Rather than celebrating after scoring the first goal against Tottenham, Arsenal's players were thinking about the next play. As the players huddled together, there was a glimmer of why they are number one.
Tottenham Hotspur is down 0-3 at home to Arsenal in the 35th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 10 p.m. ET on Aug. 28.
Arsenal is in first place in the Premier League with 77 points after four games and Tottenham is in fifth place with 60 points after 32 games. Arsenal are in a tight title race with Manchester City, who have played one game less and are one point behind, while Tottenham are also in a battle for fourth place with Aston Villa, who have played three more games and are 67 points behind, with a Champions League spot up for grabs.
Spurs head coach Enzi Postecoglou named a starting lineup for the match that included Guglielmo Vicario in goal, Ben Davies, Christian Romero, Micky Vanderboven, and Pedro Foro in a back four from left to right, Emile-Pierre Hojbjerg and Rodrigo Bentancur in midfield, Dejan 메이저토토사이트 Kulusebski and Timo Werner on either wing, James Maddison in attacking midfield, and Heung-min Son up front.
Arsenal had all of their key players on the field, including Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Takehiro Tomiyasu, and William Salaba.
Arsenal showed why they are a top contender right from the start. In the 15th minute, Arsenal's Bukayo Saka's left-footed corner kick from the left was headed home by Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg at the near post, leading to an own goal for Spurs.
After that, Arsenal's response was impressive. Arsenal immediately gathered in a circle for a meeting. We can assume that they were discussing what style to play with a 1-0 lead.
They're meeting to react quickly to the situation. It's easy to see why Arsenal are number one.
Meanwhile, Tottenham had conceded two more goals in the 27th minute, one to Victor Moses and the other to Kai Havertz, to go 0-3 down.
