Kenneth AFOR, LAGOS
Arsenal Football Club Saturday night extended their lead on the English Premier League table by five points ahead of Manchester City after beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 away at the Molineux Stadium.
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Arsenal found the back of the net in the 54th minutes courtesy Martin Odegaard to give the Gunners the lead.
Despite pressures from Wolves to find a leveler, the Mikel Arteta boys who started off the season on a bright note kept on with the momentum as captain, Odegaard sealed the victory for the Gunners to make it 0-2.
Saturday’s victory for Arsenal see them topping the league with 37 points before the international break.
Meanwhile, City failed to close the wide gap after losing to Brentford 1-2 at the Etihad Stadium. They are second on the log with 32 points.
Elsewhere, Liverpool are sixth after beating Southampton 3-1 at Anfield.
Also, Tottenham Hotspur came from a one goal down to claim a 4-3 victory over Leeds United. Leicester stun West Ham United 0-2.
Chelsea premier league performance continues to raise questions as they fall to Newcastle by a lone goal – their third defeat in a row.
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