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Arsenal won the London derby with Chelsea 3-1 in a match for the 15th day of the Premier League.
Living a very difficult moment at the table, the Gunners They were very effective against opponents and opened the scoring 11 meters after Kieran Tierney was brought down in the area by Reece James. Alexandre Lacazette did not forgive, 34 minutes later.
The second goal came after 44 minutes, in the transformation of a direct free kick by Swiss international midfielder Granit Xhaka.
In the second half, and after a very strong re-entry of BluesBenfica’s rival in the Europa League made it 3-0, on a cross shot by young Bukayo Saka, who did not give a desperate Edouard Mendy a chance in the 56th minute.
A mistake by Mendy, at 83, might have paid off for Mikel Arteta, but Lacazette allowed the Senegalese international goalkeeper to intervene again. In the consequent corner kick, Elneny still hit the post, but it was Abraham’s Chelsea, in a play that had to be validated by the VAR, after the assistant signaled the English forward offside behind center. Hudson-Odoi.
On the sales, Jorginho allowed Bernd Leno to save a penalty from Pablo Marí on Mason Mount.
Chelsea are sixth with 25 points, as are Aston Villa, Tottenham and Southampton. Arsenal are 14th, with 17, six points above the relegation line.
