Nketiah Scores Hat-trick, Arsenal Wins 5-0 To Lower Man City

Arsenal beat Sheffield United 5-0 in the English Premier League match. Twitter @Arsenal)

JAKARTA - Arsenal won 4-0 over Sheffield United in the English Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, Saturday, October 28 evening WIB. Striker Eddie Nketiah scored a hat-trick that led Arsenal to second place and forced Manchester City to step down to third.

The competition remains tight at the top. Arsenal overshadowed Tottenham Hotspur's next door perched at the top of the standings after a win over Sheff. United.

The success of adding three points made Arsenal improve their position. Now, the Gunners who got 24 points rose to second place. They are two points adrift of Tottenham who won 2-1 the day before over Crystal Palace.

Meanwhile, Man City, who had time to the top of the standings, continued to play. They stopped in third place with 21 points. However, Man City can improve his position if they beat his neighbor, Manchester United, in Manchester Derby at Old Trafford, Sunday, October 29 evening WIB.

If Arsenal make it up the rankings after setting a record of never losing in the last five games, on the other hand, Sheff. United are further down at the bottom of the standings. Sheff. United, who only have one point, are in danger of returning to the Championship Division next season.

In that duel, Arsenal showed maximum focus. Mikel Arteta's team fully controlled the game and Sheff. United did not fight back.

Only Arsenal's attack could only give results after Nketiah scored a goal in the 29th minute. The goal started with Declan Rice giving Nketiah a pass.

He had time to control the ball and then outwit defender Sheff. United before beating goalkeeper Wesley Foderingham. Score 1-0 to Arsenal and stay until the end of the first half. 'In the second half, Arsenal continued to play attacking to see the lead. Their attacks repeatedly threatened the opponent's goal.

When the game just entered the 50th minute, Nketiah broke into Sheff United's goal again after using a wild ball.

Only referee Tim Robinson had time to review the incident via VAR. After observing the VAR footage, the referee set the goal valid.

Not long ago or to be precise in the 58th minute, Nketiah completed the hat-trick after scoring the third goal. This time, Emile Smith Rowe gave an assist completed by Nketiah.

Arsenal were unstoppable even though they were 3-0 up. They added again from the penalty spot in the 87th minute.

Penalti diberikan setelah midfielder Oliver Norwood melakukan pelanggaran terhadap Fabio Vieira. Wasit langsung menunjuk titik putih dan Vieira menyelesaikan eksekusi itu.

Arsenal are still not satisfied. Towards the end of the match, Japanese national team players Takehiro Tomiyasu confirmed Assenal's advantage. Tomiyasu's goal was confirmed in the 90+6 minute and Arsenal closed the match with a score of 5-0.