Arsenal seems to be wasting chances for CL tickets on a dramatic evening


Monday, May 16, 2022 at 11:02 PM• Mart van Mourik

Arsenal suffered a costly loss of points on Monday evening in the battle for Champions League tickets. Visited Newcastle United after a scoreless first half the gunners in the second act under: 2-0. Due to the loss in the 37th round of play, the gap to number four Tottenham Hotspur rose to two points, which means that Arsenal no longer has control over the acquisition of CL tickets.

Compared to the lost duel with Tottenham (3-0) manager Mikel Arteta changed his team in various positions. At the front left, Gabriel Martinelli was replaced by Emile Smith Rowe. In the rear, the absence of the suspended Rob Holding was covered by Ben White, while Cedric had to make way for Nuno Tavares. Newcastle was the parent in the first act and created the greatest opportunity.

Ten minutes before the halftime whistle, Allan Saint-Maximin delivered an excellent shot into the bottom left corner after a brilliant solo, but goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale saved with his fingertips. Arsenal’s best opportunity came from Bukayo Saka, whose shot was parried by goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. They were the only two goals before the halftime signal. In the second act, the entertainment value for the neutral spectator increased, although it was a painful spectacle for the Arsenal supporters.

The score was opened in the 55th minute of play. Saint-Maximin sent Joelinton deep down the flank, after which the Brazilian delivered a cross into the mouth of Ramsdale. Even before Wilson could tap in, White had already worked the leather into his own goal: 1-0. The damage continued to mount five minutes before the end of regular time. After a deep pass from Dan Burn, Ramsdale managed to intercept the ball, but with his interception he put the leather at the feet of Bruno Guimarães. The latter then completed in a cool way: 2-0.

No. Team m W G V † Pnt
1 Manchester City 37 28 6 3 72 90
2 Liverpool 36 26 8 2 65 86
3 Chelsea 36 20 10 6 42 70
4 Tottenham Hotspur 37 21 5 11 24 68
5 Arsenal 37 21 3 13 9 66
6 Manchester United 37 16 10 11 1 58
7 West Ham United 37 16 8 13 11 56
8 Wolverhampton W. 37 15 6 16 -3 51
9 Leicester City 36 13 9 14 0 48
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 11 15 11 -4 48
11 Brentford 37 13 7 17 -7 46
12 Newcastle United 37 12 10 15 -19 46
13 Crystal Palace 36 10 15 11 4 45
14 Aston Villa 36 13 5 18 -1 44
15 Southampton 36 9 13 14 -20 40
16 Everton 36 10 6 20 -20 36
17 Leeds United 37 8 11 18 -38 35
18 Burnley 36 7 13 16 -18 34
19 Watford 37 6 5 26 -42 23
20 Norwich City 37 5 7 25 -56 22