Alan Shearer accepts the 'best team won on the day' as Arsenal earned a vital victory over Newcastle United. Martin Odegaard's long-range strike and an own-goal from Fabian Schar either side of the break saw the Gunners emerge with a 2-0 victory from a feisty encounter.
Mikel Arteta's side arrived on Tyneside in desperate need of three points to keep their faint title hopes alive. However, St James' Park was the venue last season where the Gunners saw their top-four hopes all but extinguished.
Newcastle made a fast start once again, and twice struck the woodwork through Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak. However, Odegaard's goal against the run of play changed the course of the contest, with Nick Pope called upon several times before the break to keep the deficit to one.
