Arsenal are not giving up this Premier League title race without a fight! Many felt this would be the day that Manchester City would all but seal the title without even kicking a ball, but Mikel Arteta’s team didn’t read the script as they claimed a fabulous 2-0 win at Newcastle.
It was a victory that guaranteed the Gunners at least second place in the table and, more importantly, it saw them move to within one point of City with just three games remaining.
Martin Odegaard was excellent, just as he was against Chelsea in midweek, and it was the Arsenal captain who opened the scoring in the first half with a low drive that flew into the bottom corner from outside the box. Both teams then had chances in what was frenetic encounter, with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Odegaard all wasting glorious opportunities to extend Arsenal’s lead before the interval.
Newcastle then hit the post through Alexander Isak before Aaron Ramsdale made a sensational stop to keep out a point blank header from Fabian Schar. That was a key moment in the game, as Schar later put through his own net soon after some excellent play from Martinelli to double Arsenal’s lead and seal a win that proved they are not yet ready to wave the white flag amid City’s relentless end of season form.
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