Arsenal returned to the Premier League in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon when Leandro Trossard scored twice in a comfortable 4-0 win against the city of Ipswich in Ipswich.
The Gunners drove up after securing their place in the semi -finals of the Champions League on Wednesday, and they didn’t have to do so much on the Portman Road.
Her simple triumph opened a six-point gap between himself and Newcastle in third place, while Ipswich seemed to be determined to prove the third relegation location after Leicester City’s setback was confirmed to the second stage.
How the game unfolds
Arsenals Premier League title opportunities may have disappeared, but Mikel Areta’s team selection has shown that he has no intention to move into the dog for a top five finish. The Gunners were subtly turned from the victory on Wednesday evening in Madrid and seemed intended to bring Ipswich to the sword in the Portman Road.
The visitors carried the boast of their success from Bernabeu to the game on Sunday, when they mainly maneuvered zonal work without the ball via Ipswich’s. The possession was monopolized and its fluidness turned out to be overwhelming.
Bukayo Saka sparkled to the right and played an instrumental role in Leandro Trossard’s Opener before Gabriel Martinelli added a second for arsenal half an hour ago. What was already a difficult afternoon for Kieran McKenna’s side was her lead from Leif Davis’ release due to an evil challenge for Sakas Achilles just four minutes after the Gunners doubled.
However, they almost avoided falling back before half -time because Saka missed a trio of chances to get competition beyond the tractor boys.
The hosts had little hope of getting back to the competition, especially with Liam Delap on the bench, although their start in the second half was spirited. However, Arsenal quickly restored control, and it was no surprise that the rest of the competition was a procession.
After Saka’s opportunities, Alex Palmer was not maintained between the sticks at the end of the first half, but Arsenal added a third place in 20 minutes through another peak diving -Trossard -Finish.
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji was introduced for his Premier League debut in the final phase, and he tested Palmer after Martin Odegaard had hit the post with a slow exertion of the edge of the box. Arsenal then added a fourth to a strongly distracted Ethan Nwaneri shot to add some shine to an already convincing goal line.
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It was at this time last year when Trossard came to himself for the Gunners, and this was a performance directly from the year of the Belgian year 2023/24. While Mikel Merino has been working as a provisional number nine recently, Trossard has recently been used as a fluid option in Arsenal on the best excursions of Arsenal.
The couple were used together in the Portman Road and the dynamics that we saw between Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz last season. Merino started in midfield, but constantly occupied the room that was cleared by the Roaming Trossard. The Ipswich defenders always hesitated to pursue the striker’s movement and gave him the free reins to make everything he was happy about in the last third.
After Trossard had the opening goal with a clever finish in the box, he went to the right and offered a simple way of progress on the flank. He does not mark and moved the ball to Saka, who then crossed Merino to push to Martinelli at the back post.
While Trossard played his role excellently, Arsenal’s success revolved around Merino and Saka’s willingness to fill central zones when the Belgian escaped them. The Gunners were wonderfully fluid on Sunday, with Trossard and Merino’s mutual understanding of their triumph.
A double week of play for Arsenal in combination with Saka’s most recent continental heroicism convinced many FPL managers that the wing player was an urgently needed addition to their lineups.
The Englishman was very involved in the Portman Road when Arsenal tried to combine and rotate beyond the left side of Ipswich. Saka was instrumental in the gates of the Gunners in the first half, but Martin Odegaard’s touch robbed him of an assist for Trossard’s strike. A pre-assist for her second has not done FPL owners.
After Saka almost grabbed his Achilles from Davis into two parts, he was strangely booed by the Portman Road Faithful, but apparently her Jeer had some effects. The wing player had three shots of goal between Davis’ Red Card and the half, but all three testing Palmer between the sticks.
Saka was usually impressive on Sunday, but his afternoon closed to the dismay of those who moved him into their FPL teams without a contribution. To rub salt into the wounds, Areta pulled his superstar back ago, which means that his efforts justified only one point.
On Wednesday he has some make -up against Crystal Palace.
Ipswich was not as poor this season as Leicester and Southampton, but her descent is confirmed with one month of the remaining campaign.
In the absence of Liam Delap, who only came out of the bank due to a rib injury, the hosts were without threats and never wanted to worry about Arsenal’s supreme defense despite the loyalty to the ball of Julio Enciso and Jack Clarke.
They were exceeded on Sunday before Davis’ dismissal. While McKenna’s team was far more competitive than the other two newly funded pages, their inability to pick up points on the Portman Road was of crucial importance for their inevitable death. You will not stay in this division by winning a game at home.
Her defeat on Sunday was not surprising, and the supporters were only waiting for the official confirmation. They are 15 points behind West Ham with five games to play. The survival would be wonderful.