This Saturday, Arsenal beat Brighton 3-0 in a match valid for the 31st round of the English Championship. The game was held at Falmer Stadium. The winning goals were scored by Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard.
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 6, 2024
With the result, the Gunners take the lead in the competition, with 71 points from 31 games, but could be overtaken by Liverpool, who have one point less and face Manchester United this Sunday, at 11:30 am (BrasĂlia time), away from home. . Brighton occupies tenth place, with 43 points.
Arsenal returns to the field this Tuesday, at 4pm, against Bayern Munich, at Emirates Stadium, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. In the Premier League, the team led by Mikel Arteta will host Aston Villa next Saturday, at 12:30 pm.
While Brighton faces Burnley, also on Saturday, at 11am (BrasĂlia time), away from home, in the 32nd round of the English Championship.
The match started with Arsenal pressing and creating several scoring opportunities. In the 30th minute of the first half, Brazilian Gabriel Jesus advanced from the left and was brought down by Tariq Lamptey inside the area, the referee awarded a penalty and Bukayo Saka converted to open the scoring.
In the final stage, the Gunners continued attacking and expanded in the 16th minute. Jorginho received a great pass from Martin Odegaard in the area on the right and passed it to Kai Havertz, who only had the job of pushing the ball into the net.
After the second goal, Arsenal retreated and managed to expand on the counterattack, in the 40th minute of the second half. Leandro Trossard stole the ball in defense, advanced with the field free and, face to face with the goalkeeper, finished over the top to score the third goal of the game.
Check out the results of the other games played this Saturday in the English Championship:
Crystal Palace 2 x 4 Manchester City
Aston Villa 3 x 3 Brentford
Everton 1 x 0 Burnley
Fulham 0 x 1 Newcastle
Luton Town 2 x 1 Bournemouth
Wolverhampton 1 x 2 West Ham
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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