Chelsea v Arsenal LIVE: Result and final score after Pedro Neto levels with stunner in feisty London derby
Gabriel Martinelli’s goal was cancelled out by Pedro Neto as Arsenal substitute Leandro Trossard wasted a golden chance with the last kick of the game
Chelsea and Arsenal shared the spoils in a tense and at times bruising 1-1 battle at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, keeping the London sides level in the Premier League, but still nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool.
Gabriel Martinelli put the visitors in front in the 60th minute, turning in a neatly lifted ball from captain Martin Odegaard, whose influence on his return from injury proved crucial after the Gunners’ failure to score in their last two games.
Chelsea equalised 10 minutes later when substitute Enzo Fernandez pushed the ball to the ever-lively Pedro Neto just outside the Arsenal area and the Portuguese stepped to one side and shot low to David Raya’s left.
The result lifted Chelsea to third and Arsenal to fourth in the table, both on 19 points.
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
89 min: There will five more minutes added on. Can anyone find a winner?
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
86 min: Wow, what a miss! Arsenal speed down the right with Jesus and his cross eventually falls to Trossard in the box, who misses from just a few yards with the goal gaping, smashing the ball over the bar. He’s saved, in a way, by the offside going up against Jesus for his original run down the flank.
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
83 min: James immediately gets into the thick of things, crossing to the near post and then chasing a bouncing ball into the box a moment later, which Raya can only push clear as far as Jackson, but the striker’s header lands back into a grateful Raya’s grip.
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
82 min: Chelsea make another change: captain Reece James is on at right-back for Malo Gusto.
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
81 min: Saka’s race is run. He limps away and is replaced by Gabriel Jesus.
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
79 min: Odegaard feeds Trossard on the left side of the box, who cuts inside and shoots, but his effort is blocked by Gusto.
This is worrying for Arsenal: Saka is down injured after a robust challenge by Marc Cucurella. The Spanish defender is furious that the game has been stopped and he’s booked for screaming at the officials.
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
78 min: Jackson flashes a dangerous cross across Arsenal’s six-yard box but no one is there to meet it.
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
75 min: Arsenal, by the way, have made a couple of changes of their own after the goal. Mikel Merino and Leandro Trossard have replaced Martinelli and Rice.
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
72 min: Credit to Maresca and his changes. Enzo Fernandez immediately made an impact, albeit a small one, and Pedro Neto’s switch to the opposite flank was crucial too in that goal. Arsenal never got near him.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal (Neto, 70 min)
Chelsea are level! Arsenal sit off and allow the hosts to come forwards. Enzo Fernandez passes to Pedro Neto coming in off the right wing, 25 yards out, who takes a touch before smashing a left footed shot into the bottom-right corner of David Raya’s goal.
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