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Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal performed out a tense 0-0 draw on the Etihad Stadium, failing to reside as much as the anticipation of a high-stakes conflict within the Premier League on Sunday, Soccernet.ng experiences.
Whereas the match ended goalless, Liverpool emerged because the day’s greatest winners within the title race by securing a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Brighton.
This result propels them to the top of the table, two factors forward of Arsenal and three away from Metropolis with 9 video games remaining within the season.
Regardless of the impasse, Metropolis maintained their unbeaten residence document, which dates again to November 2022. Conversely, Arsenal’s eight-match successful streak within the Premier League ended, however they may doubtless be content material with a degree, having thwarted Metropolis’s goal-scoring efforts on the Etihad for the primary time in two years.
Metropolis dominated possession all through the match however struggled to interrupt down Arsenal’s resilient protection, which boasts the fewest targets conceded within the Premier League this season. Arsenal, alternatively, opted for a counter-attacking technique, aware of their poor document on the Etihad in recent times.
Gabriel Jesus, returning to face his former membership, had Arsenal’s finest probability in a quiet first half, whereas Nathan Ake squandered Metropolis’s clearest alternative when he did not capitalize on a Kevin De Bruyne nook.
Metropolis’s defensive woes worsened when Ake was compelled off with an harm within the first half, compounding the absence of Kyle Walker and John Stones.
Regardless of an uptick in tempo after the break, neither aspect may discover the breakthrough. Arsenal’s resolute protection successfully neutralised Erling Haaland, and Metropolis’s makes an attempt have been repeatedly thwarted.
Late within the sport, substitute Leandro Trossard had a golden alternative to grab victory for Arsenal, however Metropolis goalkeeper Stefan Ortega saved his effort.
The draw means Metropolis are nonetheless with out a win in opposition to any of the highest 5 groups within the Premier League this season. To keep up their title aspirations, they now depend on favorable outcomes from each Liverpool and Arsenal within the coming matches.
Ayomide Oguntimehin
Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports activities journalist and an Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a confirmed monitor document in conducting interviews with Tremendous Eagles stars reminiscent of William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Shiny Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and plenty of others. He has additionally made a major impression in breaking switch information tales.
Grounded in video enhancing, video journalism, social media administration, and content material technique, Ayomide brings a wealth of experience to his work.
With a Bachelor’s diploma in English Language from Adeyemi Faculty of Schooling and a Grasp’s Diploma in College Library and Media Expertise from the College of Ibadan, Ayomide is well-prepared to excel within the area.
