Arsenal stormed again on Monday to increase their Premier League result in seven factors, coming from a objective all the way down to defeat a resilient West Ham United facet 3-1 as their victory marked the resumption of the top-flight season and noticed them proceed their reign as log leaders.
Earlier within the Boxing Day program, Newcastle United stormed into second place by outclassing Leicester City 3-0 away for his or her sixth successive Premier League win.
Harry Kane overcame his World Cup penalty ache by serving to Tottenham Hotspur get well to attract 2-2 at Brentford whereas Liverpool obtained again up and working with a 3-1 victory at Aston Villa with teenager Stefan Bajcetic becoming a member of Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk on the scoresheet.
Former Real Madrid and Spain coach, Julen Lopetegui, obtained off to a powerful begin accountable for Wolverhampton Wanderers after his facet got here from behind to sink Everton 2-1 with a last-gasp objective from Rayan Ait-Nouri and enhance strain on Frank Lampard.
After a 44-day interruption brought on by the World Cup, the Premier League resumed with many gamers again from worldwide responsibility and Arsenal continued precisely the place they’d left off.
Former supervisor Arsene Wenger watched from the stands at The Emirates Stadium as Arsenal, high at Christmas for the primary time for the reason that 2007-08 season, responded emphatically to an early penalty by West Ham’s Said Benrahma.
Bukayo Saka equalized from shut vary within the 53rd minute and Gabriel Martinelli smashed dwelling a shot six minutes later to place Arsenal in entrance.
Eddie Nketiah scored Arsenal’s third to finish the victory and guarantee they maintained their 100% dwelling document. They have 40 factors from 15 video games, seven away from Newcastle who’ve performed a sport extra. Arsenal are eight forward of third-placed Manchester City, who’ve performed 14.
“We showed a lot of composure and quality,” stated Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta. “We didn’t start to play the game they wanted to play. We kept pushing, believing and deserved the win.”
Newcastle proceed ruthless streak
Joelinton, Miguel Almiron and Chris Wood had been all on track as a ruthless Newcastle struck thrice within the first half in opposition to Leicester to gas their followers’ desires of qualifying for the Champions League, or maybe extra.
“The season is still young enough for all possibilities to exist for us,” stated Eddie Howe, who has reworked Newcastle since he took over final November after they had been taken over by a consortium backed by funding from Saudi Arabia.
Fourth-placed Tottenham obtained off to a nightmare begin at Brentford, however but once more staged a comeback with Kane and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scoring in an area of six minutes within the second half to cancel out earlier strikes from Vitaly Janelt and Ivan Toney.
It was Kane’s first match since lacking a penalty in England’s quarter-final defeat to France within the World Cup, and he confirmed he had overcome that setback by netting a thumping header.
Free-flowing Liverpool eased previous Aston Villa to go sixth within the desk.
Striker Salah tapped within the guests’ opener within the fifth minute after a elegant passing transfer from marauding wing-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Robertson.
Defender van Dijk bagged Liverpool’s second within the 37th minute with an excellent left-footed shot after being arrange by Salah. Ollie Watkins replied for Villa however 18-year-old Spanish midfielder Bajcetic squeezed in Liverpool’s third.
Fulham eased to a 3-0 win at Crystal Palace, who had two gamers despatched off, whereas Brighton & Hove Albion earned a snug 3-1 win at Southampton who sank to the underside.
