{"id":5865,"date":"2026-11-01T19:45:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T19:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/01\/epl-havertzs-solitary-goal-earns-arsenal-victory-against-liverpool\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T19:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T19:45:52","slug":"epl-havertzs-solitary-goal-earns-arsenal-victory-against-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/01\/epl-havertzs-solitary-goal-earns-arsenal-victory-against-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Havertz&#8217;s Solitary Goal Earns Arsenal Victory Against Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League table after securing a historic 1\u20130 victory over Liverpool at Anfield, marking their first away win against the Reds in 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>Kai Havertz\u2019s early 16th-minute strike proved to be the decisive goal as the defending champions withstood intense pressure to earn three vital points, moving three points clear of Manchester City at the summit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/bassey-laments-missed-chances-in-fulhams-stalemate-against-aston-villa\/\">Bassey Laments Missed Chances In Fulham\u2019s Stalemate Against Aston Villa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The victory represents a massive statement of intent in Arsenal\u2019s quest to retain their title. With Manchester City facing potential point deductions pending the outcome of over 100 alleged Premier League financial rule breaches, the Gunners dealt a severe blow to Liverpool, widely viewed as one of their primary title rivals this season.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat leaves fifth-placed Liverpool nine points off the pace and facing a steep climb to re-enter the title race.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/awoniyi-reflects-on-first-coventry-city-goal\/\">Awoniyi Reflects On First Coventry City Goal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The performance served as the perfect response to manager Mikel Arteta, who had issued a scathing criticism of his squad following their midweek League Cup exit to fourth-tier Fleetwood.<\/p>\n<p>Havertz, who was among the main culprits for missed chances in that shock defeat, redeemed himself quickly by coolly finishing a precise low cross from Declan Rice to put the visitors ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League table after securing a historic 1\u20130 victory over Liverpool at Anfield, marking their first away win against the Reds in 14&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}