unhappy christmas
Between December 23 and 31, Arsenal played three games without any victory.It was a 1-1 draw liverpool The game at Anfield looked set to be a good result: Mo Salah canceled out Gabriel Magalhães’ early goal but the Gunners weathered the storm in a tight contest and the result meant they Ranked first during the festival.Five days later, Arsenal had 74% possession against Arsenal west ham The visitors had five shots on goal and 30 at the Emirates Stadium, including Bukayo Saka’s shot that hit the post, but the Hammers won 2-0. Some believed the ball had gone out of play before Tomas Soucek opened the scoring, but there is no conclusive VAR evidence. Konstantinos Mavropanos’ goal meant Hammers had scored on just two of his three shots on target.Three days later, Arsenal were defeated 2-1 fulham The team lost the previous three league games by a total score of 8-0. Saka gave Arsenal the lead but goals from Raul Jimenez and Bobby De Cordoba-Reid prompted Arteta to call it “our worst performance of the season, that’s for sure” ”. That’s down eight points in a week.
Fulham Mystery
How about Marco Silva’s team? As well as beating Arsenal at Craven Cottage, Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by Fulham in August, when they had 69% of the ball. fulham Calvin Brazil was ejected. Arsenal led 2-1 in the 87th minute, but João Palhinha scored from a corner kick. Down two points.
Capital gains are small
If the Premier League trophy does not return to London, the capital’s other clubs will have an important role to play. Apart from losing to West Ham United and failing to beat Fulham twice, tottenham hotspur and chelsea It also denied Arsenal a crucial score. In September, Son Heung-min scored twice to help Tottenham draw 2-2 in the Emirates Derby. Jorginho passed the ball to James Maddison in the build-up to the goal and Gabriel Jesus sent a superb chance over the crossbar. A month later at Chelsea, David Raya allowed a spin ball from Mykhailo Mudryk to fly over his head and into the far corner, giving Chelsea a 2-0 lead. , but goals from Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard in the final 13 minutes saved a point.
Newcastle defeat
The 1-0 comeback at St James’ Park in November was decided by a controversial player. new castle The goal created by Joe Willock and scored by Anthony Gordon went through three VAR checks: did Willock allow the ball to go out of bounds, did Joelinton foul Gabriel and was Gordon offside? It came through despite mixed opinions among experts, with Arteta calling it a “disgrace”.
Etihad Airways draw
Both sides reached a stalemate manchester city Championship contenders are killing each other. But… the story might have been different if the sliding Gabriel Jesus had been able to collect Saka’s cross just inches from goal after half-time.
Emery the guy
Only one team out of 19 teams beat Arsenal twice: aston villa, managed by Arteta’s predecessor Unai Emery. John McGinn’s only goal decided December’s match at Villa Park and although Arsenal’s Kai Havertz’s late shot was ruled out for handball, the decision was upheld after a lengthy VAR review . But was Villa’s 2-0 victory on April 14 the defining moment of the season? Later in the day, goals came from Leon Bailey (84th minute) and Ollie Watkins (87th minute), and Villa’s goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez (like Emiliano Martinez, who was let go by Arsenal) Meri) made a stunning save on Trossard. The game kicked off half an hour after Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace – all in all, a perfect day for Manchester City.
