After Liverpool and Man City won, Arsenal visited Sheffield in the latest match of round 27 of the Premier League with the mission of winning all 3 points to continue the championship race. The Gunners completed the goal by "crushing" the bottom team 6 goals to nil.
Martin Odegaard opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 5th minute. After a series of well-coordinated passes, Declan Rice escaped to the sideline and crossed for Martin Odegaard to finish close to the goal.
The match seemed to be sealed when Arsenal scored two more goals in the 13th and 15th minutes. Defender Jayden Bogle scored an own goal in an attempt to block a cross from Bukayo Saka. Gabriel Martinelli scored after a combination with Jakub Kiwior.
Continuing the momentum, Arsenal increased the score to 4-0 in the 25th minute. Gabriel Martinelli won the ball in Sheffield's half, creating an opportunity for Kai Havertz to run up and shoot diagonally past goalkeeper Ivo Grbic.
Before slowing down, Arsenal treated the audience to two more goals after some beautiful combinations. Bukayo Saka set up Declan Rice to score in the 39th minute. Kai Havertz fed Ben White to score against Sheffield in the 58th minute.
Completing the mission of winning against Sheffield with a score of 6-0, Arsenal continued to stand in 3rd place in the Premier League with 61 points. The Gunners maintained a gap of 1 point behind Man City and 2 points behind Liverpool.
On the other hand, Sheffield is still at the bottom of the table with the same 13 points as Burnley but is 11 points behind the secondary index and the safe position of Nottingham Forest.
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