Opposed to Wolverhampton this Saturday at home, Arsenal asserted their rank, even if they were hot in the last minutes (2-1, 14th day of the Premier League). Brentford and Burnley also won.
Already first in the Premier League standings before the start of the match between them on Saturday against Wolverhampton (2-1, 14th day), Arsenal temporarily increased their lead over Manchester City. If the Gunners scored three more points in their lair at the Emirates Stadium, they however gave themselves a little scare in the last minutes of the match, but they held on against the comeback attempt of the Wolves.
Everything started quickly on the London side with Saka’s early opening score, on a good serve from Tomiyasu (1-0, 6th). Almost as quickly, Odegaard allowed the locals to make the break (2-0, 13th). Vastly superior during the first act, Arsenal multiplied the opportunities, without however managing to further increase their lead.
Maupay scores for Brentford
Opposite, Wolverhampton showed a little more in the second half, benefiting from a little more generosity from their opponent. And finally, Cunha found the flaw in the London defense, allowing his team to return to one unit (2-1, 86th). Enough, however, to wake up Arsenal who failed to make the break again, but stumbled on the left post of the goal. Wolves who returned Nketiah’s shot. In the provisional classification, the Gunners are now four points ahead of Manchester City who will host Tottenham on Sunday.
While Arsenal won, Brentford got the better of Luton (3-1), thanks in particular to Maupay’s opener. THE Bees are tenth while the promoted remains seventeenth. In the third match this mid-afternoon, Burnley handily won the duel of poorly ranked players against Sheffield United (5-0) and passed its victim of the day, with the eighteenth place on the line. place, still in the red zone.
