Chelsea vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
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Bukayo Saka banished his Euro 2020 final penalty shoot-out ghosts by converting a spot-kick as Arsenal toppled Chelsea 4-2 to reignite their bid for a top-four Premier League finish.
The England forward slotted home his first-ever penalty for Arsenal to seal the Gunners’ vital win over the Blues, that drew Mikel Arteta’s men level with fourth-placed Tottenham in the table.
Saka missed the last penalty in England’s 3-2 shoot-out defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley last July.
The 20-year-old won the late spot-kick at Stamford Bridge by drawing a foul from Cesar Azpilicueta, and quickly insisted on taking the penalty himself.
Saka dismissed any nerves by side-footing home to boot, to put the seal on a crucial win for the Gunners.
Eddie Nketiah had twice seized upon slipshod defending to drive Arsenal into a 3-2 lead before Saka’s strike.
Nketiah capitalised on Andreas Christensen’s woefully under-hit back-pass for his first Arsenal goal in 367 days, to open the scoring in west London.
The 22-year-old forward later settled a scrappy but engrossing contest when three attempted Chelsea clearances landed the ball straight into his path and through on goal.
Timo Werner’s deflected effort had Chelsea level quickly after Nketiah’s first goal, with captain Azpilicueta then cancelling out a fine finish from Emile Smith Rowe before half-time.
The fatigued and off-kilter Blues were made to pay for a string of errors however, with £98million striker Romelu Lukaku again failing to fire.
Toni Rudiger’s absence with a minor groin problem destabilised Chelsea’s defence, and Christensen endured a night to forget.
The Denmark international was withdrawn at half-time in a below-par showing, but not even the peerless Thiago Silva could sharpen up the hosts.
Arsenal took full advantage of Chelsea’s malaise to notch just their second win in six league matches, breaking a wretched run of results to move below Spurs on goal difference, leaving the race to finish fourth wide open.
Relive all the action live below:
Chelsea 2 - 3 Arsenal
81 mins: Marcos Alonso is hooked for Hakim Ziyech as Thomas Tuchel chucks on another attacker as Chelsea search for their third equaliser of the game.
Chelsea 2 - 3 Arsenal
78 mins: Arsenal are heading for a big win here at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea haven’t created much since they went behind again and are just struggling to break down the Arsenal defence. For their part the Gunners have plenty of men back to defend and are keeping Chelsea at bay. Can they hold on for the final 12 minutes or so?
Chelsea 2 - 3 Arsenal
75 mins: Close! Xhaka hoofs the ball away from his own box and nearly plays Martinelli in behind. The forward manages to win the ball but it squirts backwards and is won by Saka after Thiago Silva lunges to clear it. Saka gets it over to Odegaard sprinting down the right channel and he knocks the ball into the box before hurridly passing it across the area. Martinelli is waiting but Mendy dvies across him and just clings onto the ball.
Chelsea 2 - 3 Arsenal
70 mins: Eddie Nketiah’s two goals have put Arsenal in control of the game but his race is run as Mikel Arteta calls on fresh legs. Gabriel Martinelli comes on to replace him for the last 20 minutes of the match at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea 2 - 3 Arsenal
67 mins: Arsenal have had more defending to do in this half and they’ve been up to the task. They’ve been solid and held their shape well looking to use the pace of Smith Rowe and Saka to get them forward on counter-attacks.
Chelsea 2 - 3 Arsenal
64 mins: Chance! Reece James drills a low shot at goal from the right side of the box and finds Aaron Ramsdale. The Arsenal goalkeeper drops low to keep it out but he spills the ball and it bounces across to Marcos Alonso. He snatches at a quick shot but Gabriel gets the block in and the ball goes wide!
Chelsea 2 - 3 Arsenal
60 mins: Romelu Lukaku’s night is done as Kai Havertz is brought on by Thomas Tuchel to give Chelsea more pace up top.
GOAL! Chelsea 2 - 3 Arsenal (Nketiah, 57’)⚽️
57 mins: It’s fortuitous and scrappy but Eddie Nketiah scores again for the Gunners! Nuno Tavares bombs down the left wing and passes the ball inside to Nketiah who spins nicely to bring the ball into the box. Thiago Silva pokes the ball away from him but it hits the arriving Malang Sarr and bounces back to the Arsenal forward. He toe pokes a quick shot past Edouard Mendy and sends Arsenal back into the lead!
Chelsea 2 - 2 Arsenal
54 mins: Arsenal win a corner that Bukayo Saka whips into the middle of the box. It just skims over the top of Eddie Nketiah’s head and Romelu Lukaku nods it away before the whistle goes for a foul in the box and Chelsea win a free kick.
Chelsea 2 - 2 Arsenal
51 mins: Chelsea have started the second half quicker. Lukaku receives the ball and slots it over to Werner who’s drifted into the right channel. He curls a low pass into the box for Lukaku to run onto but the forward is blocked off by Xhaka who holds him up long enough for Ramsdale to scoop up the loose ball.
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