Premier League: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion Gabriel Havertz scores The Gunners return to the top of the table with five wins in six games
On the evening of December 17, Beijing time, in the 17th round of the English Premier League, Arsenal sat at home and faced Brighton. In the first half, Arsenal took the initiative to press and occupy an absolute advantage, and Martinelli missed a good opportunity. In the 53rd minute, Gabriel Jesus headed in the empty net to give the Gunners the lead. In the 87th minute, Kai Havertz's goal sealed the win. In the end, Arsenal won 2-0 at home to Brighton.
【Highlights】
1. In the entire first half, Arsenal, which is worth a total of 1.19 billion, completed 15 shots, and Brighton, which is worth a total of 420 million, had 0 shots on goal, and it was even difficult to attack Arsenal's half.
2. After winning this game, Arsenal has won 5 of the last 6 rounds of the league, 2 points ahead of Liverpool and 5 points ahead of Manchester City.
【Wonderful Moment】
In the 12th minute, Arsenal played a fluid combination when Kai Havertz burst into the box and Saka's shot was blocked.
In the 14th minute, Odegaard's shot after a lateral dribble near the line of the penalty area went just wide.
In the 19th minute, Gabriel Jesus took a long-range shot as he was on the move, and the ball was a little right.
In the 22nd minute, Gabriel stepped in and grabbed the spot, and the header hit the goal, but Verbruggen confiscated the ball.
In the 31st minute, Odegaard's pass was just out of reach of Milner, and Saka reversed the triangle and Martinelli missed a good chance.
In the 38th minute, Martinelli and Havertz's successive shots were blocked by the goalkeeper and defenders.
In the 53rd minute, Arsenal won a corner kick opportunity, Van Herck wanted to clear the ball with a header, but the ball was headed to the back post, Jesus waited for the rabbit, and the header went into the empty net.
In the 67th minute, Arsenal took a corner kick, Ben White rubbed in front of the point, the ball went straight to the goal, and Dunk headed it clear.
In the 73rd minute, Martinelli was tackled after passing three men in a row, the ball came to the feet of Odegaard, and the Gunners captain shot hard with his feet, and the goalkeeper made a brave save.
In the 75th minute, Martinelli's cross was excellent and Havertz headed it high.
In the 82nd minute, Kaoru Mikasa snatched the outside of Ben White's cross with the outside of his foot, and Gross actually deflected the ball wide, and it is worth noting that this was only Brighton's second shot on goal in the whole game.
In the 87th minute, Kai Havertz scored a solo goal to seal the win.
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【Lineup】
Arsenal starters: 22-Raya, 4-Ben White, 2-Saliba, 6-Gabriel, 35-Zinchenko (92'15-Kiwior), 41-Rice, 29-Havertz (87'24-Nelson), 8-Odegaard, 7-Saka (87'10-Smith-Rowe), 11-Martinelli (81'19-Trossard), 9-Jesus (81'14-Nketiah).
Arsenal subs: 1-Ramsdale, 17-Cedric, 76-Walters, 59-Skelly.
Brighton starts: 1-Verbruggen, 34-Wiltman (26'41-Sinsherwood), 5-Dunk, 29-Van Herck, 6-Milner (60'3-Igor), 13-Gross, 11-Gilmour, 14-Lallana (60'40-Buananot), 22-Kaoru Mikasa, 24-Adigra (78'18-Welbeck), 28-Evan Ferguson (60'9-Joao Pedro).
Brighton subs: 23-Steele, 8-Dahoud, 15-Moder, 20-Baleba.