Arsenal beat Newcastle in Singapore
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Martin Odegaard scored the winner from the spot in the 84th minute as Arsenal beat Newcastle 3-2 in a pre-season friendly in Singapore on Sunday.
On the pitch, Anthony Elanga put the Magpies ahead within six minutes with a scruffy finish, but Mikel Merino levelled with a cool effort into the corner. It was two in two minutes as Alex Murphy slashed Kai Havertz’s cross past his own goalkeeper, and the north Londoners went in the break 2-1 up.
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