Arsenal wins six-goal thriller at Brighton, flexes 7-point table leadArsenal’s attack was too much for Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, though the Seagulls made sure to provide some fun for the home fans in a 4-2 affair at the Amex Stadium. Martin Odegaard had a goal and an assist for the Premier League leaders, who stretched their table advantage to seven points over Man City and nine clear of Newcastle after draws for both sides earlier Saturday. WATCH BRIGHTON vs ARSENAL FULL MATCH REPLAY STREAMBukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Eddie Nketiah also scored for the Gunners. It’s still very early days but Arsenal can, theoretically, lose both of its games to Manchester City and still win the Premier League.
Premier League 2022-23 Golden Boot race Erling Haaland, Man City — 21 Harry Kane, Tottenham — 13 Ivan Toney, Brentford — 12 Aleksandar Mitrovic, Fulham — 10 Rodrigo, Leeds United — 9 Miguel Almiron, Newcastle — 9 Leandro Trossard — Brighton — 7 Roberto Firmino, Liverpool — 7 Phil Foden, Man City — 7 James Maddison, Leicester City — 7 Mohamed Salah, Liverpool — 7 Callum Wilson, Newcastle — 6 Wilfried Zaha, Crystal Palace — 6 Harvey Barnes, Leicester City — 6 Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal — 6 Martin Odegaard, Arsenal — 6 Marcus Rashford, Manchester United — 6 Bukayo Saka, Arsenal — 6 Gabriel Jesus, Arsenal — 5 Pascal Gross, Brighton — 5 Darwin Nunez, Liverpool — 5 Danny ings, Aston Villa — 5 Alexis Mac Allister, Brighton — 5 Follow @NicholasMendola Kevin De Bruyne’s gaudy assist numbers give rise to any number of considerations, and we have to wonder if the Manchester City star has ever wondered if the Premier League record would be his in a world in which Jose Mourinho found better use for him at Chelsea.
But Leicester, West Ham, Everton and Leeds all find themselves within a few points of the bottom three after a topsy-turvy start. Below you will find the latest Premier League table. Premier League table – Matchweek 18 (At end of play, December 31)Follow @AndyEdMLS Crystal Palace put their Boxing Day disappointment in the rearview mirror as they cruised to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium on Saturday. [ MORE: How to watch Premier League in USA]The victory sends Crystal Palace (22 points) up to 11th in the Premier League table, just a point behind Brentford for a place in the top half heading into the new year.
Haaland also could topple the record for goal involvements (goals plus assists) in a single season, including beating the 42-game record. Alan Shearer put up 47 over 42, while Thierry Henry holds the 38-game record with 44. Other records that Haaland could legitimately tie or topple: 30 goals in a first Premier League season (Kevin Phillips, Sunderland, 1999-2000) Goals in 24 different Premier League matches (Salah, Liverpool, 2017-18) Most goals in a Premier League match (Five tied with five) 11-straight Premier League games with a goal (Jamie Vardy, Leicester, 2014-15) Read on to see the latest Premier League goal totals for the 2022-23 season, as Haaland looks to claim a Golden Boot in his first PL season.
Arsenal can now lose both of its Premier League matches to Manchester City and still control its title destiny, a thought that would’ve seemed farfetched before the season and insane just a year ago. The Gunners have scored the second-most goals in the league (Man City) and have the second-stingiest defense (Newcastle). And with all due respect to the Europa League, Arsenal will be prioritizing the title fight while City will be tempted to continue its aim of achieving Champions League victor status. That said, Arsenal was largely overrun by Brighton late and this was a Brighton side missing huge pieces of its midfield. But there’s no question that the Gunners now must be considered a team that can win the Premier League.
The Gunners haven’t had a player score in consecutive matches since Saka bagged three goals between an Oct. 9 defeat of Liverpool and Oct. 16 win at Leeds. Brighton team news, injuries, lineup optionsOUT: Jakub Moder (knee), Adam Webster (other), Moises Caicedo (suspension), Alexis Mac Allister (late return from World Cup), Danny Welbeck (muscular). Come on Albion! 👊💙 Here's our starting XI to take on @Arsenal this evening. 📝 📲 https://t. co/S3j1TIedJv // #BHAFC 🔵⚪️ pic.
comKey storylines & in-form playersAdam Lallana and Leandro Trossard have been in-form over Brighton’s three wins in four, scoring in two games each. The Seagulls will need to keep finding goals because the absences of Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister will give Arsenal an advantage in what it wants to do in the heart of the pitch. Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Eddie Nketiah all scored in the win over West Ham, and Martin Odegaard continues to impress as both a playmaker and a leader.
De Bruyne’s nine assists this Premier League season are three more than his nearest competitor — Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka — and give him 95 for his career. That’s tied for fifth all-time with Dennis Bergkamp, 71 behind record holder Ryan Giggs. [ MORE: Premier League Golden Boot race]The Belgian star, 31, arrived at Chelsea from Werder Bremen at the age of 22 and managed only 425 in a half-season before being offloaded to Wolfsburg. Back in the Bundesliga, De Bruyne got six assists the rest of the way before setting up 21 goals the next season to set up a move to Man City. He’s since won the nascent Premier League Playmaker of the Season Award twice, including a 20-assist 2019-20 season, and he’s on pace to make it three of six.
Brighton never really let the Gunners enjoy their four-goal show, which came against a Seagulls side missing Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo. Kaoru Mitoma and Evan Ferguson scored in a game it trailed 3-0 and 4-1. Mitoma had a second goal taken off the board in the 89th minute. [ MORE: How to watch Premier League in USA] Arsenal sends a new, threatening message to Man City, chasersMikel Arteta’s men will not be happy with their shakiness in hanging on to 3-0 and 4-1 lead at the Amex, but the sign they showed to the rest of the league in this six-goal thriller is loud.
Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, and Eden Hazard have also won the award, which is only five years old. De Bruyne also led the Premier League in assists in 2016-17, the year before the league but a name on the honor. His stats hint that there’s more to come, as ‘KDB’ is creating a gaudy 3. 77 chances per 90 minutes. After a season in which he scored 15 times with eight assists, De Bruyne is back taunting those who’d dare chase him in terms of setting up goals (Some guy named Erling Haaland is helping…). Take a look at De Bruyne’s shining stats, and read on to see who’s chasing him in a list of the Premier League assist leaders for the 2022-23 season.
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Patrick Vieira was bitterly disappointed to see his side not only lose 3-0 to Fulham on Monday, but to also finish the game with just nine men in a truly disastrous situation. Saturday’s result — and a performance to match it — will help to allay fears after suffering back-to-back defeats to Nottingham Forest and Fulham either side of the World Cup break. The opener came after 19 minutes, when Bournemouth left Jordan Ayew completely unmarked in front of goal as Michael Olise whipped a corner kick into the box. Ayew rose up at the near post and headed home to reward the Eagles for their dominant start. It was another set piece that put Palace 2-0 ahead in the 36th minute, as Eberechi Eze stalked a corner kick sent to the top of the penalty area by Olise. Eze struck from the edge of the box and the ball was nearly past Mark Travers before he saw it through a sear of bodies. WATCH FULL MATCH REPLAY How to watch Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace live, stream link and start timeKick off: 10 am ET, Saturday Online: Stream via Peacock PremiumKey storylines & star playersPatrick Vieira will have been unhappy with Crystal Palace’s performance even before Tyrick Mitchell and James Tomkins were sent off short before and after halftime.
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Palace attempted just one shot in the opening 30 minute, before Fulham’s first breakthrough, and never threatened even a late consolation goal without a single shot on target and a paltry 0. 40 xG for the game. It was a similar story for Bournemouth, who couldn’t muster a single shot in the first half against Chelsea; their first attempt came in the 58th minute, down 2-0 for more than a half-hour already. Most worryingly is the fact that it made five defeats in six Premier League fixtures dating back to Oct. 19, without a single silver lining to be found. Bournemouth team news, injuries, lineup optionsOUT: David Brooks (thigh), Neto (thigh) | QUESTIONABLE: Marcus Tavernier (illness), Ryan Fredericks (illness), Junior Stanislas (undisclosed) 📝 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝 🔺 One change from Tuesday 🔺 Anthony in for Stacey 🔺 Mepham back in squad Your team news for #BOUCRY 📋 LET'S GO, LADS 🔥🔥 pic. com/ulCjXnBHC0 — AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) December 31, 2022Crystal Palace team news, injuries, lineup optionsOUT: Tyrick Mitchell (suspension), James Tomkins (suspension), Nathan Ferguson (undisclosed), Sam Johnstone (back), James McArthur (groin) Our starting XI to take on Bournemouth 🗒@shophumm 📲#CPFC | #BOUCRY — Crystal Palace F.
C. (@CPFC) December 31, 2022Follow @AndyEdMLS For those tempted to write off Erling Haaland’s historically-hot start to life as a Premier League striker, we get it. There is something somewhat dull about knowing the identity of the 2022 Golden Boot winner, the lone curiosity being the final number of his final tally. Haaland’s Premier League-leading 21 goals from 15 games has him eight goals clear of the next closest challenger: Tottenham’s Harry Kane. Haaland scored two more goals in a Wednesday win over Leeds at Elland Road as Manchester City burst out of the World Cup break with the big Norwegian still on pace for a Premier League record. That pace? 53. 2 goals (scoring a one-fifth goal will be the real miracle, won’t it? ). He’s got to 20 goals in a single Premier League season faster than any player in history… by seven games (Kevin Phillips of Sunderland did it in 21). And the later this season goes with him projected so far over the current record, the less chucking is accompanied by marking out the pace (especially considering Haaland will not be beaten up by the World Cup, though he’d surely trade the chance for Norway to be in the tournament).
Who’s looking like title contenders and/or favorites? Almost at the halfway mark of the 2022-23 season, Arsenal and Manchester City are looking head and shoulders above the rest. The Gunners will have their hands full for the duration of their title challenge, as Erling Haaland continues to take the Premier League by storm with an almost impossible goal-scoring record. Newcastle, Tottenham and Manchester United are locked in a battle for the top four, while Liverpool have improved and will be back in the Champions League scrap and Chelsea have also picked up. [ VIDEO: Premier League highlights] Who are the candidates for relegation? Newly promoted Nottingham Forest, plus Wolves and Southampton currently occupy the relegation places.
twitter. com/0sLazGUcFf — Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) December 31, 2022Arsenal team news, injuries, lineup optionsOUT: Reiss Nelson (thigh), Gabriel Jesus (knee), Emile Smith Rowe (groin) ⚡️ 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚡️ 🤩 Zinchenko returns💪 Xhaka in midfield📞 Eddie leads the line ✊ Ready to go for the final time this year pic. com/gYv05vxZrw — Arsenal (@Arsenal) December 31, 2022Follow @NicholasMendola If it’s the 2022-23 Premier League table you’re after, you’ve come to the right place. [ MORE: How to watch Premier League in USA]After the break for the 2022 World Cup, the Premier League is back with a bang and the festive period has delivered plenty of fun.
Haaland may not be likely to hit 50 goals given the schedule congestion to come for Man City, but the Premier League record is very well under assault and that figure isn’t entirely absurd. Mohamed Salah holds the 38-game season record with his 32 goals scored for Liverpool during the 2017-18 season, while Newcastle’s Andy Cole and Blackburn’s Alan Shearer bagged 34 during 42-game seasons in the 20th century’s final decade.
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Wow. Soak it in, Gooners. Stars of the ShowMartin OdegaardKaoru MitomaOleksandr ZinchenkoBukayo Sakafotmob. comWhat’s next? Arsenal hosts Newcastle on Tuesday with a chance to essentially erase any lingering thoughts regarding the Magpies as a surprise threat to the Premier League throne room. Brighton’s also in action on Tuesday with a visit to Everton on the agenda. Bukayo Saka goal video: Gunners race aheadMartin Odegaard goal video: Norwegian’s sweet strike makes it 2-0Eddie Nketiah goal videoKaoru Mitoma goal videoGabriel Martinelli goal videoEvan Ferguson goal videoHow to watch Brighton vs Arsenal live, stream link and start timeKick off: 12:30pm ET Saturday TV Channel: NBC Online: Stream via NBCSports.
And even though Haaland is currently overperforming his expected goals total, it’s already becoming clear that projecting him for the Premier League record is not farfetched at all. [ MORE: How to watch Premier League in USA] fotmob, comTake a look at these digits (right). Haaland isn’t just punching in goals; He’s made an almost seamless transition to Pep Guardiola’s system, producing chances for others in addition to his powerful self-positioning.
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