the lead with a 34th minute header.

Arsenal defender Gabriel claimed he had been pushed by Woltemade prior to his headed goal and the two players continued to argue about the incident after the re-start.

Television footage appeared to show Gabriel striking Woltemade in the face during an off-the-ball incident -- a clash not acted upon by the match officials or VAR -- but Woltemade said after the game that he rejected Gabriel's attempted apology for the incident.

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