In the early hours of the 8th, Arsenal beat Newcastle 2-0 away in the Premier League's marquee match, although trailing Manchester City by one point, the road to the title is still full of suspense. Arsenal captain Martin Odegat scored again in this game, and the cumulative number of goals in the Premier League this season reached 15, equal to Fabigas (09/10 season), and became the team's history of the most goals scored in a single season of the midfielder.
Newcastle and Arsenal played a tightly-paced game, with quick transitions between offense and defense, and the hosts hit the post with a shot from Jaeger and Mephie just two minutes into the game. Arsenal fell behind in the 14th minute when Martin Odegat scored with a shot from outside the box. The "Arsenal" then went from strength to strength, with Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka having one-touch chances but failing to break through Nick Puppy's defense.
After the break, Newcastle attacked aggressively and Alexander Isaac hit the post again with a header at the near post in the 48th minute. On the other hand, Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli also had a great shot that hit the crossbar. The Brazilian winger made a solo run in the 71st minute and crossed the ball to the byline, forcing Fabian Schoha to make an own goal as he tried to clear the ball, and Arsenal held on for a 2-0 win in the final period.
Despite the slightly passive situation in the title race, Arsenal manager Adi Da made it clear after the game that he would not give up: "After the loss to Manchester City, many people thought that the title race was hopeless, but we don't like to give up, I won't accept that any player or staff member will give up, and the future is anybody's guess, we have to keep moving forward, and we can't waste the efforts of the previous ten months. "
