Premier League - Havertz scores as Arsenal beat Manchester City 5-1

The 24th round of the 2024/25 Premier League staged another focus battle. The "Gunners" Arsenal, sitting at the Emirates Stadium, relied on goals from Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Lewis Skelly, Havertz and Nwaneri to finally defeat the "Blue Moon" Manchester City 5-1.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal took the lead in organizing opportunities. Havertz took a long shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball was caught by Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega because the angle was too straight. In the 2nd minute, Manchester City defender Akanji made a mistake when passing the ball. Havertz received Rice's pass and passed it horizontally. Odegaard received it and shot into the goal, helping Arsenal get a dream start with a 1-0 lead.

In the 6th minute, Arsenal continued to attack. Odegaard passed the ball and Martinelli shot forward to score, but the goal was ruled invalid due to offside. In the 17th minute, Manchester City tried to counterattack. Marmus at the top of the penalty area received a pass from Savio and shot a long shot, but the ball was kicked away directly.

In the 23rd minute, Malmush took a corner kick, Gvardiol headed the ball, but Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya immediately blocked the ball. In the 26th minute, Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega made a mistake when kicking off, and Havertz got the ball but missed the goal.

In the 42nd minute, Gvardiol passed the ball to the penalty area, but Bernardo Silva could not touch the ball. Two minutes later, Manchester City continued to counterattack. Savio got the ball and shot at the defense. Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya immediately fell to the ground and saved the ball.

Arsenal wins 2 games in a row

In the 55th minute of the second half, Foden received a pass from Nunes and sent a straight pass. Savio received the ball and passed it to the front of the goal. Haaland took advantage of the momentum and shot the ball into the goal, helping Manchester City to tie the score 1-1. In the 56th minute, Foden made a mistake in passing the ball. Thomas Partey took the ball and shot from the top of the penalty area. The ball touched Stones and deflected into the net, helping Arsenal to take the lead again with 2-1.

In the 62nd minute, Rice made a diagonal pass from the left, Lewis Skelly received the ball and shot into the goal from the penalty area, helping Arsenal continue to lead Manchester City 3 to 1. In the 72nd minute, Manchester City arranged James McCarty and De Bruyne to replace Foden and Malmush respectively.

In the 76th minute, Martinelli ran to the penalty area and passed the ball. Havertz took the ball and adjusted a few steps before shooting it, helping Arsenal to further expand their lead to 4 to 1. In the 89th minute, Arsenal got a corner kick opportunity, and Timber headed the ball, but the ball went over the post.

In the second half stoppage time, Rice passed the ball, Nwaneri received it and scored a long shot from near the top of the penalty area, helping Arsenal to lead Manchester City 5-1.

In the end, Arsenal beat Manchester City 5-1 at home. After two consecutive wins, Arsenal is currently ranked second in the standings with 50 points, 6 points behind Liverpool, which is in first place.