As the Premier League resumed on Monday, Arsenal opened up a seven-point lead with a 3-1 victory over West Ham. Meanwhile, Newcastle moved up to second with an impressive 3-0 victory over Leicester.
In addition, Liverpool returned from the World Cup break with a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa, and Harry Kane scored for Tottenham in their 2-2 draw with Brentford. The six-week midseason break may have slowed Arsenal’s progress toward winning their first league title since 2004.
However, Mikel Arteta’s team passed another test of their resolve after falling behind 1-0 at halftime thanks to a penalty kick from Said Benrahma.
Eddie Nketiah took over in place of Gabriel Jesus, who was injured, to secure the points after Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli scored two goals in five minutes to turn the game around at the Emirates.
They kept having faith. At the point when we scored it got clear and we created the force we wanted.
No stopping Newcastle
When Newcastle scored twice in the first seven minutes of their match against Leicester, the break did not stop the Magpies’ march toward a return to the Champions League.
Chris Wood scored from the penalty spot, and Miguel Almiron, after combining with Bruno Guimaraes in a one-two, smashed the ball past Danny Ward for his eighth goal in eight league games.
In the 32nd minute, Joelinton converted a corner kick into the goal, giving Newcastle their longest winning streak in the league since 2012.
When asked about the possibility of a title challenge, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe stated, “We can do anything.”
I want the fans to believe that we can accomplish anything.
After Vitaly Janelt and Ivan Toney gave Brentford the upper hand in the Premier League’s first game since mid-November, Tottenham was in danger of suffering a devastating defeat.
However, Kane scored with a header in the 65th minute to kick off Tottenham’s comeback in his first game since missing a crucial penalty in England’s World Cup quarterfinal loss to France.
After Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored with 19 minutes remaining, Brentford continued their long run of defeats against Tottenham that began in 1948.
Following England captain, Kane’s World Cup failure, Tottenham boss Antonio Conte praised his contribution.
“He was fine when he returned. We are aware of Harry’s significance to us in terms of his personality and character. He is our greatest player. Champions League.”
Liverpool too good for Villa
Liverpool was too strong for Villa Liverpool lost Villa’s first league game under Unai Emery, bringing them within five points of Spurs with one game remaining.
In a frantic opening with numerous opportunities at both ends, Mohamed Salah scored his 15th goal of the season.
After that, the Egyptian set up Virgil van Dijk to give Liverpool some breathing room before the break.
Ollie Watkins’ towering header midway through the second half gave Villa hope, but Jurgen Klopp’s team won the league for the third time in a row thanks to Stefan Bajcetic’s first senior goal.
At the other end of the table, Everton lost to relegation rivals Wolves 2-1 at Goodison Park thanks to a goal by Rayan Ait-Nouri in the dying seconds.
In the final relegation position, Everton is now just one point ahead of the Wolves.
“We are in one (transfer fight),” conceded Everton manager Blunt Lampard. ” We have to fight.
Fulham won 3-0 at nine-man Precious stone Castle, who had Tyrick Mitchell and James Tomkins shipped off.
After losing to Brighton, a team from the south coast, 3-1 at home, Southampton fell to last place in the table.