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(Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea) With two points from the last seven league games and no league wins since 1 November, Arsenal’s win over city rivals Chelsea could hardly have come at a better time.
– We needed this. We have had some poor performances, but we played better than in a long time and we did not expect to play well until we finished 1-0 down, Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney told Sky Sports.
A heroic Arsenal came out of the starting blocks and put pressure on the neighbors in the blue early, and in the minute Gabriel Martinelli could put the hosts ahead. Guest Mason Mount took a free kick to the crossbar, before Tierney sped into the penalty area.
Reece James was behind and gave his back some poop on his heel, enough to hit the ground, and on the penalty that followed Alexandre Lacazette was safe when Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy got it wrong.
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Thus, Arsenal got the dream start they desperately needed. After beating Manchester United on 1 November, the poor have two points from seven games, three goals in the same period, and suddenly the relegation battle was done for “The Gunners.”
– This is a great victory for us. We have been disappointed with the results, not the performance, but the results. We have suffered, the fans have suffered, we hope this is the turning point, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tells Sky Sports.
Chelsea came in fifth place, Arsenal in fifteenth; It was top-down in the London derby.
In open play, there wasn’t much to cheer for, but Bukayo Saka was fouled by Ngolo Kanté just outside the box and the insulted Granit Xhaka braced up.
From 25 meters, he hit the crossbar and gave Arsenal a dream advantage at half-time. The Swiss has been sent off and ridiculed, but stood out as a leader when Arsenal needed him most.
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Saka Saka was not finished. Arsenal launched an attack that would have touched Arsène Wenger, from Bernd Leno’s play to Emile Smith-Rowe’s pass to Saka.
Whether he tried to shoot is quite doubtful, but the ball fell anyway extractable on the cross to Mendy.
“I saw it was very far away, so I tried to put it on top,” Saka told BBC Sport.
Mohamed Elneny could have increased with a shot that hit the crossbar, Rob Holding forced a good save from Mendy, but Arsenal were content to score as many goals as in the previous seven games in total.
Tammy Abraham’s reduction had to be thoroughly reviewed by the VAR five minutes before the end, but the video judges ultimately decided she was on the right side of the line. The final sprint continued when Mason Mount was fouled and Jorginho had a chance from the penalty spot.
But Jorginho missed for the third time in a row when Leno saved with a tiger jump.
“Laca”, Xhaka, Saka – and Arsenal knocked out Chelsea on Boxing Day.
