As Manchester City suffered a draw over Everton, Arsenal moved away with seven points after thrashing Brighton 4-2. You may visit us for more soccer fixtures today!
The 2023 begins great for the Gunner as they have a seven points clear ahead of Manchester City, nearing for the English Premier League title. For sure prediction for today click here!
Bukayo Saka scored the opening goal of the match at the second minute in the first half, to provide early momentum, and advantage for Mike Arteta’s side, Martin Odegaard followed it at the 39th minute with his impressive ball control and attacking the defense before firing it at a half-volley and past Sanchez to make it 2-0 in favor of Arsenal. “A big win, I’m really happy, they made it tough for us. Every game is a huge test,” said Arteta.
Despite that New year victory, Arsenal had only defeated Brighton three of their 10 previous Premier League encounters. The Norwegian led the way for Arsenal’s total demolition of Brighton, guiding Bukayo Saka to score the opening goal, zagging the offense with his impeccable technique. “I think it was a great goal. Three points was everything today,” Arteta told reporters. “ He’s doing what we want him to do, to decide football matches. Odegaard now has seven goals and four assists. Arsenal scored another early goal in the second half as Eddie Nketiah scored a nip in and sent it to the back of the net.
Mitouma scored the first goal for Brighton at the 65h minute to bring the momentum down for Arsenal. Ferguson followed it 12 minutes later, but it was not enough to sustain and find remedy to storm brought by Arsenal as Martinelli sealed the deal at the 71st minute, even before Ferguson scored the second goal for Brighton.
“The best thing is that we still have a lot to improve, we can still get much better in many areas of the game. That is what we will do to make sure we get better,” said Martin Odegaard during the post-match interview. “We don’t focus on that (being seven points clear). We focus on every game to get better and of course we are in a good position and we are really happy to be there. It is our job to keep fighting and keep improving and make sure that we can fight all the way.”
Man of the Match: Martin Odegaard
The Norwegian native and the Gunner Captain, Odegaard really excelled in providing support, guiding his teammate, and leading his team to a collective victory which he believes is a more efficient way to win the title and become successful this season. He is joining his compatriots Erling Haaland in creating waves of popularity in English and European football in favor of football in Norway. He is really a modern football captain who provides a more gentle approach and leads his team with his critical thinking on the field and not relying on physicality. His passing ability and court vision carried Arsenal to victory.
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