At Old Trafford in the 38th minute, Eriksen’s precise cross found Rashford at the far post and the jubilee top scorer headed the ball under Fabiański’s crossbar. Rashford got himself a gift for his 25th birthday on Monday. Goalkeeper Fabiański did not start the second half due to injury. He was replaced by Areola.
The “Red Devils” did not lose for the fifth consecutive time and moved up to fifth place. West Ham is thirteenth
In the Arsenal match with Nottingham, Martinelli opened the scoring in the 5 ‘. The Brazilian international was emphatic in his duel with Cook and headed a cross from Saka on goal. Saka then had to substitute in the 27th minute due to an injury.
He was replaced on the field by Nelson, who secured Arsenal’s victory with two goals in the second half. First, in the 49th minute, he shot past goalkeeper Henderson twice and three minutes later hit Jesus’ low cross from the small area. The fourth goal was added by Partey with a powerful shot from outside the box that ended up in the upper right corner of Nottingham’s goal. Ödegaard scored the final 5-0 12 minutes before the end.
Nottingham were unable to follow up on their surprising victory over Liverpool and are still last with nine points. They lose three points for positions that are not relegated.
English Football League – Round 14: |
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Arsenal – Nottingham 5: 0 (49. to 52. Nelson, 5. Martinelli, 57. Partey, 78. Ödegaard) |
Manchester United – West Ham United 1: 0 (38. Rashford) |