2023-04-16 16:54:54
This Sunday, the leader Arsenal drew 2-2 with West Ham, in a match valid for the 31st round of the English Championship, which took place at the Olympic Stadium in London. Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard scored for the competition leaders, while Said Benrahma and Jarrod Bowen scored for the hosts.
With the result, the team led by Mikel Arteta reached 74 points and saw the advantage over Manchester Citysecond place, who won in the round, drop to just four points. It is worth remembering that City have one game less than their London rivals.
The Manchester team and Arsenal meet on April 26, in a direct confrontation for the leadership of the Premier League, which takes place at the Etihad Stadium.
On the other hand, West Ham, owned by Brazilian Lucas Paquetá, remained in 15th place in the English rankings, with 31 points conquered.
Next Friday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), Arsenal will receive last-placed Southampton, in a duel valid for the 32nd round of the English Championship, which takes place at the Emirates Stadium. West Ham, in turn, faces Gent, from Belgium, in the second leg of the Conference League quarterfinals, which takes place on Thursday, at 4 pm, at the Olympic Stadium in London. The first match ended in a 1-1 draw.
It ends in a draw in east London pic.twitter.com/czLc0zw2Ey
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 16, 2023
The game
At three minutes, in a Brazilian move, Martinelli crossed and found Gabriel Jesus in the area. The striker headed wide. At six, in a beautiful collective move, Odegaard passed to Ben White, who crossed low for Gabriel Jesus to just push to open the scoring at the Olympic Stadium in London.
At nine, Martinelli crossed to Odegaard, who, at first, kicked to enlarge for the visitors.
In the 31st minute, Gabriel Magalhães knocked Paquetá down in the area and the judge signaled a penalty. In the collection, Benrahma displaced Ramsdale and cashed for the home team.
After the goal, West Ham started to put pressure on Arsenal, looking for a draw. In the 39th minute, Paquetá took advantage of Magalhães’s cut and kicked it into the opponent’s goal. The ball, however, went out.
In the second half, Martilnelli took advantage and kicked. The ball, however, hit the arm of Antonio, who was inside the area. So the referee awarded a penalty. In the collection, Saka sent it out.
At 8, Bowen received it in the area and volleyed it to tie the match. In this way, Arsenal saw the script of the match against Liverpool repeat itself, as they conceded a draw after opening a two-goal lead over their opponent.
In the 36th minute, West Ham almost turned the game around with Antonio, who received a cross and headed it into the pitchfork.
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