Arsenal reacted in time to keep up with the Premier League

Fair but not easy victory of Arsenal he is new Southampton (3-1) which has to overcome the first objective of saints to keep up the pace in the VIP area of ​​the Premier. The one in Arteta They went into the break just one point behind the leader Liverpool and they remain steadfast in their candidacy to lift the trophy.

Give and receive

Known to premier There are no easy matches. And even those where the ‘big’ team starts as a favorite can be the most complicated. It’s not quite like that in this one. Arsenal-Southampton although the visiting team sold their skin dearly.

In fact, in the first part, he knows very well how to protect himself from the monologue gunner to the point where Arteta had the ball but his first shot on goal didn’t come until the 45th minute, the feat of Thomas. That’s a fairly brief but very clear example of what the game was in the first episode and, consequently, what it was in the second. One team hit and the other took until they fell to the canvas at one point.

But the screenwriter of premier It is not so predictable and it turns out that others are well made for Southampton who jumped onto the grass with another daring point and topped the scoreboard. A lost ball in the middle of the field Sterling caused a good counter attack that resolved archer with a blow to the lame of the unappealable post at David Raya. The surprise came at the Emirates.

But the fear of gunners It lasted three minutes. It’s a long time Kai Havertz unleashing a left footed shot from outside the area to tie the game in the 58th minute. In the blink of an eye everything changed so it remained perfect. However, he reacted well. Arteta and he knows how to read that the game will go his way if he introduces the right players and in an instant he brings Trossard, Mikel Merinowhich debuted in premier including Arsenalalready Martinelliwho was the author of the second goal in the 67th minute.

The Brazilian appeared in the final scene of an aerial ball from Then who threatened to lose the baseline and he fired her. Return completed. From there, with three points in hand, the Arsenal He knew the importance of the result and it was not too difficult for him to keep it between the changes that gave the team air and chances that led to 3-1 by Saka after a crazy mistake by the defender. Sugawara. With this, the match ended in a tight but very important victory for one team, the one from the north of Londonthat it is very serious premier.

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SOUTHAMPTON

ARSENAL, 3: David Raya; Thomas (Tomiyasu, 84′), Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Decla Rice, Jorginho (Mikel Merino, 60′), Sterling (Trossard, 60′), Saka, Havertz, Gabriel Jesús (Martinelli, 60′).
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SOUTHAMPTON, 1: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Sugawara (Taylor 90′), Hardwood, Manning (Armstrong, 74′); Aribo, Downes, Dibling, Mateus (Onuachu, 74′), Stewart (Archer, 27′)
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TheOBJECTIVES: 0-1, Archer (55′); 1-1, Havertz (58′); 2-1, Martinelli (67′); 3-1, Saka (88′)
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TheREFEREE: Tony Harrington warning: Walker-Peters with YELLOW (23′); Bednarek (34′); Dibling (38′)
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TheINCIDENTS: Match equivalent to matchday 7 played at Emirates Stadium in London

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