Arsenal have done it again,flogging Newcastle 4:1 in a game that I thought was going to be very tough.Arsenal dominated the game through out the match,but in the late hours of the match,Joe Willock was able to break the deadlock of not scoring at Emirates stadium for about a decade.The game ended 4:1 in favour of Arsenal,and I believe this one must be a boost of confidence to the Gunners whom suffered defeat in Champions league against FC Porto.The gunners now seat one point behind City and two points behind Liverpool,so the three horse title race is still very active.
I knew Newcastle United was an easy match for Arsenal to win because Newcastle United have been struggling recently to win their matches in the Premier League. With this 4-1 against Newcastle United, the point difference between Liverpool, Manchester City, and Arsenal remains the same, and the Premier League title race is still open for Manchester City or Arsenal to win if Liverpool fails to win it.
It is not surprising that Arsenal can win the match against Newcastle. The reason is that this season Newcastle is not in good form. The reason is, currently in the Premier League standings, Newcastle is only in 8th position with 11 defeats, 4 draws and 11 wins from the 26 matches that Newcastle has played. So, Newcastle's performance this season is different from last season. The reason is, last season Newcastle was able to finish in 4th place in the Premier League by achieving 19 wins, 14 draws and only 5 defeats from the 38 matches played by Newcastle. So if you look at the comparison, Newcastle this season has experienced a very significant decline in performance. So it is natural that Arsenal can beat Newcastle with lots of goals in that match.
And talking about competition in the top 3 of the Premier League. The difference in points between the three clubs (Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal) is very small. So for these 3 clubs, just one draw or one loss can result in their competitiveness being reduced very significantly. That's why for these 3 clubs winning is an absolute must in every match, if they want to continue competing to finish at the top of the Premier League standings.
And for today's Livervool and Manchester City schedule
Liverpool VS Chelsea
Manchester City VS Bournemouth
This match will be very interesting. So don't forget to watch the match.