2024-04-24 10:05:24
In the current season of the English Premier League, Arsenal are showing themselves quite well in the fight for the title. Their battle with Manchester City and Liverpool is equal. Mikel Arteta’s disciples once again took the top spot in this fight like musical chairs. Last night they blew away Chelsea 5-0.
On Tuesday (April 23) night at the home ground Emirates Stadium, Arsenal started playing with power from the start of the match. They got a chance to celebrate in the fourth minute. Leandro Trossard found the net with a left-footed shot from a difficult angle after Declan Rice’s pass.
The Gunners increased their attacking edge by getting the goal. A good chance came in the 23rd minute. But Rice’s shot goes narrowly over the crossbar. Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz then wasted a few good chances. Chelsea keeper Petrovic did not allow the gap to be doubled by returning the shots of these two.
Chelsea did not attack less. In the 30th minute, Enzo Fernandez’s low shot went narrowly wide of the post after Mark Cuqueriera’s shot was parried by Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya. In the rest of the first half, the two teams could not have any more shots. Arsenal went to the break from the lead.
From the beginning of the second half, Arsenal players continued to attack. Arsenal took the lead in the 52nd minute. After a small corner, Rice got the ball around the leg of a teammate. His powerful shot deflected off a defender’s leg and into Ben White. The English defender doubled the gap with a Konakuni shot at the far post.
Another goal after 5 minutes. In the 57th minute, Martin Odegor’s long pass slipped between two defenders and Havartz took control. He made the difference 3-0 by knocking down Kukuriya who was lying close to the guy with a great dribbling and a perfect shot that beat the Aguan goalkeeper.
Havertz added his name to the scorer’s book in the 65th minute. His shot deflected off the inside edge of the post and rattled the net. White put the last nail in Chelsea’s coffin in the 70th minute. This star gave the team a big victory in the placing shot.
In this victory, Arsenal strengthened the top position with 77 points in 34 matches and 24 wins and five draws. Liverpool is second with 74 points after playing one match less. Having played two matches less than Arsenal, Manchester City, the former title holder, is in third place with 73 points. Chelsea is in ninth place with 47 points from 32 matches with 13 wins and eight draws.