Arsenal beat Luton Town and fall at the top of the English league; Manchester City score with three from Foden

This Wednesday, for the 31st round of the English ChampionshipO Arsenal They beat Luton Town 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium. With the result, the London team is at the top of the national competition.

At the top of the table with 68 points, Arsenal surpasses Liverpool, who has 67. Jurgen Klopp’s team, however, will play this Thursday and could return to the top. Luton Town, in turn, misses a valuable chance to equal Nottingham Forest’s number of points. The team therefore remains in 18th place, opening the relegation zone, with 22 units.

By the 32nd round of English, the Gunners return to the pitch, this Saturday, to face Brighton, at 1:30 pm (Brasília time), at the American Express Community Stadium. Luton Town, on the same day, at 11am, hosts Bournemouth, at Kenilworth Road.

Arsenal opened the scoring in the 24th minute of the first half. Smith Rowe regained possession of the ball and advanced towards the attack, passing the ball to Kai Havertz. Inside the area, the German found Odegaard unmarked, who finished firmly with his left leg to fill the net.

The home team expanded in the 43rd minute. Smith Rowe received the ball deep inside the penalty area and crossed to Nelson. However, when sharing with the Arsenal striker, defender Daiki Hashioka pushed the ball into his own goal.

Manchester City thrash Aston Villa with three from Foden

Also for the 31st round of English, this Wednesday, the Manchester City achieved an important result playing at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s team beat Aston Villa 4-1 with three goals from Foden.

An outrageous performance! 🫵

🩵 4-1 🟣 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/5GsH31p69S

—Manchester City (@ManCity) April 3, 2024

City opened the scoring in the 11th minute of the first half with Rodri, who was assisted by Doku. Aston Villa reacted and equalized with Jhon Durán in the 20th minute. Still in the first half, in stoppage time, at 46, Foden scored the home team’s second. The midfielder scored again in the 17th and 24th minutes of the second half, giving final numbers to the duel.

Brentford and Brighton draw goalless

At the Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford and Brighton didn’t come from scratch. The visitors had ample control of the match, with 67% possession of the ball and 24 shots (6 on target), however they did not break Brentford’s block.