Premier League: Gabriel Martinelli retains table-toppers Arsenal out in entrance with win at Leicester

Arsenal’s Brazilian ahead Gabriel Martinelli scored a superb objective to earn a 1-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday, giving them a five-point lead on the high of the Premier League.

January signing Leandro Trossard arrowed a surprising strike into the online halfway by the primary half, however the Belgian was denied his second objective for Arsenal after VAR dominated Ben White to have fouled goalkeeper Danny Ward within the construct up.

It took the dominant guests till the primary minute of the second half to interrupt the impasse as Martinelli raced onto a Trossard cross and stroked house what proved to be the winner.

The hosts didn’t appear like getting again into the competition, with Arsenal seeing out the win that stretches their lead over Manchester City, who play at Bournemouth in a while Saturday. Leicester keep 14th, three factors away from the relegation zone.

FULL-TIME Leicester 0-1 Arsenal

Gabriel Martinelli’s objective early within the second half sends Arsenal 5 factors clear on the high #LEIARS pic.twitter.com/IzJI8qrFSM

— Premier League (@premierleague) February 25, 2023

With the title race twisting and turning every week, Arsenal travelled north to Leicester absolutely anticipating a troublesome match towards a facet who thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 of their earlier house match.

The hosts, with out the influential James Maddison in midfield as a result of sickness, by no means actually received going, nevertheless, and didn’t muster a shot on track within the match.

The guests didn’t should overly exert themselves to get the job executed. Trossard was unfortunate within the first half — he is not going to hit many higher strikes all season.

Martinelli’s end was equally spectacular on the run. No Arsenal participant has extra league objectives than the Brazilian this season.

The end result may have been extra comfy, with Arsenal having the ball within the internet once more just for it to be dominated out for offside, however they’d no bother seeing out the victory to maintain them heading in the right direction for a primary league title in 19 years.

Arsenal have now received 10 of their 13 away league video games this season, yet another than in the entire of final time period. It is the quickest they’ve reached 10 away wins in any league marketing campaign.

Meanwhile, New Leeds United supervisor Javi Gracia’s reign started with a 1-0 Premier League house victory over backside membership Southampton as Junior Firpo’s objective helped the Yorkshire membership to snap a 10-game winless run and transfer out of the relegation zone on Saturday.

Leeds jumped to seventeenth on 22 factors after 24 video games, some extent above the drop zone, following a primary league win since earlier than the World Cup break.

The hosts dominated possession in Gracia’s first recreation since his appointment this week and edged a scrappy first half wherein neither facet created a lot of be aware.

Firpo lastly broke the impasse in entrance of a raucous Elland Road within the 77th minute, squeezing a tame effort underneath Gavin Bazunu after being cleverly arrange with a flick by Jack Harrison.

FULL-TIME Leeds 1-0 Southampton

It’s a vital three factors for Leeds, who take the win because of Junior Firpo’s second-half objective#LEESOU pic.twitter.com/8g0UMNKuDP

— Premier League (@premierleague) February 25, 2023

Southampton piled on the stress as they desperately looked for an equaliser, and dead-ball specialist James Ward-Prowse almost created one as he whipped in a nook in ninetieth minute, however he was let down by a poor header from staff mate Armel Bella-Kotchap.

Southampton, who may have thought their luck was turning after taking three factors at Chelsea final week, stay twentieth — three factors behind second-from-bottom Bournemouth, who host Manchester City in a while Saturday.

While Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins scored a penalty and Emiliano Buendia added a second objective as they beat Everton 2-0 in a frenetic Premier League encounter at Goodison Park on Saturday to go away the house facet within the backside three.

Despite dominating the sport for lengthy spells, Everton couldn’t style a objective and are actually 18th within the desk on 21 factors, above Bournemouth on objective distinction, whereas Villa are eleventh on 31 factors.

The greatest likelihood of a high-energy first half fell to Everton, with Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez pressured into an excellent reflex save to disclaim Amadu Onana’s header within the thirty fourth minute.

With Villa pinned again in their very own half and struggling to cross the ball out from the again, Everton went even nearer within the 54th minute as Tyrone Mings was pressured to clear the ball off the road after a goal-mouth scramble.

UP THE VILLA! 😍 #EVEAVL pic.twitter.com/6y1yaWxgYq

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 25, 2023

Villa made a uncommon foray ahead within the 59th minute and Watkins went shut with a header however Jordan Pickford confirmed why Everton awarded him a brand new four-and-a-half-year contract this week by pulling off an excellent save.

There was little he may do two minutes later when Villa had been awarded a penalty within the 61st minute after John McGinn was upended within the field by Idrissa Gueye and referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot.
Watkins stepped up and smashed the spot kick down the center and previous Pickford to present his facet a lead that was scarcely deserved.

Everton substitute Ellis Simms hooked a volley over the bar within the 77th minute however issues went from unhealthy to worse for the house facet after they had been punished by Buendia for committing too many gamers ahead.

McGinn broke by the center and angled a cross to Buendia who lashed a shot contained in the close to publish within the 81st minute to double Villa’s benefit.

That took the wind out of the sails of the Toffees and Villa had been in a position to include them as they held on to safe all three factors.

Watkins set a membership file for Aston Villa by scoring for the fifth Premier League recreation in a row, and he was delighted with how his facet weathered the storm and set him as much as succeed from the spot.

“It’s always nice to score goals. I’m feeling really confident in front of goal, the boys and the coach fill me with confidence,” Watkins advised BBC Sport.

“They put the ball in the position for me to finish. I have to do the easy part which is finish. Long may it continue.”