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Martin Odegaard Equals Cesc Fabregas Record After Fine Long-Range Goal Against Newcastle

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard scored his 15th Premier League goal of the season in Sunday's game at Newcastle United to equal a record set by Cesc Fabregas.

Robert Summerscales

Martin Odegaard Equals Cesc Fabregas Record After Fine Long-Range Goal Against Newcastle
Martin Odegaard Equals Cesc Fabregas Record After Fine Long-Range Goal Against Newcastle /

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard scored his 15th Premier League goal of the season to put his team 1-0 up 14 minutes into Sunday's away game at Newcastle United.

Odegaard beat Newcastle keeper Nick Pope with a fierce low strike from 27 yards.

The Norway international is only the second central midfielder to score 15 goals for Arsenal in a single Premier League season.

Cesc Fabregas is the other, having got 15 in 27 appearances in the 2009/10 campaign.

Arsenal went on to beat Newcastle 2-0 - a result that guaranteed that the Gunners will finish either first or second in this season's EPL.

Martin Odegaard pictured celebrating after scoring a goal for Arsenal in a home win over Chelsea in May 2023
Martin Odegaard has scored 15 goals from central midfield in the EPL this season :: IMAGO/PA Images/Adam Davy
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.