After Martin Odegaard‘s two goals helped Arsenal upset Wolves 2-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, November 12, 2022; they will lead the Premier League by five points going into the holiday break while Manchester City fell to Brentford 2-1 at home.
The finest opportunity of the first half fell to the opposition when Goncalo Guedes intercepted William Saliba’s backpass but was unable to find the goal. Despite controlling possession, the Gunners did not appear particularly strong.
Ten minutes into the second half, the Gunners captain scored when Gabriel Jesus sent a ball into the path of replacement Fabio Vieira on the by-line, who dinked it in.
The Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa had previously stopped Gabriel Martinelli’s shot with his legs, but it was impossible to save the follow-up, which gave the Norwegian midfielder the victory.
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As a result of Manchester City’s defeat earlier in the day, Arsenal now leads the league by five points, while Wolves maintains the Premier League’s stability by trailing Southampton by two points.
Newcastle is still in third place after defeating Chelsea 1-0 at St. James’ Park for their third straight league loss, and Tottenham defeated Leeds 4-3 in a thrilling game after scoring twice in the final 10 minutes.
Ivan Toney’s reaction to being left out of England’s World Cup team astounded City, who hadn’t lost at the Etihad since February.
The Bees took an early lead when Brentford’s captain headed in his 10th goal of the year, but City quickly answered through Phil Foden’s exquisite strike.
With 10 of the City starting XI travelling to Qatar for the World Cup, Pep Guardiola warned before the game that his team might be looking ahead to the tournament.
In the eighth minute of additional time, Brentford broke down Guardiola’s team on the counterattack, and Toney knocked in Josh Dasilva’s cross to punish City for their lacklustre performance.
“The better team won,” conceded Guardiola. “We had a lot of problems and we could not press as they didn’t allow us.”
