Aston Villa end scoring drought; Newcastle held to third straight away draw; Arsenal snatches 1-1 draw
Arsenal snatches 1-1 draw with defensive Man City
Arsenal equalised in the third minute of stoppage time through Gabriel Martinelli to snatch a 1-1 draw with Manchester City, whose rare ultra-defensive performance under Pep Guardiola narrowly failed to deliver a win in the English Premier League on Sunday.
Erling Haaland scored a ninth-minute goal on the counterattack and City went on to frustrate Arsenal with a defensive master class that was so unlike a team coached by Guardiola, who is famed for cherishing possession.
Erling Haaland scored a ninth-minute goal on the counterattack.Credit: Getty Images
There was a late twist for Guardiola, however, when Eberechi Eze played a ball over City’s packed defence and Martinelli latched onto it before lobbing goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
It left Liverpool, the defending champion, with a five-point lead after just five games, with Arsenal in second place on goal difference over Tottenham and Bournemouth.
Newcastle held to third straight away draw at Bournemouth
Newcastle United’s away-day blues deepened on Sunday when Bournemouth held them to a third consecutive 0-0 draw on the road in a Premier League encounter that failed to spark into life.
Although Newcastle kept a third straight clean sheet on the road, they remain winless away from home this season, with their latest stalemate leaving Eddie Howe’s side languishing in 13th place with just six points from five games.
Newcastle United’s Harvey Barnes, left, and Bournemouth’s James Hill battle for the ball.Credit: AP
Bournemouth, meanwhile, climbed provisionally to third on 10 points as Howe failed to beat his former side in the league once again in a winless run stretching to seven games, with his team not having a single shot on target in the second half.
“I haven’t given it too much thought in terms of who deserves what. We know Bournemouth are a really good team. We limited them to long shots and Nick (Pope) made some good saves. We didn’t get our attacking game going,” Howe told BBC.
“It’s not good. You want to create chances and clear-cut chances. I didn’t feel that in our performance. We are going through one of those phases where it’s hard to score away from home.”
Reuters, AP
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