Chelsea vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Gabriel pokes Gunners to victory
Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal: The Gunner go back to the top of the Premier League table with a narrow win at Stamford Bridge
Gabriel scored the winner to return Arsenal to the top of the Premier League in a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Manager Mikel Arteta remains unbeaten in all of Arsenal’s Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge since he took the reins in December 2019, as his side left with all three points in a game of few clear-cut chances.
The central defender poked a probing goalward-bound looped effort from Bukayo Saka over the line for the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute.
Chelsea had been looking to return to winning ways in the league having been hammered 4-1 at Brighton the previous weekend, with manager Graham Potter suffering his first defeat since he took charge of the club in September. However, the Blues struggled to impose themselves on the game, and finished with just two shots on target.
Follow the action as Chelsea host Arsenal in a Premier League London derby:
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Goalless at half-time between Chelsea and Arsenal. Which side is going to score first in this one?
Half-time: Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
45+1 mins: A lack of quality in the final third was the defining characteristic of that first half. Arsenal created the better chances and should have scored through Gabriel Jesus but Chelsea seem comfortable enough out of possession.
The first goal could be a crucial one at Stamford Bridge this afternoon. Nothing to separate the teams at the break.
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42 mins: Bukayo Saka skips by Marc Cucurella but clips him and takes out the Arsenal winger. The referee lets play go on much to Mikel Arteta’s displeasure but Saka is back on his feet quickly.
Cucurella looks to bring the ball back down Chelsea’s left side but a frustrated Saka closes him down and knocks him over. Yellow card for the Arsenal winger.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
39 mins: Arsenal are struggling in the final third. They’re playing through the lines brilliantly but lack a bit of creativity in and around the penalty area.
Odegaard has a through ball blocked off but it rebounds out to Xhaka who flicks a pass over to Jesus on the left. Jesus crosses one into the middle but a deflection loops the ball kindly up to Edouard Mendy in goal.
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36 mins: Chance! Encouraging signs for Chelsea as Jorginho fizzes the ball out to Sterling on the right wing. He drives down the pitch before sliding a lovely pass behind the defence into the penalty area.
Kai Havertz recovers the ball and is torn between a square pass and a shot. In the end he does neither and softly knocks the ball at Aaron Ramsdale who makes no mistakes in keeping it out.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
33 mins: Thiago Silva comes through the back of Martin Odegaard to win the ball but he take out the man instead. There are a few groans around the stadium as Arsenal win yet another free kick.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
31 mins: Close! This is the best chance of the half. Arsenal burst forward down the left wing with Xhaka and Martinelli combining. Martinelli is given the ball and cuts inside before flicking a cross to the back post.
Gabriel Jesus runs through the lines and gets a head to the ball but he misses the target and sends his effort wide of the nearest post.
That was close but Jesus should have done better. He has to hit the target there at the very least.
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28 mins: Yellow card! Ben White works the ball down the right side and gets hit by a late lunging tackle from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who goes in the book.
Mikel Arteta is fuming on the sidelines over that challenge. Ben White is okay though.
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25 mins: Chelsea are awarded a free kick on the inside left part of Arsenal’s final third. Cucurella floats the ball into the penalty area where it gets brought down by Trevoh Chalobah.
Chalobah flicks one back into the middle but Granit Xhaka rises above everyone else and heads it clear.
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22 mins: Chance! Arsenal come at Chelsea again and it’s Jesus causing the problems with a tricky run inside from the left. He weaves around two defenders whilst looking for space to shoot.
He gets in front of goal and unleashes a striker only for Thiago Silva to leap in front of the ball and make a great block before the Blues clear their lines.
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