Arsenal snatches 1-1 draw with defensive Man City
Arsenal equalised within the third minute of stoppage time via Gabriel Martinelli to grab a 1-1 draw with Manchester City, whose uncommon ultra-defensive efficiency beneath Pep Guardiola narrowly didn’t ship a win within the English Premier League on Sunday.
Erling Haaland scored a ninth-minute purpose on the counterattack and City went on to frustrate Arsenal with a defensive grasp class that was so not like a staff coached by Guardiola, who’s famed for cherishing possession.
Erling Haaland scored a ninth-minute purpose on the counterattack.Credit: Getty Images
There was a late twist for Guardiola, nevertheless, when Eberechi Eze performed a ball over City’s packed defence and Martinelli latched onto it earlier than lobbing goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
It left Liverpool, the defending champion, with a five-point lead after simply 5 video games, with Arsenal in second place on purpose distinction over Tottenham and Bournemouth.
Newcastle held to 3rd right away draw at Bournemouth
Newcastle United’s away-day blues deepened on Sunday when Bournemouth held them to a 3rd consecutive 0-0 draw on the street in a Premier League encounter that didn’t spark into life.
Although Newcastle saved a 3rd straight clear sheet on the street, they continue to be winless away from dwelling this season, with their newest stalemate leaving Eddie Howe’s facet languishing in thirteenth place with simply six factors from 5 video games.
Newcastle United’s Harvey Barnes, left, and Bournemouth’s James Hill battle for the ball.Credit: AP
Bournemouth, in the meantime, climbed provisionally to 3rd on 10 factors as Howe didn’t beat his former facet within the league as soon as once more in a winless run stretching to seven video games, along with his staff not having a single shot heading in the right direction within the second half.
“I haven’t given it an excessive amount of thought when it comes to who deserves what. We know Bournemouth are a extremely good staff. We restricted them to lengthy pictures and Nick (Pope) made some good saves. We didn’t get our attacking recreation going,” Howe instructed BBC.
“It’s not good. You wish to create probabilities and clear-cut probabilities. I didn’t really feel that in our efficiency. We are going via a type of phases the place it’s arduous to attain away from dwelling.”
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