Well said! Fortunate ones should not be complaining about the toil!
Well said! Fortunate ones should not be complaining about the toil!
Arsenal will be aiming to build on their crucial victory over Chelsea when they travel to the South Coast to take on Brighton & Hove Albion in Tuesday’s Premier League showdown.
In contrast, the hosts go into the game following a 2-2 draw with West Ham United in which Brighton were pegged back by the capital outfit twice on Sunday.
Brighton & Hove Albion travelled to a high-flying West Ham United side hoping to end a five-game winless run in the top flight, with the Seagulls’ position becoming more precarious by the week.
Arsenal had not won in seven Premier League matches before welcoming Chelsea to the Emirates on Boxing Day, and most fans expected that to become eight against a title-chasing Blues side. However, Arsenal produced arguably their best performance of the season to run out 3-1 winners in that London derby,
Having finally managed to turn their fortunes around at home, the Gunners will now be aiming to win their first away match in the Premier League since a 1-0 win over Manchester United on November 1, with Arteta’s side losing their last two top-flight matches on the road to Tottenham Hotspur and Everton respectively.
Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League form: DLLDDD
Arsenal Premier League form: LLLDLW
Arsenal form (all competitions): WLDLLW
Both teams walked away with a point from their most recent encounters, with Man United drawing at Leicester while Wolves held Tottenham to a 1-1 stalemate on Sunday evening.
Manchester United’s away record in the top flight is nothing short of sensational, and Leicester City were facing an uphill battle to be the ones to end the Red Devils’ 10-game Premier League winning streak on the road.
That point at the King Power Stadium saw the Red Devils extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to eight matches, with United finally starting to produce the goods on their own turf after struggling in the early stages of the season. Solskjaer’s men have taken seven points from a possible nine in their last three home league matches.
Meanwhile, Wolverhampton Wanderers welcomed Tottenham Hotspur to a ground where they had overcome Chelsea just a couple of weeks before, although Nuno Espirito Santo’s side could not get the better of Burnley at Turf Moor before the festive weekend.
The West Midlands outfit failed to return to winning ways on their own patch, but the Wolves faithful will no doubt be satisfied with a point after witnessing their side hold Tottenham to a 1-1 draw on Sunday evening.
United and Wolves met four times across all competitions last season - with three of those ties ending in draws - and the Red Devils have only managed to win one of their last seven games with Wolves in the Premier League and FA Cup.
Manchester United Premier League form: WWDWWD
Manchester United form (all competitions): LDWWWD
Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League form: WLLWLD
Manchester United haven’t lost their final Premier League match in any of the last calendar years (5 wins, 3 draws)
Brighton won home and away against Arsenal last season
They are looking to win in a row against the Gunners for the first time in the PL
MOST SHOTS IN THE EPL THIS SEASON
234 - Liverpool
227 - Leeds
224 - Aston Villa & Chelsea
The Premier League said on Tuesday that 18 individuals tested positive for COVID-19, the highest number of cases in a week this season, with Sheffield United reporting a number of fresh cases in their camp.
Since the new season kicked off, 131 individuals in the English top flight have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in 17 rounds of testing.
9’ West Brom 0-1 Leeds
31’ West Brom 0-2 Leeds
36’ West Brom 0-3 Leeds
40’ West Brom 0-4 Leeds
Leeds United are running riot.
Bielsa-ball at its ruthless best.
Leeds are the only team in the Premier League this season to have scored 4+ goals in the first-half of a game and conceded 4+ goals in a first half.
conceded vs Man Utd
scored vs West Brom
Always worth watching.
Brighton 0-0 Arsenal
Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United
Southampton 0-0 West Ham
West Brom 0-4 Leeds
No team has scored more own goals in the Premier League this season than West Brom (3).
Romaine Sawyers’ is the best of the bunch.
Alexandre Lacazette scored against Brighton with his first touch, 21 seconds after coming off the bench.
SUPER. SUB.
Only two players under the age of 21 have provided 10+ assists in a top-five European league + European competition since the start of last season:
Jadon Sancho (23)
Bukayo Saka (12)
Young lions
Leeds United are the first team to score 5+ goals at home and away from home in a Premier League game this season.
An absolute delight.
◎ Sunday: Liverpool 1-1 West Brom
◉ Tuesday: West Brom 0-5 Leeds
Bielsa-ball brings Big Sam’s side crashing back down to earth.