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Arsenal regain top of Premiership on Chelsea ruins

Arsenal regain top of Premiership on Chelsea ruins

The Gunners regained the winning tone by beating Chelsea (3-1) at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday in the 34th round of the Premier League.


Arsenal regain top of Premiership on Chelsea ruins



Arsenal's hat-trick was Martin Odegaard (18), (31) and Gabriel Jesus (34), while Chelsea's only goal was Noni Maduiki (65).


With that result, the two sides temporarily regained top of the Premiership standings, taking their tally to 78 points, while the Blues froze at 39 points in 12th place.


The Gunners started the game hard and almost opened the scoring early in the fourth minute, after Azbuckwit misfired to return a ball to Kepa, to be decimated by Xhaka and volleying straight from inside the 6-yard zone, the Spanish goalkeeper brilliant in the tackle.


Arsenal reappeared in the 15th minute, rising from Saka for a cross from the left side, with a header narrowly blocked by Kepa.


Arsenal regain top of Premiership on Chelsea ruins



The Gunners opened the scoring in the 18th minute, after Xhaka sent a ground cross from the left side, followed by Odegaard with a direct shot from inside the area that hit the crossbar and found the net.


Chelsea missed a chance to adjust the score in the 25th minute, with Chilwell receiving a layup during which he outscored Saka and Brammsdale singled out, firing a ball from inside the area, the Gunner guard shone in keeping it out to a corner.


The Gunners added a second goal in the 31st minute similar to the goal, following up Odegaard's other ground cross from the left side inside the area from Xhaka, firing a direct ball that found the net.


The Gunners went on to strike Chelsea by adding a third goal in the 34th minute, after Chelsea's defence had stalled to clear a ball into the area, paving against Jesus, who hit a powerful shot that set up Kepa's net, ending the first half with a Gunner (3-0) lead.




The Gunners tried to add an early fourth goal in the second half, rising from Gabriel for a cross from a corner in the 51st minute, firing Silva's header away from the line.


Arsenal's attacking deluge continued, with Xhaka manipulating Fofana in the 53rd minute, before hitting a ground ball from inside the area, Kepa shone to a corner.


From that corner, Jesus followed an erroneously distanced ball from Chelsea's defence in the 6-yard zone, hitting a volley on the birdie that went weirdly up the bar.


In the 56th minute, Saka received a piña from Odegaard inside the area, hitting a ground ball blocked by Kepa.



The Gunners tried to add an early fourth goal in the second half, rising from Gabriel for a cross from a corner in the 51st minute, firing Silva's header away from the line.


Arsenal's attacking deluge continued, with Xhaka manipulating Fofana in the 53rd minute, before hitting a ground ball from inside the area, Kepa shone to a corner.


From that corner, Jesus followed an erroneously distanced ball from Chelsea's defence in the 6-yard zone, hitting a volley on the birdie that went weirdly up the bar.


In the 56th minute, Saka received a piña from Odegaard inside the area, hitting a ground ball blocked by Kepa.


The Gunners took advantage of the total absence of any reaction from Chelsea to continue the attack, with a powerful shot from Saka from the region's borders in the 57th minute, passing a little to the adjacent to the post.


Chelsea cut the deficit in the 65th minute, after Kovacic sent Maduike through a distinctive edge inside the area, singling out Bramsdale and slotting home.


Arsenal regain top of Premiership on Chelsea ruins


Arsenal regain top of Premiership on Chelsea ruins




After a period of calm, Arsenal reappeared in the 84th minute, with a powerful shot from Odegaard from inside the area, blocked by Kepa.


Ziyech sought to leave the footprint in the second minute of injury time, with a shot from outside the area that went away from goal.


Havertz followed with a powerful shot from inside the area in the third minute of injury time, held by Ramsdale to end the meeting with Arsenal's (3-1) victory.

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