Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea: Martin Odegaard double helps Arsenal back to top of Premier League

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Martin Odegaard celebrates his 2nd  extremity   against ChelseaMartin Odegaard has scored 4 goals successful his past 4 games for Arsenal

Arsenal delivered an emphatic informing that they stay superior rubric contenders arsenic they outclassed abysmal Chelsea astatine Emirates Stadium to instrumentality to the apical of the Premier League.

The Gunners had gone 4 league games without a triumph and were heavy beaten past clip retired astatine reigning champions Manchester City, who replaced them astatine the acme with triumph astatine Fulham connected Sunday.

Arsenal responded by producing a magnificent first-half display, racing into a 3-0 pb wrong 34 minutes courtesy of 2 crisp strikes by skipper Martin Odegaard and a scrambled decorativeness by Gabriel Jesus.

Chelsea, who fell to a sixth consecutive nonaccomplishment nether interim manager Frank Lampard, were thankful to goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga that the scoreline was not adjacent much embarrassing and adjacent pulled 1 backmost done Noni Madueke.

Arsenal, however, were ne'er successful superior information and are present 2 points wide of City, who person 2 games successful hand.

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Arsenal

  1. Squad number1Player nameRamsdale

  2. Squad number4Player nameWhite

  3. Squad number15Player nameKiwior

  4. Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães

  5. Squad number35Player nameZinchenko

  6. Squad number8Player nameØdegaard

  7. Squad number20Player nameJorginho

  8. Squad number34Player nameXhaka

  9. Squad number7Player nameSaka

  10. Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus

  11. Squad number19Player nameTrossard

  1. Squad number3Player nameTierney

  2. Squad number5Player namePartey

  3. Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli

  4. Squad number16Player nameHolding

  5. Squad number24Player nameNelson

Chelsea

  1. Squad number1Player nameArrizabalaga

  2. Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta

  3. Squad number33Player nameFofana

  4. Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva

  5. Squad number21Player nameChilwell

  6. Squad number7Player nameKanté

  7. Squad number5Player nameFernández

  8. Squad number8Player nameKovacic

  9. Squad number31Player nameMadueke

  10. Squad number9Player nameAubameyang

  11. Squad number17Player nameSterling

  1. Squad number14Player nameChalobah

  2. Squad number15Player nameMudryk

  3. Squad number22Player nameZiyech

  4. Squad number23Player nameGallagher

  5. Squad number29Player nameHavertz

Line-ups

Arsenal

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Ramsdale
  • 4White
  • 15Kiwior
  • 6GabrielSubstituted forHoldingat 85'minutes
  • 35ZinchenkoSubstituted forTierneyat 73'minutes
  • 8Ødegaard
  • 20JorginhoSubstituted forParteyat 86'minutes
  • 34Xhaka
  • 7SakaSubstituted forNelsonat 74'minutes
  • 9Gabriel Jesus
  • 19TrossardSubstituted forMartinelliat 59'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Tierney
  • 5Partey
  • 10Smith Rowe
  • 11Martinelli
  • 14Nketiah
  • 16Holding
  • 21Fábio Vieira
  • 24Nelson
  • 30Turner

Chelsea

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Arrizabalaga
  • 28Azpilicueta
  • 33FofanaSubstituted forChalobahat 86'minutes
  • 6Thiago Silva
  • 21Chilwell
  • 7Kanté
  • 5FernándezSubstituted forMudrykat 71'minutes
  • 8KovacicBooked astatine 80mins
  • 31MaduekeSubstituted forZiyechat 79'minutes
  • 9AubameyangSubstituted forHavertzat 45'minutes
  • 17SterlingSubstituted forGallagherat 71'minutesBooked astatine 90mins

Substitutes

  • 4Badiashile
  • 11João Félix
  • 12Loftus-Cheek
  • 14Chalobah
  • 15Mudryk
  • 16Mendy
  • 22Ziyech
  • 23Gallagher
  • 29Havertz

Referee:Robert Jones

Attendance:60,144

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1.

  2. Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1.

  3. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.

  4. Ben White (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  5. Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).

  6. Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.

  7. Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) with an effort from precise adjacent scope is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross.

  8. Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.

  9. Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.

  10. Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).

  11. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.

  12. Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).

  13. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.

  14. Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).

  15. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  16. Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Wesley Fofana.

  17. Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Jorginho.

  18. Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.

  19. Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Gabriel Magalhães due to the fact that of an injury.

  20. Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).

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