Arsenal have carved out a 2-0 victory against Everton at the Emirates Stadium to make it four wins on the spin in the Premier League.
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Alexandre Lacazette scored the winner as Arsenal made it back-to-back Premier League victories with a 3-2 success away to Cardiff City on Sunday.
Newcastle have now won their last four Premier League matches, and the victory has moved them onto 41 points – 13 points clear of the relegation zone
Alexandre Lacazette’s stretching volley gave Arsenal the lead in the 14th minute but Ayoze Perez clipped in Newcastle’s equaliser on the half hour mark.
The Gunners, fresh from a solid result in the Europa League, face up against a Southampton side who are craving a win to ignite their Premier League survival push
The Welshman and the French striker will likely take most of the plaudits following a resounding win at the Emirates, although Mesut Ozil was the unsung hero as he played a crucial part in all four goals to help hand the Gunners a commanding lead going into the second leg.
The French striker has been sidelined since mid-February after undergoing an operation to correct an ongoing issue with his left knee.
Lacazette was a substitute for the Gunners’ defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, after manager Arsene Wenger selected January signins Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ahead of him
The contest burst into life straight after the interval, with Kane heading in his seventh goal in seven matches against Arsenal to break the deadlock in the 49th minute.
The Gabon international was filmed leaving Dortmund airport on Tuesday morning after both clubs agreed a fee following a fortnight of intense negotiations
All four goals came in the opening 22 minutes, with Nacho Monreal, Alex Iwobi, Laurent Koscielny and Alexandre Lacazette getting on the scoresheet in North London.
Clear chances were few and far between at both ends of the field in what was the second London derby between the two teams in the space of a week
He has only started one Premier League game this season, with boss Arsene Wenger preferring summer signing Alexandre Lacazette.
Arsene Wenger decided to leave the France international on the bench as the Gunners slumped to a disappointing Premier League defeat to leave them 12 points behind the leaders.
Arsenal started the brighter of the two sides but went behind on 19 minutes courtesy of De Bruyne’s third goal of the season, a left-footed strike across Petr Cech
The visitors took the lead through Joaquin Correa early in the second half, but Alexandre Lacazette levelled things up with his first home goal in Arsenal colours shortly after the hour mark.
The visitors took the lead through Joaquin Correa early in the second half, but Alexandre Lacazette levelled things up with his first home goal in Arsenal colours shortly after the hour mark.
The French forward uploaded an image of the duo celebrating the goal on his Instagram profile with the caption: “1st Game 1st Goal.. Thank you @alexanderiwobi for the Assist #AL9 #ArsenalInSydney #COYG”.
The France international, who joined from Lyon in a £46.5m deal last week, came on as a second-half sub and netted 15 minutes later to mark his first appearance with a goal.
Lacazette becomes the club’s record signing, with the fee understood to be in the region of £46 million.