Leaders Arsenal FC and double goalscorer Kai Havertz increased the pressure on their pursuers in the Premier League title race with a sweeping victory. With the national player in the starting line-up, Arsenal deservedly defeated their London city rivals FC Chelsea 5-0 (1-0) at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday, Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool FC can draw level again on points with a win in the Merseyside derby at Everton FC.
Arsenal, who failed in the Champions League against FC Bayern, got off to a lightning-quick start. Leandro Trossard (4th) caught Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic with a shot into the near corner. The Blues, who were eliminated in the FA Cup semi-finals against Manchester City on Saturday, hardly took any dangerous action without their top goalscorer Cole Palmer, who was ill. The game was already decided with Ben White’s 2-0 (52nd), then Havertz scored against his former club after wonderful preparatory work by Martin Odegaard (57th) – and then again (65th). It was his first brace for Arsenal. White (70th) made it 5-0.
A new name is currently being hotly debated in Liverpool: According to English media reports, Arne Slot is said to be high on the list as a successor to Klopp, who will say goodbye to the Reds at the end of the season after nine years. The Dutchman has been coaching Feyenoord Rotterdam since 2021.
2024-04-23 22:54:31
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