Title hopefuls Arsenal rode a Kai Havertz goal to a 1-0 win over Ipswich Town at the Emirates Stadium in a dominant but finish-challenged affair.

Arsenal moved up to second in the Premier League and within six points of Liverpool after a largely trouble-free, if slightly pedestrian, 1-0 win at home to struggling Ipswich Town on a chilly night in North London on Friday.

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By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Arsenal moved up to second in the Premier League and within six points of Liverpool after a largely trouble-free, if slightly pedestrian, 1-0 win at home to struggling Ipswich Town on a chilly night in north London on Friday.

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Arsenal moved up to second place in the Premier League with a 1-0 home win against Ipswich on Friday. Mikel Arteta’s side is six points behind leader Liverpool, which has a game in hand. Second-bottom Ipswich had won two of its last three away games but was up against it from the start at the Emirates.

ARSENAL MOVED INTO second place in the Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Ipswich Town at the Emirates. In their final fixture of 2024, Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the game midway through the opening period.

Arsenal defeated Ipswich Town the day after Boxing Day moving up to second in the Premier League. Arsenal righted the wrongs from the last league game at home against Everton failing to break down a staunch defense.