London, England – Arsenal strengthened their position at the top of the Premier League standings, after achieving a hard-fought victory over their guest Hull City by a score of 1-0, in the tenth round of the competition.
At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal waited until the 72nd minute to resolve the confrontation against Hull City, after Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard succeeded in scoring the winning goal, taking advantage of a rebound from the visitors’ goalkeeper, after blocking a previous attempt from one of the Gunners players.
Arsenal increased their points tally to 27, maintaining their lead in the English Premier League and widening the gap to 6 points with second-placed Manchester City, while Hull City’s points remained frozen at 11 in thirteenth place.
Manchester City fall to Nottingham
In another match, Manchester City suffered a heavy defeat against their host Nottingham Forest, losing 3-1 in the match that took place at the latter’s stadium, thus missing the opportunity to reduce the gap with the leader.
Nottingham Forest surprised their guests with an early goal in the sixth minute, by Jair Konna, who penetrated the penalty area before shooting the ball to the right of Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The home side didn’t have to wait long to extend their lead, as Liam Delap added a second goal in the 18th minute with a powerful right-footed shot from inside the penalty area that nestled into the far corner of the Citizens’ goal.
At the start of the second half, Manchester City tried to get back into the game, and Rayan Cherki succeeded in reducing the deficit in the 52nd minute, after he fired a shot with his left foot from inside the penalty area, which settled into the right corner of the home team’s goal.
But Nottingham Forest thwarted the visitors’ attempts to come back, after Delap returned to score his second personal goal and his team’s third in the 73rd minute, with a left-footed shot from inside the penalty area, which he placed in the far corner to the left of Donnarumma.
With this result, Nottingham Forest raised its tally to 9 points, advancing to sixteenth place in the standings, two points clear of the relegation zone, while Manchester City’s tally remained frozen at 21 points in second place, widening the gap between them and leaders Arsenal to 6 points.
