Arsenal keeps pressure on Man City with 2-0 win at Newcastle
Arsenal's Martin Odegaard, right, celebrates with Bukayo Saka after scoring the opening goal during an English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle and Arsenal at St James' Park stadium in Newcastle, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jon Super]
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Arsenal has kept the pressure on Manchester City in the Premier League title race by beating Newcastle 2-0 in a huge test of its credentials. Martin Odegaard’s first-half strike and Fabian Schar’s own-goal saw Arsenal come through the toughest of its final four games with a rare win for a visiting team at St. James’ Park. Arsenal moved back to one point behind City. City has a game in hand but some potentially tricky matches to finish the season as Pep Guardiola’s team goes for a third straight title. Odegaard scored in the 14th minute and Schar deflected into his own net off Gabriel Martinelli’s cross in the 71st.
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Newcastle's Fabian Schaer, left, scores an own-goal during an English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle and Arsenal at St James' Park stadium in Newcastle, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, left and Newcastle's Sven Botman collide during an English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle and Arsenal at St James' Park stadium in Newcastle, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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