Arsenal FC remains on the heels of Liverpool FC and Manchester City in the Premier League. Kai Havertz in particular came up trumps against Sheffield United.
With a 6-0 (5-0) win at newly promoted Sheffield United, Arsenal FC reduced the gap to the top of the Premier League table to two points. The Gunners were 3-0 up after just fifteen minutes and have now scored 17 goals and not conceded a single one in their last three away games in the league. Overall, it is the seventh win in a row in the Premier League for coach Mikel Arteta’s team.
Norwegian Martin Odegaard gave Arsenal the lead after five minutes. An own goal from Jayden Bogle (13th) and goals from Gabriel Martinelli (15th), DFB star Kai Havertz (25th) and Declan Rice (39th) increased the score to 5-0 before the break. In the second half, Ben White completed half a dozen after Havertz’s assist.
The German international is getting better and better at Arsenal. Havertz scored a goal in each of the last three league games. He also added two more hits.
Arsenal on Liverpool – Sheffield on the ground
Arsenal remain the closest pursuers of the top duo FC Liverpool and Manchester City in the table thanks to the threesome. Jürgen Klopp’s team is in first place with 63 points. City is in second place with one point less. Arsenal have 61 points.
Next week the Londoners will face Brentford FC. FC Porto then waits in the Champions League before the top game against Manchester City is scheduled for the end of the month. Then a first decision could be made in the title race.
For Sheffield United, the air in the basement of the table is getting thinner and thinner. With just 13 points, the “Blades” are in last place. The saving bank is already eleven points away. Against Arsenal, things got too much for their own fans after just a quarter of an hour. The first people were already leaving the stadium at this point. More followed before the break.