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
Squad number1Player nameRamsdale
Squad number4Player nameWhite
Squad number15Player nameKiwior
Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
Squad number35Player nameZinchenko
Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
Squad number20Player nameJorginho
Squad number34Player nameXhaka
Squad number7Player nameSaka
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Squad number19Player nameTrossard
Squad number3Player nameTierney
Squad number5Player namePartey
Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli
Squad number16Player nameHolding
Squad number24Player nameNelson
Chelsea
Squad number1Player nameArrizabalaga
Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
Squad number33Player nameFofana
Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Squad number21Player nameChilwell
Squad number7Player nameKanté
Squad number5Player nameFernández
Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Squad number31Player nameMadueke
Squad number9Player nameAubameyang
Squad number17Player nameSterling
Squad number14Player nameChalobah
Squad number15Player nameMudryk
Squad number22Player nameZiyech
Squad number23Player nameGallagher
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
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Match ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1.
Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Ben White (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
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.
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.
Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Wesley Fofana.
Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Jorginho.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Gabriel Magalhães due to the fact that of an injury.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
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