Granit Xhaka brain drop – red card after strangulation

Of: Daniel Bergholm

Published: December 13, 2020 at 9:34 p.m.
Updated: December 13, 2020 at 10:35 p.m.

Granit Xhaka suffered a concussion and red card after dominating Ashley Westwood of Burnley.

Then Arsenal lost the match after a deadly own goal.

– He’s so weak. Incur an expulsion in this way. You just shouldn’t do that, says Viasat expert Glenn Strömberg.

After a good start to the second half for Arsenal, who went for the lead goal at home to Burnley, conditions changed when midfielder Granit Xhaka lost his head. In a midfield duel, Xhaka took over Ashley Westwood on the opposing team. At first he received a yellow card, but after a VAR review the color of the card changed to direct red.

“So weak against the team”

– Let an experienced player like Xhaka put his team into this problem. He’s so weak against the team, the leaders, his teammates and the fans and everything. Incur an expulsion in this way. You just shouldn’t do that, says Viasat expert Glenn Strömberg in the broadcast.

It is not the first time this season that an Arsenal player has done something similar. A few games ago Nicolas Pepé Leeds topped Ezgjan Alioski and also showed himself after a VAR review.

– Given the conditions, this card was even worse. When you haven’t won four games, you won’t be able to. We were in control of the match until then, but if you do, you give the match to the opponents. A stupid card, says coach Mikel Arteta on the Viasat broadcast.

Worst since 1959

As if it couldn’t be worse for Arsenal and the already pressured coach, team captain Pierre Emerick Aubameyang scored an own goal from a corner with a quarter remaining.

The match ended 0-1 for Burnley and Arsenal’s cancer in the league continues. The Gunners have lost four straight home games, which is their worst top league home result since December 1959. The team is 15th in the Premier League.

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Leicester won at home against Brighton 3-0. The hero of the match was James Maddison, who scored two goals where his second goal was the great treasure of the match when he launched a beautifully placed shot into the far corner. The victory takes them to a third place in the table to one point behind league leaders Tottenham.

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Published: December 13, 2020 at 9:34 p.m.

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