Arsenal are still undefeated in the fight for the English football championship. The Gunners won their third-to-last game of the season at pursuers Newcastle United 2-0 (1-0) on Sunday and are only one point behind leaders Manchester City. However, the leader still has a catch-up game up his sleeve.
Norway’s Martin Odegaard, who had scored twice in the 3-1 win against Chelsea, put Arsenal ahead in a 14th-minute high-quality game. An own goal by the Swiss Fabian Schär (71st) made the decision.
Despite the defeat, Newcastle remain third in the race for a place in the Champions League with 65 points, ahead of Manchester United (63 points). The record champions conceded their second defeat in four days at West Ham United with 0:1 (0:1) and missed the chance to jump into third place.
Due to the setbacks for the higher-placed rivals, Liverpool FC (62) and his German team manager Jürgen Klopp, in fifth place in the table, can also have a little more hope of a place in the premier class. However, the Reds have already played one more game than their rivals.
Defending champions Manchester City had already beat relegation candidates Leeds United 2-1 (2-0) on Saturday. Captain Ilkay Gündogan redeemed City with his goals five and six of the season (19th/27th), he scored both goals from a similar position on the edge of the box. In the 84th minute, he missed the chance of a three-pack after a missed penalty kick. Rodrigo Moreno’s goal a minute later came too late for Leeds.
With their sixth win in a row, Liverpool kept their chance of returning to the Champions League. Klopp’s team won 1-0 (1-0) against FC Brentford, Mo Salah (13th) scored in the ninth home game in a row. ManUnited had to admit defeat at the Hammers with a goal by Mohamed Said Benrahma (27th).