Arsenal beat Hull City 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium, moving the defending champions six points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Martin Odegaard scored the only goal after 72 minutes. He reacted quickest after Kostas Tzolakis saved Noni Madueke’s effort.
Odegaard settles the match
Odegaard’s goal secured Arsenal’s 1-0 victory, with Hull City failing to score at the Emirates Stadium.
Arteta praises Madueke’s response
Mikel Arteta praised Noni Madueke’s response to a difficult start to the season. Arteta said: “That’s the second part of the story – the first is that you need to earn the right to be able to do that. Noni did that, he reacted to not playing often, went away, started to train and was a different Noni. He wasn’t going to accept that situation, he meant business, and since then he has been incredible. Now you are in that position, he needs to hone and improve it, so let’s see if he can do that.”
Madueke registered five successful dribbles and created several opportunities against Hull. Sky Sports reported that he is averaging 3.57 chances created per 90 minutes.
Madueke’s season context
Bukayo Saka is unavailable. Earlier in the season, a January exit for Madueke was being discussed.
CaughtOffside reported in September that Atletico Madrid and Juventus were monitoring Madueke’s situation after his limited Premier League involvement. CaughtOffside also reported that Madueke’s passing accuracy, crossing and dribble success have all improved compared with last season.
