The Gunners, leaders of the English championship, beat Brighton 4-2. In this way, the Londoners consolidate their place at the top and stretch the distance with Manchester City,
At this point in the 2022-23 Premier League season, the main contender for the crown is Arsenal. The London cast are developing a remarkable campaign, which saw them discuss the league with the main powers of the strongest tournament in the world (read Manchester City and Liverpool). This Saturday, December 31, the Gunners closed the year by beating Brighton 4-2, cementing their place of privilege.
In the last duel of the day on Saturday, Arsenal already knew the draws of City and Newcastle, their pursuers. The Citizens drew 1-1 with Frank Lampard’s Everton, playing at the Etihad Stadium. For its part, the Magpies (the big surprise in the Championship) drew with Leeds United at home . For the same reason, Mikel Arteta’s men had the chance to extend their lead with a win.
The game got off to a favorable start for the Gunners as just after three minutes they opened the account, with a goal from Bukayo Saka . The winger, a World Cup player in Qatar with England, is one of the team’s standout players. Then, at 39′, it was the Norwegian martin odegaard who increased Arsenal’s tally, splicing the ball in with his left foot after a corner kick. Before the break, they were on their way to victory.
At the start of the plugin, Arsenal sealed victory. Eddie Nketiah scored the 3-0 at 47′, defeating Spanish goalkeeper Robert Sánchez, Unai Simón’s replacement in the Hispanic team. The Seagulls, who did not have the world champion Alexis Mac Allister, won at 65′ thanks to the Japanese Kaoru Mitoma, with a tight shot.
But any hint of a return quickly faded. At 71′, the Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli made it 4-1 effectively defining a counter-attack that he himself led. At minute 77, Evan Ferguson put the second discount for Brighton, taking advantage of a defensive failure by defender Saliba. As the epilogue approached, the Japanese Mitoma scored again, but it was canceled at the request of the VAR for offside.
With this result, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal reached 43 points. Their record is 14 wins, one draw and only one loss in 16 games. He is seven points ahead of his escort, Manchester City. The Citizens have 36, with the same number of games played. The podium is closed by Newcastle, with 34. Fourth is Manchester United with 32. The top four in the table occupy the qualifying places for the Champions League.
Football in England does not stop. This January 1, there will be two matches: Tottenham – Aston Villa (11:00 a.m. in Chile) and Nottingham Forest – Chelsea (1:30 p.m.).
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