Arsenal Worsen Norwich's Record On Boxing Day: 8 Games Without A Win

JAKARTA - Arsenal buried Norwich City's dream of winning their first Boxing Day match in the English Premier League. The Gunners crushed their opponent with a score of 5-0 at Carrow Road Stadium on Sunday.

Bukayo Saka scored a brace, followed by goals from Kieran Tierney, Alexandre Lacazette, and Emile Smith-Rowe which gave Arsenal the win, while worsening Norwich's winless record in eight Premier League Boxing Day appearances.

Quoting Antara, the record of four consecutive wins recorded by Mikel Arteta's foster children made Arsenal strengthen its position in fourth place with a collection of 35 points.

Meanwhile, Norwich, who have lost four in a row in a record six games without a win, are increasingly stuck at the bottom of the table with ten points, according to the Premier League's official website.

The game was not even six minutes old when Arsenal took the lead over the hosts through Saka's punt after receiving a cross from Martin Odegaard and coolly defrauded goalkeeper Angus Gunn with a shot into the far corner.

Norwich tried to match Arsenal's game but they struggled to find accurate passes in the final third of their attack and had to close the first half 2-0 down to their visitors with Tierney's goal just before half-time.

The Scotland full-back ran from midfield to meet Odegaard's cross with a fine touch before firing a shot beyond Gunn's reach.

Gabriel Martinelli, who has been in prolific form in Arsenal's last few games, thought he had added to the visitors' lead in the 61st minute with a long-range strike but the goal was ruled out as the linesman had already ruled he had been caught offside.

Six minutes later, Saka scored his second after receiving Lacazette's cross before darting into the penalty area and slotting the ball into the bottom left corner of the home net to increase Arsenal's lead to 3-0.

Arsenal's lead increased again in the 84th minute through Lacazette's penalty after the new Gunners captain was brought down by Ozan Kabak carelessly inside the area.

A minute into injury time, Smith-Rowe completed Arsenal's 5-0 win with a flick of the ball from Nicolas Pepe's shot, which was reviewed by VAR before being confirmed by referee Graham Scott.

Next, on Tuesday, Arsenal is scheduled to host Wolverhampton at the Emirates, while Norwich travels to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace.