One goal, plenty of controversial calls by the referee, a top German scorer in the Premier League, and a Liverpool team that suffered something its fans hadn’t seen in 14 whole years!
In the 16th minute, Rice’s cross from the right reached the far post, and from there Havertz made it 1-0—which was also the final score of the big derby at “Anfield,” where the “Gunners” prevailed for the first time since 2012 in league play.
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With Christos Tzolis returning to action after a month—the Greek winger taking the starting spot from Mikel Arteta— the Champions had to dig deep, both to keep up with the pace of the match and to withstand the pressure applied by the “Reds.”
Liverpool’s complaints about the refereeing were justified, mainly regarding a penalty call on a play where Isaac’s jersey was pulled in the 18th minute, Trey Nioni put in an outstanding performance in midfield, linking up well with McAllister.
Virch hit the crossbar in the 40th minute on a direct free kick, and Christos Tzolis nearly scored in his return to action after a month’s absence, firing an excellent right-footed shot past Araujo in the 73rd minute, only to be denied by Alisson.
Arsenal sits atop the table with a +3 lead following this victory, capitalizing on City’s latest slip-up as they lost 1-0 to Brighton on Saturday.
Here is the full schedule for Matchday 9:
Saturday, Oct. 31
Chelsea–Manchester United 2–0
(50′ Rogers, 64′ Palmer)
Coventry–Sunderland 3–1
(17′ Sakamoto, 37′ Avonigi, 52′ Rudoni – 67′ Le Fe, 90’+9′ red card: Alderete)
Manchester City vs. Brighton 0-1
(11' Ayari)
Bournemouth vs. Leeds 2-0
(31' Evanilson, 90'+4' Adli)
Brentford–Nottingham Forest 2–0
(30′ Milenković (own goal), 76′ Thiago)
Hull–Ipswich 2–2
(58′ Iroegbunam, 68′ McBurnie – 22′ Florentino, 74′ Enkiso)
Tottenham–Crystal Palace 2–0
(25′ Gray, 73′ Van Hecke)
Aston Villa–Fulham 1–1
(39′ Jackson – 64′ own goal by Suzuki)
Sunday, November 1
Liverpool–Arsenal 0–1
(16′ Havertz)
Monday, November 2
Newcastle–Everton (10:00 p.m.)
Highlights of the match
*Highlights coming soon…
*Photo source: AP
