A great counter from the Citizens ended with Haaland slotting past Raya early. Arsenal huffed and puffed but nothing worked until Eze lofted a long ball that sub Martinelli took past his marker and after running at the keeper put it between his legs for the equalizer. It was not what I was hoping for, but better than losing.
The EFL match with Port Vale was fairly routine. I'm not sure Vale had a shot on goal, or even a shot. They defended well but the Gunners bagged a goal in each half to progress. Brighton is up next in this tournament.
Newcastle gave us the usual difficult time at St James's Park, where we've lost 1-0 in our last three league games. That was the score at the half and deep into the second half, but this time the Geordies were scored on via an 84th minute Merino header off a short corner routine. The Magpies were defeated on another corner, Odegaard assisting (who else) Gabriel Magalhaes in the 96th minute. Most satisfying.
After Palace's well deserved win over Liverpool, we are two points off the lead, with Palace just a point behind us. We host Olympiacos midweek and then West Ham, and then there's the international break.
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