“Arsenal Beats Chelsea 3-1, Takes Temporary Lead in Premier League Standings”

London –

Arsenal temporarily returned to the top of the Premier League standings. This was after the Gunners beat the Blues with a score of 3-1.

In the match that was held at the Emirates Stadium, Wednesday (3/5/2023) early morning WIB, Martin Odegaard became the hero with two goals. The remaining one goal was scored by Gabriel Jesus.

Noni Madueke scored a goal for Chelsea in the second half. With the addition of three points, Arsenal temporarily rose to first place with 78 points from 34 matches, two points ahead of Manchester City in second place who has only played 32 times.

Chelsea are increasingly immersed with Frank Lampard because they are now in 12th place with 39 points.

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The course of the match Arsenal Vs Chelsea

Arsenal, who need a win in order to maintain a chance to win, played aggressively from the early minutes. Chelsea were pressed and not given the opportunity to develop the game.

In the fourth minute, Chelsea’s goal almost broke when Cesar Azpilicueta’s backpass with his head approached Granit Xhaka. Luckily Kepa Arrizabalaga quickly threw the ball away.

In the 15th minute, Leandro Trossard provided a tug of bait in front of goal which was met by Gabriel Jesus. Even though he was escorted by two players, Jesus was still able to shoot but the ball was pushed over by Kepa.

Arsenal finally scored in the 18th minute through Martin Odegaard. Without control at the far post, Odegaard easily fired in the first time from Xhaka’s cross ball and penetrated Kepa’s net.

Chelsea got their first chance in the 25th minute when Ben Chilwell from the left managed to break away from Bukayo Saka. Staying face to face with Aaron Ramsdale, his curved kick can be pushed over.

Odegaard made the second goal in the 31st minute and added Arsenal’s advantage to 2-0. Trossard crossed into the 16-metre area and Xhaka headed in the direction of Odegaard who flicked the ball in at the far post.

Just three minutes later, Jesus kept the score 3-0 away. Wesley Fofana couldn’t block the rebound from Xhaka’s shot and Jesus quickly kicked the ball into Kepa’s net.

Chelsea were only able to escape Arsenal’s pressure in the last five minutes, but Arsenal continued to maintain their advantage until halftime.

In the second half, Arsenal did not relax the pressure and continued to bombard the Chelsea defense. In the 51st minute, Chelsea’s goal almost conceded if Thiago Silva didn’t throw the ball right on the line.

A minute later Xhaka shot again from outside the penalty box after being released from Wesley Fofana’s guard. But, Kepa could brush it off.

Bukayo Saka in the 56th minute received a short pass from Odegaard and fired a shot at the far post, which Kepa was able to save.

Chelsea cut the score to 1-3 in the 65th minute when Noni Madueke broke free from Oleksandr Zinchenko’s marker and cut in at the far post. Madueke mercilessly sinks into Ramsdale’s nets.

No more goals were created until the match Arsenal vs Chelsea complete.

Player lineup

Arsenal: Aaron Ramsdale; Ben White, Jakub Kiwior, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko (Kieran Tierney 73′); Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Granit Xhaka; Bukayo Saka (Reiss Nelson 74′), Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard (Gabriel Martinelli 79′).

Chelsea: Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Wesley Flying, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell; N’Golo Kante, Enzo Fernandez (Mykhailo Mudryk 71′), Mateo Kovacic; Noni Madueke (Hakim Ziyech 79′), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Kai Havertz 70′), Raheem Sterling (Conor Gallagher 71′).

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