Published December 02,2023
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Arsenal moved 4 factors clear on the high of the Premier League as early objectives by Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard fired them to a 2-1 victory at house to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
In freezing temperatures Arsenal made a lightning quick begin and the factors all the time appeared safe from the second captain Odegaard doubled their benefit within the thirteenth minute.
Saka had given Mikel Arteta’s facet the lead within the sixth minute after some intricate link-up play despatched him clear.
Wolves re-grouped and regularly started to make just a few inroads though Arsenal have been untroubled till Matheus Cunha shot powerfully previous house keeper David Raya after 86 minutes to arrange an unexpectedly nervy climax.
Arsenal have 33 factors from 14 video games with champions Manchester City, who host Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, on 29 and Liverpool and Aston Villa, additionally in motion on Sunday, on 28.
“Football is not perfect, but I’m really happy with the way we played,” Arsenal supervisor Arteta stated.
“It should have been a much bigger scoreline. We made a mistake and they take the chance, and it’s game on in the Premier League. We had chances and we didn’t put them away.”
After operating Manchester City so shut for thus lengthy final season solely to fall brief there have been fears that Arsenal may wrestle to succeed in such heights once more this time.
But Arteta’s facet are displaying the kind of consistency that’s required for an extended title race.
“We have to keep winning matches and performing the way we are. That’s the challenge, to keep doing that every three days because we have another important game at Luton,” added Arteta.
Just as towards Lens within the Champions League in midweek once they scored 5 instances within the first half, Arsenal flew out of the traps to take management towards Wolves.
The opener was typical of Arsenal’s attacking play as Saka linked with Gabriel Jesus earlier than Takehiro Tomiyasu performed the ball by to the younger England ahead who smashed his end previous Wolves keeper Jose Sa.
Arsenal doubled their lead with one other group aim, this time Oleksandr Zinchenko enjoying a one-two with Jesus who reduce a move again to Odegaard who side-footed a medical end.
A 3rd aim proved elusive, nevertheless, and when Cunha beat Raya with a curling left-footed effort late on Wolves abruptly appeared able to rescuing an unlikely level.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
