Arsenal close gap in title race after Martin Ødegaard sinks Newcastle via IrishTimesSport
Howe is not a man given to hyperbole so when he recently, and readily, compared Alexander Isak to Thierry Henry it was easy to appreciate precisely how highly he rates the Sweden striker.
Howe’s players thought they should have been awarded a penalty when Bruno Guimarães’s shot struck Jakub Kiwior’s hand but, although, Chris Kavanagh, the referee, initially awarded that spot-kick he changed his mind after viewing his pitchside monitor. Ødegaard’s 15th goal of a highly productive season served to remind Arsenal why they are still in the title race and, from then on, Arteta’s team menaced almost every time they entered Newcastle’s half. Pope was required to save smartly from Ødegaard again, Bukayo Saka and Martinelli during the first half alone.
If Howe had reason to be worried by Arsenal’s ability to breach his team’s high defensive line, the manner in which Isak repeatedly treated Ben White to his wonderfully elegant, elusive, gazelle on casters impression offered him cause for cautious optimism only tempered by his lack of service. Xhaka had been perceived to be time-wasting by going down and demanding treatment, prompting Newcastle to be slow to return the ball to Arteta’s side and the crowd to chorus “same old Arsenal always cheating”. Perhaps catching the mood, Tindall, Ramsdale and Dan Burn were involved in angry exchanges as the teams trooped off at half-time.
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