In the early hours of today (27th) Beijing time, the 15th round of this season’s Premier League staged a focus battle. Arsenal defeated Chelsea 3-1 at home. While proud of the “London Derby”, they scored nearly two months. The first league win.
This season, the young Arsenal team has a poor record under the leadership of the young coach Arteta, winning only 4 games in the previous 14 league rounds, ranking lower in the standings. The Chelsea team led by Lampard, who also has little coaching experience, ranks in the upper and middle of the league.
In this game, the “Gunner” who is not optimistic about it played well. In the 33rd minute, Tierney was tripped by a breakthrough in the penalty area. The referee decisively pointed to the penalty spot. Lacazette made it in one fell swoop and Arsenal led 1-0. 10 minutes later, the Swiss star Zach took a free kick in front of the penalty area and went straight to the dead corner. The Gunners won two goals in the first half. Although Chelsea strengthened their offense in the second half, it was Arsenal who were more efficient. The 19-year-old Saka scored with a lob in the 56th minute, helping the team to seal the victory 3-0. At the end of the game, Abraham helped Chelsea score a face-saving goal, but Jorginho missed a penalty in stoppage time and missed the opportunity to return the game to suspense. In the end, Arsenal won the “London Derby” 3-1 at home.
“This is a very important victory. This result is too important, and we really need this victory.” After the game, Arteta was relieved. Prior to this, Arsenal had won 7 consecutive rounds in the league. Their last win dated back to November 2 (Beijing time) in the 7th round of the away game that defeated Manchester United 1-0. Arteta emphasized that winning this game depends on the players’ vigorous fighting spirit, which will greatly help the future of the team, “I hope this is a turning point.”
The data picture shows Derby County coach Frank Lampard Xinhua News Agency/Reuters AI
Chelsea coach Frank Lampard was dissatisfied with the team’s performance. This defeat made the “Blues” lose the chance to temporarily climb into the top three of the standings. Lampard said seriously: “Make perfect technical and tactical preparations for the game. It’s one thing, but if the players have no fighting spirit on the court, it’s another matter. It’s a mental issue.” He further stated that Sakar’s lob shot shouldn’t have been scored. Jorginho A penalty kick is too bad.
In another Premier League match last night and this morning, Leicester City played a passionate battle with Manchester United at home. After being behind twice, the home team stubbornly tied the score twice, and finally got 1 2 to 2. Points. This result also allowed the Leicester City team to lag behind the top Liverpool team by 3 points, ranking third in the standings.
(Original title: “The Gunners” finally won)
Source: Beijing Evening News Reporter: Zhao Xiaosong
Process editor: u022
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