Liverpool ignites the Premier League title race with a victory over Arsenal

 Liverpool ignites the Premier League title race with a victory over Arsenal

Liverpool ignites the Premier League title race with a victory over Arsenal

 

Liverpool ignited the English Premier League title race by defeating Arsenal 2-0 in the 27th round at the Emirates Stadium.

Liverpool double score: Diego Jota and Roberto Firmino.

Premier League

A victory that reduced the difference by one point between the leaders Manchester City, which has 70 points, and Liverpool, its rival for the title, after being equal in the same balance of matches.

Arsenal's balance stopped at 51 points from 27 games, and it has two games postponed in fourth place, one point behind Manchester United, who played 29 games.

And a ninth consecutive victory for the Reds in the English Premier League, while the Gunners' winning streak stopped at 5 in a row.

Liverpool continued to dominate its recent confrontations with Arsenal, winning 10 matches and drawing 8 against one loss.

Jurgen Klopp reached his 100th win away from Anfield with the Reds in all competitions.

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Mohamed Salah was on the Liverpool bench, and Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane started.

While Mohamed Elneny sat on the Arsenal bench.

Match Description

The first half hour of the match was quiet, with only one shot between the two teams and the crossbar.

Arsenal's most dangerous attempt was through an incursion by Gabriel Martinelli and a cross cross that was deflected by Andrew Robertson from inside the six-yard area.

And the hosts were able to undermine the Liverpool attack by causing any danger to Aaron Ramsdale's goal.

The second half started completely different, in the 46th minute, Sadio Mane scored a goal for the Reds, but the assistant referee raised the flag of offside quickly, which was supported by video technology, and Liverpool's first goal was canceled.

Arsenal's attack almost took advantage of a fatal mistake from the middle of Liverpool after a wrong ball returned by Alexandre Lacazette and eluded Alisson, then passed to Odegaard, who fired a powerful ball that the Brazilian goalkeeper kept away with his fist in the 52nd minute.

Alisson kept his clean sheet in the 16th game of the season, equal to fellow Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson Moores.

Liverpool responded with a goal in the 55th minute through Portuguese Diogo Jota, who hit a powerful ball from the left side into the penalty area that deceived Ramsdale and into the net from the near corner.

The Portuguese scored 7 goals in 7 matches in all competitions with Liverpool against Arsenal.

He raised his score to 13 goals this season in the English Premier League to compete with Mohamed Salah for the top scorer in the competition.

Immediately after the goal, Jurgen Klopp made two changes, with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino replacing Luis Diaz and Jota.

And it was only 7 minutes until Firmino scored the second goal, after a cross cross from Andrew Robertson and put it in the net.

The Brazilian's ninth goal against Arsenal in the English Premier League is the team that has scored the most.

 Robertson's goal is his tenth this season, becoming the fourth club in the history of the English Premier League to have 3 players who have made 10 or more goals: Arnold, Salah and Robertson.

After the second goal, both teams calmed down and Arsenal's attacking return decreased.

Martinelli almost scored the goal to reduce the difference in the 88th minute, after receiving a ball inside the penalty area and hitting a curved ball that passed next to Alisson's left post.

A win ignites the English Premier League title with 9 rounds remaining.