Arsenal beat Wolverhampton 2-0 today, on matchday 16 of the English Football League, and took advantage of the defeat of second-placed Manchester City to reinforce the championship lead.
A ‘double’ from the ‘captain’ Odegaard, at 55 minutes, from Fábio Vieira, and at 75 minutes, allowed the ‘gunners’ to add the third consecutive victory, now continuing with 37 points, five more than Manchester City, who today they lost at home against Brentford (2-1).
Fábio Vieira contributed a lot to this outcome, who launched into the field after 16 minutes, after an injury to the Swiss Xhaka in Wolverhampton, which had the new coach, former FC Porto Julen Lopetegui from Spain, in the stands.
On the pitch there were six Portuguese starters: José Sá and Ruben Neves, both called up by Portugal for the 2022 World Cup, in addition to the used substitute Matheus Nunes (80), as well as Toti Gomes, João Moutinho, Nelson Semedo and Gonçalo Guedes, having entered also Daniel Podence, 68 years old.
In the 55th minute, Gabriel Jesus, who had already attempted the goal several times, found Fábio Vieira in the box, with the Portuguese attacking midfielder discovering the Norwegian Odegaard from point blank range for the Gunners’ first goal.
The midfielder ‘doubled’ in an insistent play, at 75′, with the Londoners controlling the match until the end, including the launch into the field of the Portuguese Cédric Soares, at 90+1.
This was a meeting between the ends of the table, with the leader Arsenal coming out reinforced and the ‘wolves’ in 20th and bottom, with just 10 points.
It was the fifth game in a row without a win for the red lantern, which started the season under the technical leadership of Bruno Lage, and is four points from the zone of permanence.
Before, Newcastle added the fifth consecutive victory in the ‘Premier League’ by receiving the candidate Chelsea and winning with a solitary goal from Joe Willock (67), reaching 30 points, in third place, two of the ‘citizens’ ‘, leaving the ‘citizens’. blues’, without winning in five rounds, in eighth place, with 21.
Hours earlier, Tottenham and Leeds played the best game of the day, with the winger smiling at the ‘spurs’ (4-3), while a ‘double’ from Darwin Núñez, a former Uruguayan striker for Benfica, allowed Liverpool to defeat Southampton (3-1), with Fábio Carvalho in the field of the ‘reds’ since 87.
The team led by Jürgen Klopp approached the European places, now occupying sixth place (22 points), one behind fifth-place Manchester United, who has been playing one game less.
Nottingham Forest beat Crystal Palace (1-0) today and passed the red light to the ‘wolves’, while Everton lost again, with Bournemouth (3-0).
Earlier, an ‘encore’ by Ivan Toney gave Brentford victory at Manchester City’s home (2-1), a result that could leave the ‘citizens’ further from the lead, who scored through Foden.
In the team led by the Spanish Pep Guardiola, João Cancelo and Bernardo Silva were starters, while Rúben Dias did not leave the bench.
On Sunday, Brighton will receive Aston Villa at 2:00 p.m., two and a half hours before Fulham, led by the Portuguese Marco Silva, receives Manchester United, before the club football break for the 2022 World Cup, as of November 20.
Source: TSF
