Arsenal placed himself in the fourth round of the EFL Cup while Ebelechi’s first goal for the club helped to win a 2-0 victory in Port Vale de League One.
Having been held in a potentially harmful 1-1 draw of Manchester City in the Premier League last Sunday, the Gunners rediscovered the winning feeling in a competition in which they reached the semi-finals last season.
They only needed eight minutes to break the dead end whilebe opened his account for the club.
However, the valves did not open themselves, the hosts of Darren Moore worthy of great credit for the way in which they managed to hold Arsenal to the bay thereafter.
Arsenal’s frustration was attenuated late, however, Leandro Trossard scored his second goal of the season after scoring the Champions League against Bilbao Athletic last week, which strikes the murder of all perspective of Mikel Arteta’s men suffering from a dramatic upheaval in their attempt to win the EFL Cup for the first time since 1993.
Port Vale V Arsenal
Eze took its chance to open the score with a consumed ease, collecting the low ball of Myles Lewis-Skelly in the box and sliding coldly in the lower corner to the left.
The foreseeable domination of Arsenal’s position did not give too many possibilities to add in their advance until Eze reduced to the goal in the 36th minute.
Mikel Merino, who had previously headed for a Bukayo Saka cross, played Eze, but Joe Gauci was equal to the effort of the striker of England.
Port Vale remained admirably obstinate in the second half without threatening the objective of the arsenal, although Devante Cole made an effort on the transverse bar from the outside of the area 14 minutes from the end of normal time.
But the resistance of the hosts was finally broken 10 minutes later when Trossard hung on to a long ball in front of William Saliba and obtained time and space to climb forward and shoot beyond a defenseless Gauci.
Their secure progress, Arsenal’s attention will return to the Premier League Matters and a confrontation with Newcastle United, who beat the Gunners in the EFL Cup semi-finals last season on the way to win the trophy.
Arsenal has entered this match with a single defeat still in his name in all competitions, but, after an unconvincing projection against the third level opposition, Arteta will know more necessary on his side if they want to get back on the right track in the League in St James’ Park.
