Arsenal kept alive their English premier league title hopes, as they confined Newcastle United to a rare home defeat.

The battle between the team in third and second lived to its expectation as the encounter had all the mouthwatering ingredients.

It was a game of shifting paradigms, but it was the home side that had the visitors back peddling at the start. The Magpies constant threats on goal did not pay dividends and had a penalty ruled out following a review of the evidence.

Martin Odegaard scored for the Gunners from 20 yards in the 14th minute. The Norwegian scored his 15th premier league goal of the season, totally against the run of play.

Home fans were enraged after been deprived of a penalty and noise in the stadium only increased after the goal.

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Newcastle kept up the high tempo while the Gunners were denied by Nick Pope who made brilliant saves.

The game went into half time with Arsenal holding a 1 goal advantage. Eddie Howe’s men went out into search of the equalizer, but it was Arsenal that doubled their lead.

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Gabriel Martinelli sent a dangerous ball into the box, but it was Fabian Schar, who poked out a leg and sent it into his own goal.

The goal killed the home side’s momentum, the victory secured Arsenal a second-place finish in the premier league this season.