While Liverpool played against Brentford, Arsenal were relegated five lengths behind the Reds. The Gunners who were traveling on the Burnley pitch did not succumb to the pressure. Martin Odegaard quickly opened the scoring (4th) before Bukayo Saka hit the nail on the head (41st and 47th). At the end of the match, Leandro Trossard (66th) and Kai Havertz (78th) participated in the large victory for the London club. A 5-0 success which allows Arsenal to come back to two points behind the leader.
Overall Premier League standings
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#
|
Team
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Pts
|
J
|
DIF
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G
|
NOT
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D
|
BP
|
B.C.
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1 |
|
57 |
25 |
35 |
17 |
6 |
2 |
59 |
24 |
|
2 |
|
55 |
25 |
36 |
17 |
4 |
4 |
58 |
22 |
|
3 |
|
52 |
23 |
31 |
16 |
4 |
3 |
56 |
25 |
|
4 |
|
49 |
25 |
19 |
15 |
4 |
6 |
52 |
33 |
|
5 |
|
47 |
25 |
14 |
14 |
5 |
6 |
52 |
38 |
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Bad operation for Tottenham who lost 2-1 at home against Wolverhampton. Joao Gomes scored twice for Wolves and the London club fell to fifth place. This benefits Aston Villa who move to fourth with two more units than Spurs. Unai Emery’s team took advantage of a double from Ollie Watkins to beat Fulham (2-1). At the same time, Newcastle shared the points with Bournemouth (2-2) and West Ham lost on the lawn of Nottingham Forest (2-0).
Afternoon results
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Burnley 0-5 Arsenal : Odegaard (4th), Saka (41st and 47th), Trossard (66th) and Havertz (78th) for Arsenal
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Fulham 1-2 Aston Villa : Rodrigo Muniz (64th) for Fulham; Watkins (23rd and 56th) for Aston Villa
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Newcastle 2-2 Bournemouth: Gordon (58th sp) and Ritchie (90th +2) Solanke (51st) and Semenyo (69th) for Bournemouth
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Nottingham Forest 2-0 West Ham: Awoniyi (45th +5) and Hudson-Odoi (90th +5) for Nottingham Forest
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Tottenham 1-2 Wolverhampton : Kulusevski (46th) for Tottenham; Gomes (42nd and 63rd) for Wolverhampton
