Arsenal Extend Premier League Lead, Leeds United Climb Out of Bottom Three

Arsenal opened up a five-point lead on the high of the Premier League because of a 1-0 win at Leicester on Saturday as Leeds beat Southampton 1-0 to present new boss Javi Gracia a profitable begin.

The Gunners snapped a four-game winless streak with two late targets at Aston Villa final week to take again management of the title race after briefly being usurped on the high of the desk by Manchester City.

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Mikel Arteta’s males wanted no such drama on the King Power and will have run out much more convincing winners.

Oleksandr Zinchenko was handed the captain’s armband by Arteta as a present of help for Ukraine to mark the primary anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the defender’s homeland.

Eddie Nketiah was dropped in Arteta’s different large name, however the Spaniard’s determination to start out each Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard paid dividends.

Trossard had a superb first half strike into the highest nook controversially dominated out by a VAR assessment for a foul be Ben White on Leicester goalkeeper Danny Ward.

But Martinelli was to not be denied one minute into the second interval when he coolly slotted house from Trossard’s cross.

Bukayo Saka had a second aim dominated out for offside as Arsenal failed to show their domination right into a extra convincing scoreline.

However, they did sufficient to pile the strain on second-placed City forward of their journey to Bournemouth afterward Saturday.

Leeds finish lengthy look forward to win

Leeds had not gained a league sport since earlier than the World Cup break, a run which noticed Jesse Marsch sacked.

But they snapped that streak in a conflict between the underside two earlier than kick-off at Elland Road.

Junior Firpo scored the one aim 13 minutes from time to elevate Leeds out of the relegation zone.

West Ham have been the opposite large winners of the day within the battle to beat the drop as 4 targets within the ultimate 20 minutes probably saved David Moyes’ job in a 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest.

According to reviews this week, the previous Manchester United supervisor confronted the sack if the Hammers misplaced.

Two targets in three minutes from Danny Ings remodeled the temper across the London Stadium earlier than Declan Rice and Michail Antonio sealed West Ham’s second league win since October.

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Everton slipped again into the underside three after shedding 2-0 at house to Aston Villa.

Ollie Watkins’ penalty and Emi Buendia’s strike condemned Sean Dyche to a primary house defeat since taking cost of the Toffees.

Liverpool are searching for a response to their 5-2 humbling at house to Real Madrid within the Champions League on Tuesday when Jurgen Klopp’s males go to Crystal Palace in a 2000GMT kick-off at Selhurst Park.

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