Highlight Video shows ‘Lots of damage’: Premier League pundit says two Arsenal players destroyed Newcastle
Arsenal and Newcastle played an entertaining encounter at St James’ Park in front of Sky Sports cameras this afternoon.
With both sides aware that a win would be huge for both of their goals, Newcastle and Arsenal both targeted them for the full 90 minutes.
The first half was particularly exciting. The Gunners go into the break 1-0 up thanks to a goal from Martin Odegaard.
But Newcastle also hit the post and got a penalty overturned by the VAR. On the Arsenal side, it was in midfield where they shined. And watching the Premier League productions, pundit Jim Beglin noted that the Odegaard and Jorginho dynamic created a real problem for Toon.
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“It’s too easy for Arsenal’s midfield, they’re starting to get it under control. Jorginho and Odegaard a little further up do a lot of damage. Work rate is one thing, ability with the ball is another.” Beglin said. “After the frenetic start it feels like Arsenal are a bit more measured in what they bring into midfield, but Newcastle need to be a lot tighter.”
Odegaard’s first-half strike was his 15th Premier League goal in a superb season for the Norwegian. Jorginho, on the other hand, showed his class and experience in midfield.
TBR’s View: Odegaard one of the players of the season
If Erling Haaland wasn’t so good this year, Martin Odegaard would be up there when it comes to best player in the league.
He was exceptional for Arsenal. Brilliant throughout, Odegaard is proving to be a real boon for the Gunners. Jorginho, meanwhile, has shown what it’s all about. He held his position well in the middle and in a hectic 45-minute opener he was a calm header in attack. Mikel Arteta will surely have seen a lot of things that he liked.
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A four-game winless run was used by Manchester City to build a four-point lead, but the Gunners cut the deficit to one by playing one game more when Martin Odegaard’s opener and Fabian Schar’s own goal ended scored all three to secure points at Stamford. Bridge.
Mikel Arteta’s side continue to fight for their first league title since 2003/04, but are clear underdogs and even managed an impressive win against Eddie Howe’s side.
Here’s Arsenal’s recent form and a look at the last three games of the campaign.
Arsenal will look back in despondency at the start of April after a run of three consecutive draws with Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton. That unexpected drop in performance and results could prove to be the difference between the two title contenders at the end of the season.
The trip to Anfield is usually seen as a tough day, so claiming a point at Merseyside wasn’t the end of the world, although Arsenal’s quick start would suggest otherwise.
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A week later, the same old rampant Arsenal stunned West Ham early on, only to find them clinging desperately to a point as it approached the final whistle. A potential match of the season contender for Southampton then occurred when Arsenal were getting off to a fast start.
Odegaard and Bukayo Saka were on hand to stage a last minute comeback to pick up a point, a Mikel Arteta would be disheartened at the end.
Manchester City then delivered a distinctive performance when they welcomed Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium and looked to have lost sight of the title race, but the Gunners came back to winning ways in the next match, putting Frank Lampard’s undersized Chelsea to the sword unsheathed.
Arsenal went on a back-to-back winning streak as they beat Newcastle on Sunday. Odegaard’s strike put them 1–0 up early on and Schar’s own goal in the second half secured the points.
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