Form guide & next three games after Newcastle win

Arsenal showed they will not wilt in the Premier League title race as they overcame a hostile atmosphere to win 2-0 at Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.

A run of four games without a win was capitalised on by Manchester City to establish a four-point gap, but the Gunners reduced that deficit to one having played a game more as Martin Odegaard’s opener and Fabian Schar’s own goal secured all three points at Stamford Bridge.

Mikel Arteta’s side remain in contention for a first league title since 2003/04, but they are firm underdogs even with an impressive win against Eddie Howe’s side under their belts.

Here’s Arsenal’s recent form and a look at their final three games of the campaign.

Arsenal will look back at the start of April with despondency due to a run of three straight draws with Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton. That unforeseen drop in performances and results may well prove to be the difference between the two title hopefuls at the end of the season.

Travelling to Anfield is typically viewed as a tough day out so claiming a point on Merseyside wasn’t the end of the world, though Arsenal’s fast start would suggest otherwise.

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A week later, the same old rampant Arsenal stunned West Ham early on but then found themselves desperately clinging on for a point as they neared the final whistle. A potential game-of-the-season contender with Southampton then took place as Arsenal found themselves on the receiving end of a quick start.

Odegaard and Bukayo Saka were on hand to produce a last-minute comeback to muster up a point, one Mikel Arteta ultimately would have been disheartened by.

Manchester City then delivered a trademark performance when welcoming Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium and looked to have put the title race out of sight, but the Gunners returned to winning ways in the following fixture, putting Frank Lampard’s substandard Chelsea to the sword.

Arsenal made it two wins on the bounce by downing Newcastle on Sunday. Odegaard’s strike had them 1-0 up early on and Schar’s own goal in the second half secured the points.

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