This Tuesday, Arsenal went to Luton to win 4-3 in the 15th round of the English Football League, with the winning goal coming in the 90th + 7th minute, consolidating the lead and putting pressure on Liverpool and Manchester City.
Luton were not expected to respond so much to Arsenal, but the recently promoted team to the English top division ultimately ended up ‘dying on the beach’, with some degree of injustice, because of the great game they played and the difficulties they faced yielded for the team. Leader of the Premier League.
Brazilian striker Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring in the 20th minute, but five minutes later Luton equalized from a corner through Gabriel Osho. Arsenal responded and Gabriel Jesus equalized on the verge of half-time in the 45th minute.
In the second half, when it was thought Arsenal might ‘checkmate’ their opponent, it was Luton who signaled they would face defeat at 49 with striker Elijah Adebayo’s goal, and the home side arrived even to reverse the result. in the 57th minute, through midfielder Ross Barkley.
The lead lasted just three minutes as German Kai Havertz made it 3-3, with Arsenal pressing hard in the closing stages of the match and reaching the target at 90+7, with Declan Rice heading the ball into the back of the net . a cross from Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard.
Portuguese international Cédric Soares did not leave the Arsenal bench, while his compatriot and teammate Fábio Vieira was not called up due to injury.
In the other match this Tuesday of the 15th round, Wolverhampton won 1-0 against Burnley, thanks to a goal from the South Korean Hwang Hee-Chan, after an assist from the Brazilian Matheus Cunha.
Two Portuguese internationals played for Wolves, Nelson Semedo and Toti, while striker Fábio Silva did not come off the bench, leaving goalkeeper José Sá and winger Pedro Neto injured.
Arsenal lead with 36 points (15 games), two more than second-place Liverpool, while the ‘Wolves’ are in 10th place with 18 (15).
Source: DN
