After Manchester United’s defeat to Everton earlier in the afternoon, the 32nd matchday of the Premier League continued with Chelsea and Arsenal playing Southampton and Brighton respectively. Heavily beaten on the last day at Brentford (1-4) and after losing to Real Madrid (1-3) in the Champions League, Chelsea were eager to breathe new life. And it’s done, in a very beautiful way.
The Blues left Southampton without a chance in this encounter and really crushed their opponent of the day. After half an hour of play, N’golo Kanté’s teammates were already leading 4-0. Only that. After the opener by Marcos Alonso (8th), the three attackers of the day Mount (16th), Havertz (31st) and Werner (21st) each went there with their own goal. Enough to knock out the Saints who did not see the light of day in this encounter and who conceded two more goals at the start of the second period. The two Germans Havertz (54th) and Werner (49th) offered themselves a double and closed the offensive festival of the Blues that consolidated their third place.
Arsenal lose points again
Arsenal may have dreamed of a Champions League spot after a crazy comeback in the Championship, but it was imperative to rise after the horrific defeat to Crystal Palace (3-0) on the final day. At the Emirates Stadium, the Gunners hosted Brighton and nothing went as planned. Squeezed out from the start of the match, Mikel Arteta’s band even conceded the opener. Belgian Leandro Trossard cheated on Ramsdale after a nice collective move. Martinelli equalized just before half-time, but his goal was disallowed due to an offside position. Announcer of a complicated contest.
When they came back from the dressing room, Brighton still looked good and significantly hindered Arsenal by playing the shots thoroughly. It is also on another good move that the young Enock Mwepu broke through (67th). Unrecognizable, Arsenal also had no luck when Odegaard and then Saka hit the crossbar (90th) a few seconds apart. Undoubtedly frustrated by his match, Odegaard immediately fired a shot from 30 yards, countered, that ended in the top corner of Sanchez (1-2, 90th). What ignite the end of the match. But the miracle did not happen thanks to the Spanish goalkeeper who pulled out all the stops (90th + 4). Arsenal fall again and perform a very poor operation in the standings as Tottenham can only take fourth place. The good shot in the standings is for Leeds (16th) who beat Watford (19th) in an important maintenance game. Former Rennais Raphinha scored a stunning goal in this encounter before his teammates Rodrigo and Harrison sealed the win.
