Arsenal were presented with a tough opponent in the English Premier League today when they hosted Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium. After losing an important game to Porto in the Champions League last week, the Gunners headed into this encounter intending to bounce back to winning ways by defeating the Magpies.
Arsenal took the early lead in the 18th minute of the game Gabriel Magalhaes’s header was deflected into the net by Sven Botman to make the scoreline 1-0 in favour of the Gunners. In the space of just six minutes, Arsenal extended their lead thanks to a brilliant close-range finish from Kai Havertz who made the scoreline 2-0 at halftime.
In the space of just four minutes, Arsenal scored two quick goals in the match through efforts from Bukayo Saka and Jakub Kiwior as they made the scoreline 4-0 in an alter humiliation for Newcastle United. Joe Wilock got Newcastle United a consolation goal in the final minutes of the match to make it a slightly respectable 4-1 defeat for Newcastle United at full-time.
Manchester United were humbled by Fulham in the competition today when both teams faced at the Old Trafford Stadium. Erik Ten Hag’s man came out with an underwhelming performance in this match as they were condemned to a narrow 2-1 defeat by Fulham. Alexi Iwobi and Calvin Bassey were both on the scoresheet as they combined efforts to aid Fulham’s claim of maximum points in this crucial encounter.
Meanwhile, Manchester City made it two wins in a row in the Premier League when they visited the Vitality Stadium to face a struggling Bournemouth side. Phil Foden’s only goal in the match was enough to hand Manchester City a slim 1-0 win over Bournemouth as they bagged all three important points.
The Current Premier League Table.