Arsenal finally roared by catching Manchester City. Thanks to this, Tottenham Hotspur also maintained first place.
Arsenal defeated Manchester City 1-0 in the 8th round of the 2023-2024 Premier League season held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England at 0:30 on the 9th (Korean time).
As a result, Arsenal went 8 games undefeated (6 wins, 2 draws) and came in second place with 20 points. They are tied in points with leader Tottenham, but are behind in scoring. On the other hand, Man City, who suffered consecutive losses, fell to third place with 18 points (6 wins, 2 losses).
Both teams started with a 4-3-3 formation. The home team Arsenal’s starting lineup included Leandro Trossard, Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Jesus, Declan Rice, Jorginho, Martin Odegaard, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Magalhaengs, William Saliba, Ben White and David Raya. .
The visiting team, Manchester City, had Phil Foden, Erling Holland, Julian Alvarez, Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, Rico Luis, Nathan Ake, Joszko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Kyle Walker and Ederson take to the field first.
From the beginning, Manchester City attacked hard. Gvardiol’s shot from a corner kick in the 4th minute of the first half was headed away by Rice just before it crossed the goal line, and Ake’s subsequent shot in front of the goal went over the goalpost.
Arsenal was struggling under Manchester City’s strong forward pressure. In the 17th minute of the first half, Raya’s kick hit Alvarez’s foot and almost resulted in a score, but it hit the side net. Raya caused a crisis in the 23rd minute of the first half when her pass was cut off in the defensive zone.
Kovacic made a series of dangerous tackles, but avoided being sent off. He hit Odegaard’s ankle hard in the 28th minute of the first half, but only received a yellow card after video review (VAR). Kovacic made a deep tackle towards Rice’s ankles six minutes later, but he did not receive a further yellow card. Arsenal fans booed.
The tight game was decided in the second half. Substitute Gabriel Martinelli scored the first goal in the 41st minute of the second half, giving Arsenal victory. A shot from near the box was deflected by the defense and was sucked into the goal. The game ended just like that.
It is a truly meaningful victory for Arsenal. With this victory, Arsenal broke their 12-game losing streak in the league against Manchester City. This is the first victory in 8 years. Thanks to this, coach Mikel Arteta succeeded in defeating all 24 teams he faced in the Premier League.
This is not bad news for Tottenham. Of course, the best scenario would have been for both teams to draw, but thanks to Arsenal catching Manchester City, they were able to maintain first place for the time being. According to soccer statistics media ‘Opta’, it has been 39 years since North London brothers Tottenham and Arsenal finished in first and second place after the 8th round, since October 19, 1984 (10th round).
On the other hand, Manchester City stumbled after being dealt a blow by Arsenal following Wolverhampton. The absence of key midfielder Rodri, who was sent off due to suspension, was too great. Opta said, “Man City has recorded consecutive losses in the league for the first time in almost five years. Before this game, the last time was back-to-back losses to Crystal Palace and Leicester City in December 2018. Man City had the fewest shots on target (4) since Pep Guardiola took office. ),” he said.
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