This Tuesday was the 19th day of the Premier League and leaders Arsenal challenged third Newcastle. A shock at the top where the Gunners could temporarily take a 10-point lead over their runner-up Manchester City. The Toons had the opportunity to move into second place and come back to within six points of their evening opponent. Different perspectives, but ambitious in both cases. At home in their Emirates Stadium, Arsenal bet on a 4-3-3 with an attacking trio made up of Saka, Nketiah and Martinelli. For its part, Newcastle also articulated in 4-3-3 with in particular Longstaff, Guimarães and Willock in the midfield. It started strong under the impetus of the Gunners. Under the impetus of Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal got a great collective action where Martin Odegaard was the conclusion, but his shot went over the frame (3rd). A few minutes later, it was Granit Xhaka who stood out and found the small net (7th). However, there followed a gradual decline in the pace of this match. If Arsenal dominated his subject, Newcastle held firm and managed to gently remove the danger from his surface.
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Apart from a header from Gabriel at the end of the first act (35th), nothing more substantial was happening and the two teams returned to the locker room with a goalless draw. In the second half, Aaron Ramsdale came close to a big scare, but Granit Xhaka narrowly intervened to save him (49th). Putting intensity and rhythm into their game, Arsenal however broke their teeth on very well organized Magpies. On a tense corner from the right, Gabriel Martinelli headed back as the end of the game approached, but the ball fled the frame on the left (80th). However, Newcastle took advantage of the few crumbs and a diving header from Dan Burn let out a few cold sweats in the London ranks (82nd). From a sublime sequence on the left of the opposing area, Eddie Nketiah thought he could beat Nick Pope, but the goalkeeper was impeccable (87th). Trying until the end, Arsenal will never have found the solution against Newcastle who are satisfied with the good point acquired. The Gunners remain leaders with eight points ahead of Manchester City, but with one game more. The Toons remain third.
Manchester United continues
In parallel with this shock of the Big Four, Manchester United (4th) wanted to take advantage of the reception of Bournemouth to consolidate its position among the qualifying places in the Champions League. The Red Devils who remained on three wins in a row therefore wanted to confirm against the Cherries. Anthony Martial brought the danger with a header (11th) then on a free kick from Christian Eriksen, Casemiro was found and his recovery ended in the back of the net (1-0, 23rd). Holding their advantage, Erik ten Hag’s team delivered a coherent first act and then returned perfectly from the locker room. Alejandro Garnacho found Luke Shaw who doubled the bet (2-0, 49th). Despite an interesting strike from Jaidon Anthony (59th), Bournemouth’s reaction did not really happen in this match. On the contrary, Manchester United pushed like the nugget Alejandro Garnacho who offered himself two great possibilities (78th and 82nd) before Marcus Rashford drove the point home on a good service from Bruno Fernandes (3-0, 86th). Manchester United remain fourth with this 3-0 victory, but come back up to Newcastle (1 game more for the Magpies) and one point behind Manchester City (1 game less for the Sky Blues). The Red Devils are also five points ahead of Tottenham who are fifth.
At the same time two other meetings took place, first of all Fulham (8th) crossed swords with Leicester (13th). Quickly, the club from the suburbs of London found the fault via its star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic (17th), who found the nets for the eleventh time of the season in the league. Leicester were trying to come back and Fulham were holding on. The Cottagers are placed in a very good seventh place. Then, Brighton (10th) moved on the lawn of a struggling Everton team (16th) and it did not fail. Japanese international Kaoru Mitoma (14th) launched the debate before Evan Ferguson (51st) and Sully March (54th) drove the Toffees back from the locker room. The German Pascal Gross also went there with his goal (57th). Demarai Gray’s converted penalty late in the game (90th +2) allowed Everton to limit this humiliation. With this 4-1 victory, Brighton stun Everton and move up to eighth place.
The matches of the evening:
Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
Everton 1-4 Brighton : Demarai Gray (90th +2, sp) for Everton; Kaoru Mitoma (14th), Evan Ferguson (51st), Sully March (54th) and Pascal Gross (57th) for the Seagulls
Leicester 0-1 Fulham : Aleksandar Mitrovic (17th) for the Cottagers
Manchester United 3-0 Bournemouth: Casemiro (23rd), Luke Shaw (49th) and Marcus Rashford (86th) for the Red Devils
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