After Manchester City endured a shock 2-1 defeat to Brentford, Arsenal capitalised by beating Wolves 2-0 and extending their lead at the top of the Premier League table by five points.
At one point, it seemed as if the Gunners were set to undergo a similar fate to the Sky Blues, as the scores were tied at 0-0 in the 2nd half.
However, a brace from skipper Martin Odegaard has ensured that the North Londoners have a sizeable gap above City heading into the upcoming World Cup.
Throughout the ongoing season, the popular opinion has remained that while Arsenal are punching above their weight, winning the title remains out of the question due to the winning machine that is Manchester City.
However, Mikel Arteta’s men continue to defy expectations by putting points on the board on a weekly basis, while the Premier League champions have already faltered on a handful of occasions this term.
Former Aston Villa striker and active pundit, Gabriel Agbonlahor has discussed why he thinks Arsenal can win the title.
“Yes, they can [win the Premier League]”, he told talkSPORT.
Agbonlahor continued, “I feel that, we’ve been doing this show since the start of the season and every week, everyone’s been saying, ‘Oh, they’ll bottle it next week, it’s only 7 games, it’s only 8 games, it’s only 10 games, you can’t look at the table yet.”
“They’ve played 13 games and if they win tonight [before Arsenal’s 2-0 win against Wolves], it’ll be 14 games, same as Manchester City and they’ll be 5 points clear. And like you [Jamie O’Hara] said to me just, last season against Manchester City, they were hard done by in the game at the Emirates.”
As the cliché suggests, the league table does not lie and as things stand, Arsenal are best-placed to become the champions of England.
