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Arsenal 1-0 Ipswich Town: Havertz Strike Sends Gunners Second

Kai Havertz settled the Arsenal vs Ipswich match with his sixth goal in seven Premier League appearances against newly promoted opposition, while the Gunners have now won their last 13 home games against such opponents. Read match report here

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Kai Havertz scored the only goal as Arsenal climbed to second in the Premier League table with a narrow 1-0 victory over Ipswich Town. (Key Events | Points Table | Full Coverage)

The German's seventh strike of the season proved enough for the hosts at the Emirates Stadium, while condemning their opponents to a fifth defeat in six matches.

Arsenal broke the deadlock midway through the first half with Havertz in the right place to turn in Leandro Trossard's inviting cross.

Gabriel Magalhaes saw a golden opportunity go begging when he headed wide from three yards out바카라 웹사이트just after the hour mark, but the Gunners were untroubled as they eased to victory.

Mikel Arteta's side leapfrog Chelsea and Nottingham Forest to go second, six points behind leaders Liverpool - albeit having played an additional game.

Ipswich, meanwhile, remain 19th, three points adrift of 17th-placed Wolves.

Data Debrief: Four straight home shutouts바카라 웹사이트for the Gunners

No side has kept more clean sheets (seven) or conceded fewer goals (16) in the Premier League this season than Arsenal, while they have now registered four successive home clean sheets in the league for the first time since December 2021.

Havertz settled the contest with his sixth goal in his last seven Premier League appearances against newly promoted opposition, while Arsenal have now won their last 13 home games against such opponents.

As for Ipswich, they recorded just three shots. Of바카라 웹사이트the seven occasions of a side managing three or fewer attempts바카라 웹사이트in a Premier League game this season, three have been against Arsenal, all this month (also Fulham and Everton, two바카라 웹사이트shots each).

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