Norwegian Martin Odegaard led the win at Carrow Road against Arsenal’s Norwich (0-5) that sits in the Premier Champions League zone that this Sunday played on ‘Boxing Day’, the nineteenth matchday. Mikel Arteta’s painting capitalized on the inspiration of the former Real Madrid player, who set the right pace for the clash, especially in the first half, and the languor of his adversary, bottom of the classification.
Six minutes later the London team took the lead when Bukayo Saka took advantage of a great pass from Odegaard to beat Angus Gunn. On the brink of halftime, the Norwegian midfielder assisted Kieran Tierney who scored the second. The outlook did not change afterwards. The Norwich, last in the table, lacked reaction capacity. It was Saka who scored again. He made the third after receiving a ball from Alexander Lacazette who signed the fourth, from a penalty, for a foul inside the area by Ozan Kabak.
In added time, Arsenal rounded off their fourth straight win through Emile Smith Rowe who took advantage of a loose ball inside the area to beat Gunn for the fifth time. It was somewhat suspenseful, until it was validated by the VAR. Arsenal reflected their improvement with a win that places them in fourth place in the standings, six points ahead of Tottenham, fifth, and three of the third, Chelsea.
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