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:
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
19 mins: Gabriel picks out Granit Xhaka in midfield and he finds Oleksandr Zinchenko high up on the left wing with a great through ball. Zinchenko has to wait for help to arrive though before giving the ball to Gabriel Jesus on the overlap. He crosses the ball but Mason Mount is back in time to nod the ball clear.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
16 mins: Gabriel Jesus looks to weave into the Chelsea box nips away from Thiago Silva before attempting to spin around Marc Cucurella who takes the Brazilian’s legs out from under him.
Arsenal win a free kick that Bukayo Saka swings over to the back post. William Saliba is hovering near to the ball but he can’t get a touch to turn it towards goal.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
13 mins: Close! Arsenal work the ball across the box from left to right and set up Ben White for another effort at goal. This one is slightly better but the right-back pulls a scuffed effort wide of the far post!
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
10 mins: It’s been a bright start from Arsenal. They’ve come to Stamford Bridge full of confidence and are trying to take the game to Chelsea. A free kick into the home side’s penalty area is cleared as far as Ben White who has an optimistic strike at goal but belts it well wide.
Raheem Sterling brings the ball down the right side and Chelsea and slides a fine pass into the area for Kai Havertz to collect. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang peels off his marker and moves into the centre of the box but Havertz crosses the ball to the back post instead of pulling it back. None of his team mates are around and Arsenal take over possession.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
7 mins: Chelsea play the free kick short then come up the pitch and lose the ball when it comes into the Arsenal box. The Gunners transition quickly into attack and win the first corner of the game.
Martinelli delivers the cross into the near post but Kai Havertz beats Gabriel Jesus in the air and heads the ball away for Chelsea.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
5 mins: Saka himself swings in the set piece but Chelsea deal with it well and nod the ball out to Cucurella who looks to burst forward on a counter. Martinelli gets across him though and leaves a bit too much on the defender as he tries to recover the ball.
Free kick Chelsea this time.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
3 mins: Arsenal work the ball through midfield beautifully. Aaron Ramsdale sends cutting pass up to Oleksandr Zinchenko who works the ball through a fine gap across to Martin Odegaard.
He gives it to Bukayo Saka on the right side and Saka drives at Marc Cucurella who brings him down. Free kick to Arsenal.
Kick off: Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
Mason Mount gets the ball rolling at Stamford Bridge and sends it back to Thiago Silva. His diagonal pass over to the right wing is intercepted by the Gunners and Gabriel Jesus slides one down the wing to give Gabriel Martinelli a chase.
Martinelli does well to pressure the Chelsea defence and win Arsenal an early throw in inside the Blues’ final third.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
Here come the teams.
Chelsea start the day 10 points behind Arsenal in the Premier League table but there are questions over whether the Gunners can continue their winning momentum. Three points for the Blues would propel them up the table but a win for Arsenal sends them back into first place.
The players head out onto the pitch at Stamford Bridge. Which way will this one go?
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