Leicester and Manchester United 2-2 draw, 3rd and 4th place… Everton grabs Sheffield and takes second place
Body, opponent’s own goal determination… Stayed tied for second in the scoring rankings with Son Heung-min
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Hong-seok = England’s professional football Arsenal, who had fallen into a slump in seven games in the regular league, caught Chelsea and laid a foothold for entering the top ranks.
Arsenal won 3-1 to Chelsea in the home game of the 15th round of the English Premier League (EPL) of the 2020-2021 season held at the Emirates Stadium in London on the 27th (Korean time).
After winning the away game against Manchester United on the 2nd of last month, Arsenal won 2 draws and 5 losses after winning the regular league and won the game in 8 games.
Arsenal’s victory at home was about three months after Sheffield United (2-1 win) on October 4.
Arsenal, who added 3 points after a long time, climbed one step to 14th place (17 points).
The difference between 4th place and Manchester United is still 10 points, but the big win at Chelsea, which competed for the lead, is an encouraging result for Arsenal.
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Arsenal, who won the first game of’Boxing Day’ at the end of the year, faces relatively easy teams such as Brighton and West Brom.
Chelsea went down two steps to 7th place (25 points) as they lost their third straight away.
Arsenal went ahead with the opening goal of the penalty kick by Alexandre Lacazette in the 34th minute.
Kieran Tierney, who harassed Chelsea’s defense with a constant left break earlier, induces a foul inside the penalty area.
In the 44th minute of the first half, Granit Zaka scored his first goal of the season with a picturesque free kick to 2-0.
Zaka puts a sharp left-footed free kick shot over the defensive wall on the right side of the penalty area, in the upper right corner of the goal where the goalkeeper could not use it.
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This is the first time Arsenal scored two goals in the first half of this season.
In the 11th minute of the second half, Bukayo Saka made a 3-0 with a roving shot passing the goalkeeper key from the right of the goal area.
In the 40th minute of the second half, Chelsea only made up for one goal by Tammy Abraham.
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said, “From right after the referee struck the whistle of the game, our players exude energy for victory,” he said. “We left frustration behind and achieved a really big win.”
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The top ranks fluctuated.
Everton, who was in fourth place, went up to second place (29 points) by winning 1-0 on the Sheffield away.
Gilfi Sigurdsson scored the winning goal in the 35th minute of the second half, leading Everton to a fourth straight win.
The confrontation between Leicester City and Manchester United in Leicester ended in a 2-2 draw.
Leicester and Manchester United, who only scored one point at a time, were pushed back by Everton and fell to third place (28 points) and fourth place (29 points), respectively.
Leicester goalkeeper Jamie Bardy, who is competing with Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and others, was regrettable because the equalizer was recorded as an own goal in the 40th minute after saving the team from defeat.
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Badi finished a ground ball cross handed over by Ayose Perez from the right with a right-footed non-stop shot at the door, which was struck by defender Axel Tianzev’s foot and cut the goal.
As the goal was recorded as Tianzeb’s own goal, Badi was tied for second in the scoring rankings with Son Heung-min and Dominic Calbertruin (Everton) with 11 goals in the season.
Manchester City rebounded to 5th place (26 points) after winning Newcastle 2-0 at home thanks to a streak of goals by Ilkai Gundoan and Ferran Torres.
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