Arsenal try but stumble against Southampton in Premier League

Playing away from home, Arsenal took the field to seek to isolate themselves in the lead, but ended up suffering the rival’s draw and added only one point.

This Sunday morning, the 23rd, the Arsenal stepped onto the field to play in the 13th round of the Premier League and visited the southampton. In order to isolate themselves in the lead, the Gunners even came out ahead of the score, but ended up faltering. Despite the attempts, the team could not avoid a 1-1 draw and only scored one point.

As a result, the team Gabriel Jesus and company reached 28 points and remained at the top of the Premier League. However, the distance to the runner-up Manchester City dropped to just two points. On the other hand, Southampton remained in the middle of the table, taking the 14th position and reaching 12 points.

ARSENAL IN THE FIELD!

From the first moves of the match, Arsenal controlled the actions and it didn’t take long to open the scoring. At ten minutes, ben white made a good play on the side of the field and crossed in the measure to Xhaka, who amended the kick and placed it in the back of the net. 1 – 0. With wide dominance, the visiting team still created two more chances.

In the 24th minute, Gabriel Jesus risked a shot to extend the lead, but hit the net from the outside. At 43, the Brazilian striker appeared once again and saw the goalkeeper bazunu make great defense and avoid the worst. Without seeing the color of the ball, Southampton found many difficulties and little threatened the rival goal. Break!

Arsenal stumbled but stayed ahead (Credit: GettyImages)

In the second half, Arsenal tried to keep pace. However, the home team reacted and started to control the game. At 19 minutes, Armstrong received a great pass and hit the goalkeeper’s exit to leave everything the same. 1 to 1. It is worth mentioning that Gabriel Jesus had missed a huge chance five minutes before the equalizer.

Needing the victory to isolate themselves in the lead, the Gunners found it difficult to face the improvement in Southampton’s performance. However, the team still managed to hit the net. At 33 minutes, Odegaard received a low crossing and tangled the string. However, the referee disallowed the goal due to the ball going out at the time of the pass. 1 to 1. End of story!


Source: sportbuzz

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