ARSENAL denied Liverpool the chance to win the Premier League title this afternoon with a dominant 4-0 win at Ipswich.
Though the victory came at a cost with Bukayo Saka limping off in the second half and receiving ice to his leg after a horror lunge from Leif Davis, which the Ipswich defender was red carded for.
Leandro Trossard was on the double alongside strikes from Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri as the Gunners ran riot.
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- Ipswich starting XI: Palmer; Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Johnson, Enciso, Clarke; Hirst
- Arsenal starting XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Rice, Merino, Odegaard; Saka, Martinelli, Trossard
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Period to define fortunes for Arsenal
The next five games will decide whether The Gunners are going to end this season with any silverware at all:
Martin continues to pull strings
Arsenal’s skipper Martin Odegaard seemed to have the freedom of Portman Road as nobody got close to him throughout the game.
It never pans out well for sides who give the Norwegian time and space on the ball.
Try as he might, he could not get himself on the scoresheet but being the team player that he is, the win is all that matters.
Credit: Getty Gunners keeping Reds’ honest
Victory at Portman Road saw Arsenal move to within ten points of league leaders Liverpool.
With five games remaining, it is highly unlikely The Gunners will be able to catch Arne Slot’s side.
They will want to keep on winning and take this title race as far in the season as possible.
Belgian treats at Portman Road
Leandro Trossard was the standout player for Arsenal this afternoon.
His intelligent runs into pockets of space caused constant problems for the hosts.
The Belgian forward even managed to get two goals for himself as well.
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Routine work for The Gunners at Portman Road.
They dominated the game from start to finish.
Even before the Ipswich red card, there only ever seemed like there was going to be one outcome here.
FT: Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal
The referee brings the game to a close.
A comfortable victory for Mikel Arteta’s side.
It has been a good week for The Gunners.
Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal
90+2. Saka is sat on the bench with an ice pack attached to his ankle.
Not the sort of sight Gunners’ fans want to see.
He could have scored a hat-trick today if he had brought his shooting boots.
Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal
90. The Tractor Boys will be glad to see the end of this game.
Once Davis was shown a red card, this stopped being a contest.
We are going to have four added minutes.
Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal
88. Odegaard slides a pass to Nwaneri in space.
He turns onto his left foot and fires a shot off.
It takes a massive deflection off O’Shea and wrong foots the keeper.
No danger of it being given to the Arsenal man, his effort seemed to be going well wide.
Own goal – Dara O’Shea (Ipswich)
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal
86. Zinchenko steps up to take the free-kick but drills it straight into the wall.
The Gunners get it out wide and it played into Odegaard.
He tries to beat Palmer at his near post but it strikes the woodwork.
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal
84. This has been an a Sunday afternoon stroll for Arsenal.
Their defence have been tested rarely.
Morsey is penalised for a foul on Zinchenko.
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal
82. Ipswich are dropping deep, looking to get numbers behind the ball.
It has been the tactic for the majority of this game, trying to invite Arsenal to try and break them down.
Trossard is replaced by Bulter-Oyedeji.
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80. Lewis-Skelly is the latest player to try and get a shot off in the box.
Once again, Ipswich manage to get bodies in front of the ball to get an important block in.
Hirst and Cajuste are placed by Luongo and Delap.
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal
78. No doubt both sides would take the final whistle right now.
Arsenal have achieved their goal, to keep the pressure on Liverpool.
Well, as much as being thirteen points behind can be considered as pressure.
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal
76. Delap seems to warming up on the touchline.
He may ask more questions of the Arsenal defence than Hirst has.
Sterling tries to make a run into the box but is dispossessed.
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal
74. Arteta opting to rotate his squad now.
He could have it done it some time ago but seemed intent on getting that third goal.
Ipswich are just focussed on trying to keep this scorelinne respectable.
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal
72. The travelling fans are enjoying their day out in Suffolk.
Most of these Ipswich fans wish they had opted for that Easter egg hunt with the family now.
Sterling and Tierney are coming on for Rice and Martinelli.
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70. Well if Ipswich had any ambitions of getting back into this game, they are completely extinguished now.
Rice plays a great reverse pass into Trossard, who checks onto his right foot and drills it into the bottom corner.
Poor defending from the hosts again as nobody is touch tight on the Belgian.
Goal – Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal
68. Rice bursts forward down the flank.
He lays it off to Odegaard but his pass is intercepted.
Arsenal recycle it and Rice wins the visitors another corner.
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal
66. It would be astonishing if Arsenal do not score anymore goals in this game.
With Ipswich just defending now, this game has turned into a real non-event.
Martinelli tries a left-footed shot but it deflects wide for a corner.
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal
64. As Ipswich come forward, it is collected by Raya.
He looks to get it out quickly but runs into an opposing player.
The referee awards a free-kick, for what, is another question.
View from SunSport’s Jordan Davies at Portman Road
Bukayo Saka is getting his ankle wrapped in ice on the bench here after being subbed.
Mikel Arteta will hope it is just precautionary as the England winger was able to play another 12 minutes in the second half before coming off, but it is not a good look.
You would not be surprised if Saka was now rested for the mid-week clash at home to Crystal Palace.
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal
62. Greaves does well to block another shot.
Odegaard continues to pull the strings in the middle of the park.
Martinelli clips a cross into the box but it is headed clear.
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