ARSENAL RULES AND MORE THREE-WAY WINS – Main Division Coverage – Matches, Transfer News, and More!

Arsenal, the biggest joke of the Premier League, traveled north to Middlesbrough in an attempt to get their third win in two months. Boro are unbeaten in their last 4 home games against Arsenal (W2 D2) – although they haven’t met at the Riverside since 2008. Arsenal looked to break the Boro backline for the first half, constantly creating chances before a crucial chance arrived. near the end of the first half. In the 42nd minute, Arsenal were awarded a free kick which Alexis Sanchez calmly took, curling in to put them ahead just before the break. Only Thierry Henry (12) has scored more direct free-kick goals in the PL for Arsenal than Alexis Sanchez. Sanchez’s goal was Arsenal’s 3000th goal in English league football, the 2nd side to achieve that figure (behind Man United with 3226). However, their joy was short lived as Boro equalized in the 50th minute. Stewart Downing went on an explosive run down the right wing before cutting back inside and delivering a superb ball to Alvaro Negredo who leveled for Boro. Negredo has scored 5 of 13 PL home goals this season, with no other player scoring more than 2. Despite conceding an equaliser, Arsenal continued to press forward, seeking the winning goal they found in the 71st minute to score. Sanchez picked out Aaron Ramsey in the box who turned the ball down to Mesut Ozil. Ozil then made no mistake and drilled the ball into the near post. Ozil has been involved in four goals in his last four Premier League games (2 goals, 2 assists); he also made four tackles in the game, his highest ever in a Premier League match, last doing so against Man City in December 2015. Middlesbrough remain in the relegation zone and have conceded more PL goals against Arsenal than as they had against any other. side (64 in 30 games). Arsenal, on the other hand, return to winning ways, returning to the top six ahead of Everton. But, don’t get your hopes up Arsenal fans. Three of Arsenal’s last four league wins have come against teams currently in the relegation zone.