Arsenal players celebrate one of their goals against Brighton (2-4)

THOSE OF MIKEL ARTETA, IN A WALL

Arsenal closed 2022 with a victory that makes it even more of a leader

Published:1/01/2023 - 09:24h

Updated:1/01/2023 - 09:24h

Arsenal closed the year with a win against Brighton that opened a gap in the Premier League. The 'gunners' took advantage of the draws between Manchester City and Newcastle to take off the lead

The Premier League closed the 2022 with an Arsenal imparable. The ones of Mikel Arteta have kept his series triunfal after the stop mundialista and the Saturday expanded to seven points his advantage on the Manchester City in the leadership after golear to the Brighton (2-4). Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli sealed the victory 'gunner', the fourteenth in 16 days.

As it confirmed the analyst Alexis Martín Tamayo, only four clubs had a beginning of equal or better league that the Arsenal of the 2022/23: Manchester United (1907/09), Tottenham (1960/61), Chelsea (2005/06), Manchester City (2017/18) and Liverpool (2019/20), All were champions, something that the londinenses do not achieve from the 2003/04, season in which the ones of Arsene Venger finished invictos.

BHA 2-4 ARS (FT) - Teams that won 14+ of his first 16 parties in a season in the first English division (as now the Arsenal):

Manchester United 1907-08
Tottenham 1960-61
Chelsea 2005-06
Manchester City 2017-18
Liverpool 2019-20

ALL were champions.
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) December 31, 2022

The Saturday, Saka directed the victory in the first played of danger of the party, putting the 0-1 in the 2' with a finish after taking advantage of a loose ball after rebounding in a contrary. Although the Brighton attained to replace of the initial alluvium visitor, Ødegaard expanded the difference in the 39'. The Norwegian was again the best for the ones of Arteta, achieving besides an assistance in the complement to close the goleada.

In the complement, the 'gunners' repeated the dose, lastimando in the first clear occasion after the rest. Eddie Nketiah cleared the party in the 47' and, after the venues attained to discount in the 65' by means of the Japanese Kaoru Mitoma, Gabriel Martinelli buried the hopes of the Brighton in the minute 71 after taking advantage of a big pass of Ødegaard that left to the Brazilian hand manually to define to pleasure.

The Arsenal will go by another hit the Tuesday

Evan Ferguson discounted again in the 77' and Mitoma was near of desatar a chaos impensado in the 88', but the VAR cancelled the one who was his second so much of the party. At the end, the Arsenal imposed thanks to his hit, although the Brighton tried it to the end bravely. The day was round for the 'gunners', as the Newcastle (third) also punctured home in front of the Leeds (0-0). The Tuesday, the urracas' will visit the Emirates Stadium in the partidazo of the day 19.