Goal: Havertz (23rd) for the Gunners.
That Kai in winter!
While he hosted Ipswich Town this Friday for his last match of the year, Arsenal ensured the union minimum by signing a 1-0 victory thanks to a goal from Kai Havertzgoing on to a tenth match in a row without defeat in all competitions. Mikel Arteta's men take advantage of Chelsea's setback against Fulham this Thursday (1-2) to take second place in the Premier League with 36 points. Still leader, Liverpool are six points less with a game in hand to go.
The only goal of the match fell after a little over twenty minutes of play: taking advantage of an aborted cross from Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard sent a second cartridge into the box towards Havertz, who only had to finish by opening his right foot (1-0, 23e). In front of the score, the Londoners monopolized the ball (68% possession), pushed to make the break (13 shots in total), but came up against Tractor Boys solid. Insufficient, however, to hope for an equalizer: beaten at the final whistle, the promoted team remains mired in the red zone of the ranking at 19e place (with 12 pts), falling three points behind Wolverhampton, last non-relegation.
Good luck racing wolves with a tractor.
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