Mikel Arteta made some bold changes to his starting XI for the visit of Chelsea but remained loyal to his captain – who influenced a crucial win that will hopefully bring some much-needed life back into Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge. jbsoutar
Mikel Arteta made some bold changes to his starting XI for the visit of Chelsea but remained loyal to his captain – who influenced a crucial win that will hopefully bring some much-needed life back into Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge.
Chelsea reacted relatively well to going behind and should have equalised with their first touch in the opposition box as Ben Chilwell was denied by Aaron Ramsdale. After a positive 13 minutes for the visitors, Odegaard grabbed his second and gave the Gunners a two-goal lead, which they had squandered twice in their previous four matches.
Having barely touched the ball in the first half, Lampard decided to bring off Aubameyang during the break, saving him a bit of abuse as he was able to trudge from the dressing room to the bench then instead of after an hour in front of the home fans. Arsenal should have been more ruthless in the second half. They had an opportunity to embarrass their London rivals and failed to do so. Why show mercy? And despite their dominance for much of the game, Arsenal gave Chelsea the incentive to attack in the last 15 minutes, making for a potentially nervous conclusion at The Emirates.
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