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Superb Ramsdale And Saka Winning Goal Keeps Arsenal On Top

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Superb Ramsdale And Saka Winning Goal Keeps Arsenal On Top
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Arsenal, who are currently on top of the Premier League, held on to defeat Leeds in a thrilling finish after a power outage caused the game to start about 40 minutes late.

After 23 seconds of play, the match was stopped by the referee Chris Kavanagh due to a power outage at Elland Road.

As a result, Kavanagh was unable to communicate with the VAR officials and goal-line technology was also down.

After resumption, Bukayo Saka, who was outstanding, capitalised on Rodrigo’s errant pass to score the game-winning goal in the first half by exchanging passes with Martin Odegaard and slamming in high at the near post.

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The Englishman, Patrick Bamford, almost had an immediate impact after coming on at the beginning of the second half, but his close-range shot was disallowed for a move on Gabriel.

When Leeds striker Patrick Bamford was kicked out by Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhãesin stoppage time, the 37-year-old referee sent Gabriel off and gave the home team a penalty.

Later, both decisions were reversed after Kavanagh watched the incident on the monitor.

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Leeds were given a penalty before the stoppage-time when it was determined that William Saliba handled the ball, but Bamford swept his shot wide.

The Peacocks mounted on the pressure, but Aaron Ramsdale deflected Brenden Aaronson’s long-range shot.

After a very strong start to the season in which they have won nine of their first 10 Premier League games, Mikel Arteta’s team is now four points ahead of Manchester City.

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