2024-09-17 14:33:27
Despite a great start last season, Arsenal lost in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta’s disciples stumbled in one match after a good start this season. But it only lasted one match. Arsenal returned to winning streak after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0.
Both teams remained scoreless in the first half of the match. In the second half, Brazilian star Gabriel Magaliais found the back of the net with a wonderful header. That made the difference. The Gunners won three matches in a row at Tottenham in the league.
Both teams fought evenly from the start of the match. Tottenham got two great chances in the first 10 minutes. However, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya saved the team twice.
Arsenal got the first chance in the seventeenth minute of the match. Gabriel Martinelli’s cross was headed by Kai Havertz to Tottenham goalkeeper Guillermo Vicario. The Italian also blocked Martinelli’s shot in the next minute. The first half ended in a goalless draw.
In the second half, Arsenal set up an attack. Magaliais scored the winning goal in the 64th minute. Bukayo Saka blasted the ball away from the corner. The Brazilian defender jumped into the six-yard box and headed the ball into the net.
Magaliais, who joined Arsenal in September 2020, seems to have made a habit of scoring despite being a defensive player. Since joining the team, he has scored 15 goals so far. No other defender has scored more than 11 goals in the league during this period.
Tottenham had a chance to equalize at the end. However, Raya confirmed the victory of Arsenal by blocking the head of Argentine defender Cristian Romero.
After this victory, Arsenal has become second in the league table with 3 wins in 4 matches and 10 points in one draw. Champion Manchester City is at the top with 12 points in equal matches. With 9 points, Liverpool is third and Aston Villa is fourth. Tottenham is number 13 with 4 points.