Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette scores their group’s third objective previous Alex McCarthy of Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Arsenal avenged a defeat to Southampton within the FA Cup on the weekend by beating the Saints 3-1 within the league.
Arsenal got here from behind to win for the primary time in a Premier League sport this season, having trailed after three minutes. Nicolas Pepe and Bukayo Saka replied earlier than halftime, and Alexandre Lacazette made certain of the factors with a 3rd within the 72nd.
The win moved Mikel Arteta’s aspect above Southampton and as much as eighth within the standings.
Elswhere, Newcastle’s winless run prolonged to 11 video games in all competitions with a 2-1 residence defeat to Leeds, piling the strain on supervisor Steve Bruce.
Jack Harrison clinched three factors with a swerving 61st-minute strike with the surface of his left foot, 4 minutes after Miguel Almiron canceled out Raphinha’s first-half opener for Leeds.
Leeds ended its three-game shedding streak in all competitions.
Newcastle has taken solely two factors from the final 27 within the league and has dropped to sixteenth.
Another central midfielder in scoring kind is Tomas Soucek, who netted twice for West Ham in its 3-2 win at Crystal Palace that lifted the group to fourth place.
The Czech Republic worldwide is proving a stable supply of targets for West Ham, having scored seven instances in his final 13 league matches.
In a tweet, he devoted his double to his spouse.
“The most beautiful feeling in football is when you realize you have helped your team,” Soucek wrote. “But this time I want to dedicate the win and my two goals to my wife. It’s really tough time for her as she can’t see anyone from the family. Thank you for taking care of me and our daughter!”
(With inputs from AP).
