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Premier League gameweek 28 fixtures
Saturday, March 8
- Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester City – FT
- Brighton 2-1 Fulham – FT
- Crystal Palace 1-0 Ipswich – FT
- Liverpool 3-1 Southampton – FT
- Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa – FT
- Wolves 1-1 Everton – FT
Sunday, March 9
- Chelsea 1-0 Leicester
- Tottenham 2-2 Bournemouth
- Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal
Monday, March 10
- 8:00pm: West Ham vs Newcastle
- The referee blows the final whistle, and the spoils are shared.
- It’s a point that Manchester United are likely to appreciate more, while Arsenal lost even more ground to Liverpool.
- The equation for the Reds is now they need 16 points from their remaining games to be crowned champions.
- The first 45 minutes was horrific until Bruno Fernandes blasted in an excellent free-kick on the stroke of half time.
- That set up a much more open second 45 minutes, and both teams had chances.
- But the Gunners did get the equaliser through an excellent Declan Rice strike.
- However, despite huge opportunities at either end, the match ends as a draw.
- Wow! What a couple of chances!
- Myles Lewis-Skelly plays a pass infield to Leandro Trossard, and he rolls it along the area to Martin Odegaard.
- The Arsenal captain tries to pick out the bottom corner, but Andre Onana gets down.
- However, he pushes it out only as far as Gabriel Martinelli, who lashes it over the bar from four yards.
- But Man United sense they can get the winner, and they charge down the other end.
- The ball comes to Noussair Mazraoui who picks out Bruno Fernandes in the box.
- He looks certain to score, but David Raya denies him brilliantly.
- The ball then loops back towards goal, but the Spaniard claws it out.
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- Big opportunities at both ends go begging!
- Initially, Mikel Merino gifts possession to Rasmus Hojlund inside the Arsenal box.
- He takes a touch to get the ball out of his feet, but it allows Declan Rice to lunge and produce a magnificent tackle.
- The Gunners then break through Kieran Tierney.
- The Scotsman picks out Leandro Trossard with a stunning pass, and the Belgian fires wide from just inside the box.
- Rasmus Hojlund is robbed of the ball in midfield.
- Mikel Merino lifts a wonderful pass over to Gabriel Martinelli.
- He has Leandro Trossard screaming for a pass at the far post, but the Brazilian goes for goal from a tight angle.
- He drives in a shot that Andre Onana pushes around the near post.
- JUST LIKE THAT!
- Well, Man United were looking quite comfortable, but the Gunners have equalised.
- Jurrien Timber carries the ball down the right and gets into the box.
- He picks out Declan Rice on the edge of the area, and he lashes in a shot off the inside of the post.
- Kieran Tierney comes on for Thomas Partey, while Man United introduce Rasmus Hojlund and Toby Collyer for Joshua Zirkzee and Christian Eriksen.
- Meanwhile, Noussair Maraoui is allowed to break his fast.
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- With just under 20 minutes to go, Raheem Sterling is still sat on the Arsenal bench.
- And he’s not going to be the next change either because Mikel Arteta has Kieran Tierney ready to come on.
- The Gunners are desperate for a goal, but they still aren’t turning to Sterling.
- Man United are dropping deeper as the game goes on, but are holding on quite comfortably.
- Two changes for Arsenal as Gabriel Martinelli returns from injury, and he comes on for Ethan Nwaneri, who struggled to get into the game.
- The other change is at left-back as Myles Lewis-Skelly enters the field.
- Riccardo Calafiori is the man to make way as Mikel Arteta searches for an equaliser.
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- Stunning stop from David Raya!
- Manchester United break down the left through Diogo Dalot.
- The Portuguese international lofts a cross to the far post, and there is Noussair Mazraoui.
- The Moroccan international connects with a volley that he thinks is destine for the net, but Raya sticks out a leg and diverts the ball behind for a corner that is cleared.
- That was an unbelievable stop, and just how important could it prove to be?
- Arsenal win a corner that is taken short and laid back to Martin Odegaard.
- The captain takes aim from range and whips a shot towards the top corner.
- The referee thinks that Andre Onana got a touch on it, so it’s another corner.
- This time, Odegaard pings it to Declan Rice on the edge of the box.
- He is all alone but sends a volley flashing over the bar.
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- One change for Man United at half time as former Arsenal man Ayden Heaven comes on for his Premier League debut.
- Leny Yoro is the one to go off.
- Yoro had been struggling near the end of the first half, so obviously, he couldn’t carry on.
- Heaven moved to Old Trafford from the Emirates in January.
- That is the end of the first half, and Manchester United somehow have the lead.
- It wasn’t as if they were bad because they defended well, but as an attacking force, they were a non-entity.
- However, a silly foul by Leandro Trossard allowed Bruno Fernandes to step up and smash in a free-kick from 25 yards.
- Arsenal have had all the ball and basically sat in the Man United half, but they have nothing going on up front.
- They’ve come close through Leandro Trossard and Mikel Merino, but Mikel Arteta’s side need more threat.
- OUT OF NOTHING!
- Bruno Fernandes has just provided a moment of pure magic to put Manchester United in the lead.
- Riccardo Calafiori gifts possession in his half, and Leandro Trossard drags Alejandro Garnacho down.
- The Man United captain steps up from 25 yards and sends his effort flying over the wall and into the back of the net.
- That was the home side’s first shot on target, but what a strike!
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- That is a great effort!
- Arsenal work the ball down the left through Leandro Trossard and Riccardo Calafiori.
- The latter’s pass is a bit behind Declan Rice, but he squeezes it back to Gabril Magalhaes.
- The Brazilian the picks out Trossard with a stunning pass that is matched by an equally great touch.
- The touch creates the space for Trossard to cut inside and let fly, and he is inches away from finding the top corner.
- We are nearly 30 minutes into this game, and the home side are yet to have a shot on target.
- In fact, Man United have had just one shot from Alejandro Garnacho that went well wide.
- Ruben Amorim’s team are struggling to keep hold of the ball and create anything.
- However, Arsenal haven’t been that much better, with that Mikel Merino strike the only effort of note.
- Watching on is Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who appears in good spirits despite what he is watching…
- Very close to an opener!
- Martin Odegaard starts the move inside the Man United half with a good run.
- He plays a one-two with Declan Rice on the edge of the area and is stopped in the box.
- The ball runs for Mikel Merino, and he takes a touch inside past one defender before drilling a strike wide of the near post.
- Nearly an absolutely shambolic start from Man United!
- Ethan Nwaneri closes Diogo Dalot down, and the ball bounces across the home side’s penalty area.
- Casemiro and Victor Lindelof get in each other’s way, allowing Mikel Merino to nip in.
- But before the Spaniard can get a shot away, Andre Onana pounces on the ball.
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- Arsenal get us underway in the evening sunshine at Old Trafford.
- They have turned the hosts around, so they’ll be attacking the Stretford End.
- Incredibly, Ruben Amorim is still looking for his first back-to-back wins as Man United head coach.
- Meanwhile, this is Mikel Arteta’s 200th Premier League match as manager.
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- There are currently 21 points separating Manchester United and Arsenal in the Premier League table.
- That is an incredible gap between the two, but the Gunners do trail Liverpool by 16 points at the top, showing just how good the Reds have been.
- However, it is very rare you see these two English giants so far apart, and it will be Man United’s job to narrow the gap on the field today.
- Ruben Amorim’s side have already beaten Arsenal this season in the FA Cup, while they’ve managed good results against Manchester City and Liverpool.
- This shows they have the ability to raise it, but it remains to be seen what Man United turn up.
- A section of Manchester United fans have walked up to Old Trafford this afternoon to protest against the Glazers.
- The 1958 Supporters Group organised the peaceful march in the week and are wearing all black to signify what they see as the death of their football club.
- The fans believe the club is in the worst place it has been since the Munich Air Disaster and blame the club’s American majority owners.
- The arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe as a minority shareholder at Man United has seen a lot of attention deflected away from the Glazers.
- But the 1958 group want to remind everyone who is responsible for where Man United are right now.
- The Red Devils are in the bottom half of the table and face Arsenal this afternoon – a game that traditionally decided the Premier League title.
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- And now the final whistle has blow at Stamford Bridge.
- Chelsea hang on to beat Leicester thanks to Marc Cucurella’s low strike right on the hour mark.
- It moves the Blues up into the Premier League’s top four.
- As for Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side, that’s 12 losses in 13.
- They remain six points from safety in the relegation zone.
- The Foxes have also failed to scored in their last five league games.
- It’s all over at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
- An electric second half sees the game end 2-2 after Heung-min Son’s penalty completed a Spurs comeback.
- The result keeps Ange Postecoglou’s side in 13th but after two straight losses in all competitions, they’ve got a point.
- As for Bournemouth, they miss out on the chance to go sixth but they move up to eighth and to within three points of fifth.
- We’ll have SIX minutes of added time at Spurs.
- Can they complete an incredible turnaround?
- Bournemouth are continuing to threaten on the break and the hosts are playing a risky game pushing so many forward.
- But they’ll feel like they have to get a third.
- At Chelsea, they’re looking to hold onto their 1-0 lead.
- Ricardo Pereira has just had a shot saved on his return to the Leicester team as he looks to lead a late fight back.
- HEUNG-MIN SON SCORES FROM THE SPOT!
- Dominic Solanke holds the ball to take the pressure before he passes to his captain who then scores.
- It’s a delightful penalty as he dinks it slowly to the right.
- Kepa dives the wrong way and Spurs have fought back!
- We’re in for a great final five minutes now!
- What is Kepa thinking?!
- Spurs have a penalty after the Bournemouth goalkeeper flies across to take out Heung-min Son in the box.
- Son was going nowhere, but Kepa clattered him anyways.
- The Cherries have played so well, however, they could have just sacrificed their two-goal lead in north London.
- We’re into the latter stages now at Stamford Bridge and at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
- Chelsea lead Leicester 1-0 thanks to Marc Cucurella’s goal.
- Cole Palmer, who missed a penalty in the first half, has now been withdrawn meaning his goalless streak continues.
- Meanwhile, Tottenham still trail Bournemouth 2-1.
- Pape Matar Sarr’s goal lifted the atmosphere for a period, but Spurs haven’t been able to find a second goal.
- And time is running out for them to do so…
