Premier League (Week 30) : Arsenal defeats Newcastle 2-1
ENGLAND, Mar. 21, 2015 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 30: 6 wins in a row for Arsenal. After their success against Leicester, Crystal Palace, Everton, QPR and West Ham, the Gunners continued their sensational form in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Newcastle this Saturday.
Olivier Giroud scored dual goals
Arsenal dominated the first half thanks to goals from Giroud ('24, '28). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Gunners further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Arsenal remains in third place with 60 points from 30 games, one point behind Manchester City FC.
View : Full Premier League table (as of March 21, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 23 | 35 | 64 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 28 | 34 | 61 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 60 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 56 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 54 |
| 6 | Southampton | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 53 |
| 7 | Tottenham | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 53 |
| 8 | Swansea | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 43 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 42 |
| 10 | West Ham | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 39 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 35 |
| 13 | West Brom | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 33 |
| 14 | Everton | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 31 |
| 15 | Hull | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 28 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 28 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 29 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 26 |
| 18 | Burnley | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 25 |
| 19 | QPR | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 52 | -22 | 22 |
| 20 | Leicester | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 48 | -21 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2014-2015
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Overview
Newcastle United
- Position: 12 -1
- Best performance of the season:Hull 0-3 Newcastle (31 Jan.)
- Previous game:Everton 3-0 Newcastle (15 Mar.)
- Next game:Sunderland - Newcastle (5 Apr.)
Arsenal
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Arsenal 5-0 Aston Villa (1 Feb.)
- Previous game:Arsenal 3-0 West Ham (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Arsenal - Liverpool (4 Apr.)
Newcastle
1:2
Arsenal
1:2 (0:2)
- 21 March 2015
- 15:00
- Newcastle
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 64 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 61 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 60 |
| 4 |  Manchester United | 56 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 54 |
Week 30 Results
| Saturday 21 March 2015 | ||||
| Manchester City | 3-0 | West Brom |  |
 | Tottenham | 4-3 | Leicester |  |
 | Stoke City | 1-2 | Crystal Palace |  |
 | Southampton | 2-0 | Burnley |  |
 | Aston Villa | 0-1 | Swansea |  |
| Newcastle | 1-2 | Arsenal | |
 | West Ham | 17:30 | Sunderland |  |
| Sunday 22 March 2015 | ||||
| Liverpool | 13:30 | Manchester United | |
 | QPR | 16:00 | Everton |  |
 | Hull | 16:00 | Chelsea | |