Arsenal suffer blow to title aspirations, lose 1-0 to Newcastle
This is the second loss for Arsenal in 10 games this season. They are third in the table (18 points) with Liverpool (22 points) and Manchester City (23 points) ahead of them with a game in hand
Newcastle player Alexander Isak's goal against Arsenal on Saturday. (AP news) Contenders Arsenal take a blow to their challenge for the Premier League title on Saturday as they lose to Newcastle at St James Park. Alexander Isak’s 12th-minute goal ended as the difference between the two sides.
Isak netted his third league goal of the season in the 12th minute after Newcastle worked the ball out wide to Anthony Gordon who then whipped in a pinpoint cross from the right that the 25-year-old Swede leapt to head into the far corner past David Raya.
The Magpies, who beat Arsenal by the same score nearly a year to the day last season at St. James’ Park, did well to keep the visitors off the scoresheet, swarming them every time they got near the penalty area. Declan Rice headed a cross just wide of the net in injury time in Arsenal’s best chance of the day.
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