Kai Havertz scored the main goal as Arsenal beat a difficult Ipswich Town side to climb to second in the Premier League.
The hosts guaranteed a 23rd-minute champ when Leandro Trossard got the ball wide on the left half of the penalty region and crossed for Havertz to tap in from short proximity.
Arsenal overwhelmed and had 83.5% of ownership in the initial period as Kieran McKenna's side, who seldom left their own half, hoped to baffle them.
Declan Rice twisted over from the edge of the crate, before Gabriel Jesus thought he had multiplied the lead when he pressed the ball between Arijanet Muric's legs, however the strike was precluded for offside.
Second-base Ipswich emerged for the last part with more plan, yet Liam Delap struggled against focus backs William Saliba and Gabriel absent a lot of karma.
Brazilian Gabriel got an opportunity to make the game more agreeable for the Arsenal, yet some way or another he headed wide from inside the six-yard box.
Havertz likewise botched a decent chance briefly goal, yet the German couldn't interface neatly following a Trossard header.
Triumph moved Arsenal inside six points of leaders Liverpool, who have a game close by, yet Mikel Arteta's side end the year as the main Premier League team still unbeaten at home.
SOURCE: BBC