Since the Qatar World Cup last year, "Japan's three-goal king" Kaoru Mitonabashi has been in hot form. Yesterday, in Brighton's home match against Brentford, he scored his seventh goal of the season, setting a new single-season goal scoring record for a Japanese player in the English Premier League. Meanwhile, Premier League table-toppers Arsenal continued their seven-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory over Ritz United, maintaining a huge eight-point gap with second-placed Manchester City.
While Asian soccer's "Korean Crow" Son is having a bad season, Kaoru Sanfelt's outstanding play has attracted a lot of attention. He came off the bench yesterday and scored his seventh goal of the season with a skillful shot from inside the penalty area, surpassing his predecessors Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki to become the Japanese player with the most goals in the EPL. However, the Seagulls eventually drew 3-3 with the Bees, despite going behind three times.
Arsenal England international Bukayo Saka and manager Mikel Arteta faced bottom-of-the-table Ritz United in their first game since being honored with the Premier League Player and Coach of the Month awards for March respectively. Saka was named on the bench for the first time in nearly 15 months due to illness, before making his debut in the second half. With Gabriel Jesus scoring twice, Arsenal continued their seven-match winning streak in the Premier League with a 4-1 victory.
Manchester City hosted the "Reds" Liverpool last night, and despite the absence of Norwegian winger Erling Haaland and English star Phil Foden due to injuries, the "Blue Moon" still had a lot to offer. Despite the absence of "Norwegian winger" Erling Haaland and English star Phil Foden due to injuries, the "Blue Moon" still managed to turn around the unfavorable situation of being scored by "Egyptian Crow" Mohamed Salah in the opening 17 minutes, and took the much-anticipated matchup between the giants by 4-1.
