Arsenal vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Gunners’ run riot after White and Havertz goals
Arsenal 5-0 Chelsea: Kai Havertz and Ben White both scored twice as the Gunners go three points clear at the top of the table
Arsenal moved three points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table with a blistering 5-0 victory over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.
Mikel Arteta’s men dominated from the get-go but couldn’t make full use of a first 45 minutes of controlled play despite Leandro Trossard’s fourth minute opener. He was fed the ball by Declan Rice then smoked the ball home at the near post.
After the break, the Gunners turned up the heat with Ben White latching onto a deflected shot from Rice and Kai Havertz lifting a fine finish over the goalkeeper to put Arsenal clear. Havertz then added a fourth with a guided finish to the bottom corner before White volleyed a beautifully dainty pass from Martin Odegaard into the top corner.
For Chelsea it was a night to forget but Arsenal took advantage of playing first this week and now Liverpool and Manchester City must respond if they hope to avoid dropping points in the title race.
Relive the updates from Arsenal vs Chelsea in tonight’s live blog below and get the latest match odds and tips, here
Kick off! Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea
Chelsea get the ball rolling at the Emirates Stadium. They send the ball bck to Dorde Petrovic who boots it over to the left side of the pitch.
There’s a battle in the air which is won by Arsenal. Ben White then slips a pass into Kai Havertz who sprints in behind. He goes down in the box under pressure and wants a penalty but the offside flag goes up.
Quick start to this one.
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Here come the teams.
The players make their way out onto the pitch at the Emirates Stadium. Should Chelsea win tonight they’ll move up into the European places, Arsenal will go clear at the top of the table with a victory.
Kick off is up next...
Pre-match thoughts from Mauricio Pochettino
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino speaking to TNT Sports: “It’s a difficult time. Because of the circumstance never help us to be solid and to be in a position on the level we wanted. It is difficult to match the history of Chelsea.
“We are a young team that need to learn, need to improve, need to know what it means to be professional.
“[It is important to] not only to be motivated or to give your best when you play against big teams. We need time. Time to be better and improved.”
Pre-match thoughts from Mikel Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaking to TNT Sports: “There is no time, no room for complacency. We know we will have to be really good to earn the right to beat this team and keep fighting.
“After the defeat we had here against Villa and the run we had, winning 10 out of 11 we were still not top. We have to keep fighting.”
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