In the derby of the 19th round of the English football championship, Arsenal beat Aston Villa with 4-1, consolidating themselves at the top of the table.
After an even first half, “Topnici” are solved the question of the winner in the first 15 minutes of the game, scoring three goals.
Arsenal took the lead in the 48th minute with a goal Gabriela after a corner kick. He made it 2-0 Martin Zubimendi four minutes later after a great play by Martin Odegaard, in the 69th minute Leandro Trossard scored for 3-0 from the edge of the penalty area.
He resolved all doubts about the question of the winner Gabriel Jesus with a great goal from 18 meters in the 78th minute. Villa eased the deficit in the fourth minute of stoppage time with a goal from Ollie Watkins.
Manchester United once again disappointed his fans by playing only 1-1 against the “Feneras” of Wolverhampton who won only his third point this season.
United took the lead in the 27th minute with a goal by Joshua Zirkzee, and Ladislav Krejci equalized in the 45th minute. In stoppage time, United shook the opponent’s net once more, but Patrick Dorgu’s goal was disallowed due to the backfield.
Chelsea and Bournemouth played 2-2, and all four goals fell in the first half hour of the match.
It took Bournemouth six minutes to shock Chelsea when David Brooks scored the lead. Cole Palmer equalized from the penalty spot in the 15th minute, and Enzo Fernandez turned the score around in the 23rd minute. However, just four minutes later, Justin Kluivert equalized for the visitors.
With this result, the London team prolonged the crisis, in the last seven league matches the “Blues” achieved only one victory.
The match between them ended with an identical result West Ham and Brighton. Jarrod Bowen (10) and Lucas Paqueta (45+4-11m) scored for the hosts, and Danny Welbeck (32-11m) and Joel Veltman (61) scored for the guests. Welbeck had a chance to score from the penalty spot in the 36th minute, but hit the crossbar.
Newcastle United defeated Burnley 3-1 on the road, and Everton got away points with a 2-0 victory against Nottingham Forest.
There are no games on Wednesday, and the round ends on the first day of January when Crystal Palace – Fulham, Liverpool – Leeds United, Brentford – Tottenham, and Sunderland – Manchester City will play.
Arsenal now leads with 45 points, Manchester City has five points less, but also a match less, while Aston Villa is third with 39 points.
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