Arsenal beat Ipswich at home with Kai Havertz’s goal.
Kai Havertz (second left) lifted Leandro Trossard’s cross into the roof of the goal. PDO
Arsenal beat Ipswich Town 1-0 on Friday after a convincing performance.
The only goal of the match was seen in the 23rd minute, when Leandro Trossard won his own struggle Ben Johnson against. The Belgian’s cross arrived wide of the smaller box, where four Ipswich defenders and the Kosovar striker were waiting for it Arijanet Muric.
Nevertheless, Arsenal’s Kai Havertz reacts the fastest. He enjoyed the ball from the back post to the roof of the goal.
The ball control percentages in the opening period (Arsenal’s 84.3) told in a harsh way about the power relations of the first four.
Ipswich’s game picked up in the second period, and the minimal defeat position kept dreams of scoring points alive.
The Gunners’ manager Mikel Arteta, on the other hand, tried to set his team on fire, but this time Arsenal settled for the smallest possible margin of victory.
That also raised Arsenal to the second place in the league, because Chelsea stumbled in their own Boxing Day match against the neighboring club Fulham.
Arsenal’s Martin Ødegaard (left), Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice (right) take a free kick. EPA / AOP
If there is a real fight for the championship this season, it will probably be Arsenal and Liverpool, who lead the league by far, who will participate in it. The Londoners seem to be the only pack that can at any level match the Reds’ ferocious pace.
The difference between the two is now six points, but Liverpool has of course played one less match. But as the match in question is the last Merseyside derby to be played at Goodison Park in world history, anything can happen.
The Premier League’s bull weeks continue through the turn of the year, and on Sunday, six matches await again. Then, for example, Liverpool tries to increase its points pot at West Ham’s home ground.