LONDON, Jan 19: Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finally ended his scoring drought in the Premier League with two second-half goals in 3-0 win against Newcastle as the Gunners try to claw their way out of midtable.
Aubameyang, who hadn’t scored in the league since December 16, broke the deadlock in the 50th minute before Bukaya Saka added a second with style in the 61st.
An unmarked Aubameyang got his second goal in the 77th.
It was a fifth consecutive clean sheet in all competitions for Arsenal and a fourth win in five league matches.
The Gunners only moved up a place to 10th with 27 points, as they try to turn around their season after a woeful start. Newcastle remained in 15th place, only seven points from the relegation zone.
Aubameyang, who had just three league goals this season coming into the game, seemed like he would continue his poor run of form after missing a string of chances in the first half.
Aubameyang didn’t have a chance to score a hat trick, as he was substituted two minutes after he scored his second goal with a stomach issue.
The Magpies are still missing one of their main attacking threats, winger Allan Saint-Maximin, who has been sidelined for the past seven weeks with a severe case of COVID-19. He only recently started training again. (AP)
