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:
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
85 mins: Kulusevski’s deep cross is kept alive by Perisic but his header back into the middle of the box is cleared by Konate. Liverpool are being asked a few questions here but so far they’ve been up to the task.
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
82 mins: Thiago Alcantara threads a lovely ball into the penalty area and picks out Darwin Nunez. He shifts inside twice then lifts a left-footed effort at goal and clips the crossbar.
The offside flag then goes up so it wouldn’t have counted anyway.
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
79 mins: There are a lot of Spurs players hitting the deck as Liverpool stick their legs into challenges. The most recent incident is Fabinho trying to win the ball on the edge of his own box an he clips Hojbjerg.
The referee waves away the appeal but it should have been a Tottenham free kick.
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
76 mins: Harry Kane goes to ground right on the edge of the penalty are but the referee sees nothing wrong with the challenge from Ibrahima Konate and lets play go on.
A quick VAR check doesn’t find any reason to overturn that decision.
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
73 mins: Jurgen Klopp’s response to that Tottenham goal is to bring on Jordan Henderson and Curtis Jones for Liverpool. Roberto Firmino and Harvey Elliott are taken off.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool (Kane, 70’)⚽️
70 mins: Spurs are in business!
It’s the two substitutes who give Tottenham this goal. Doherty brings the ball down the right wing before sliding it inside to Kulusevski.
He passes the ball into the penalty area where Harry Kane bursts into space then rattles a first time shot into the far bottom corner!
Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool
69 mins: Antonio Conte now makes a double change with just over 20 minutes to play. Dejan Kulusevski and Matt Doherty come on to replace Ryan Sessegnon and Emerson Royal.
Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool
66 mins: Close! Ivan Perisic curls a free kick in from the left wing and picks out Harry Kane in the middle of the box. He whips his header over to the opposite side of the pitch but the effort sails clear of the far post.
Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool
63 mins: Emerson Royal gets forward on the right side again but decides to lay the ball off to Bentancur for the cross. The midfielder picks out Kane in the area but he’s being marked well by Alexander-Arnold and can’t turn his header towards goal.
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