newcastle Arsenal showed no sign of raising the white flag in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 win at Newcastle United on Sunday and narrowed the gap on Manchester City to a single point.
Defeat would have left Arsenal’s hopes of a first title since 2004 hanging by a thread, but Martin Odegaard’s superb strike and Fabian Scharr’s own goal sealed a vital victory.
Newcastle, bidding to consolidate third place and take a big step towards the top-four, dominated early on but Odegaard’s sweet strike after 14 minutes gave the visitors the lead.
Shaar then inadvertently turned in Gabriele Martinelli’s cross with 20 minutes remaining.
City, who have won 10 straight games to overhaul Arsenal, have 82 points from 34 games, with the Gunners on 81 a game more. Newcastle remain third on 65 but Manchester United can overtake them later on Sunday if they win at West Ham United.
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