Hung on the Southampton lawn on Sunday (1-1), the Gunners missed the opportunity to keep four points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the English championship and above all to take advantage of the missteps of the rest of the competition.
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The Gunners held back. After four wins in a row in the Premier League, Arsenal had to settle for a draw on the lawn of Southampton (1-1), Sunday, October 23, on the occasion of the 13th day. The Londoners remain leaders of the championship but see their lead reduced compared to their runner-up.
After the opener of the Swiss Granit Xhaka, with a tense shot under the bar (11th), Mikel Arteta’s men failed to maintain the pressure on the premises. So much so that Stuart Armstrong equalized on the hour mark for Southampton. Result, the classification tightens at the head of the championship.
A heavy strike, and Xhaka scores Arsenal’s first goal #SOUARS | #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/OAnnOabdFS
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Behind Arsenal, the good operation is for Manchester City, which picked up two points with a brave team from Brighton (3-1) on Saturday. Once again, the Norwegian giant Erling Haaland distinguished himself by scoring (already) his 16th and 17th goals of the season in the league.
For its part, Tottenham did not seize the opportunity to also return to two points behind the Gunners by losing at home to Newcastle (1-2). The Spurs, who have one game more, find themselves left behind. Just like Chelsea and Manchester United who failed to win during their shock, saturday (1-1). If Mancunian coach Erik Ten Hag preferred to do without Cristiano Ronaldo, the Red Devils have also lost Frenchman Raphaël Varane to injury, less than a month before the World Cup in Qatar.