Chelsea and Arsenal staged an exciting London derby that ended in a ‘gunner’ win at Stamford Bridge. Mikel Arteta’s team ended their losing streak with three consecutive defeats and recorded one of the wins that would boost the team’s spirit before the match to get into the Champions League, which was more intense than ever.
Arsenal, thanks to a brace from Nketiah and goals from Smith Rowe and Saka, got three points to level Tottenham for fourth place.
Gifts and goals
The first half of this London derby was a party, with attacks dominating the defenses and, above all, the goalkeepers, who were almost non-existent. Up to four goals were seen before reaching the break, in which Chelsea washed Arsenal’s advantage up to twice.
The first came with a resounding Christensen mistake. The Danish center-back, wanted by FC Barcelona, wanted to give way to his goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, however delivery was lacking and it became easy for Nketiah (13 ‘).
The ‘blues’ didn’t take long to respond, with little luck, as Werner’s shot hit Xhaka and missed a slow Ramsdale (17 ’).
The ‘gunners’ would warn with a shot from Nketiah from a pass from Saka before scoring the second with a delicatessen from Smith Rowe. The Englishman received a sweet from Odegaard and passed into the net to put Arsenal back in the lead (27 ‘).
But as usual, Chelsea soon responded. This time it was Azpilicueta who wore a ‘9’ and determined which center forward after Mount’s pass (32 ’).
Nketiah Double
In order not to lose the thread of the game, the second half will start with a new defensive facility, in this case with Sarr. The Chelsea defender was late on the court and gifted the ball to Nketiah inside the area. It didn’t fail and made it 2-3 (57 ’).
The script, however, will change, as this time the ‘blues’ will no longer be able to compete with Arsenal’s new advantage, which they sentenced in the last minutes to a debatable penalty from Azpilicueta to Saka, who did not hesitate. and put the icing on the cake for the ‘gunners’.
Source: La Verdad
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