“Gunners dominate in London derby to go top of Premier League, while Chelsea falls to 6th consecutive defeat”

L’Arsenal does not give up in the race to win the Premier League, Chelsea goes deeper and deeper: i Gunners they won 3-1 in the London derby, postponement of the 34th matchday of the championship, and return to the top of the table with two points ahead of Manchester City, who however have two games left. Arteta’s team closes the case in just over half an hour thanks to the unleashed Odegaard (brace on two assists by Xhaka) ea gabriel jesusai Blues the network is not enough Madueke in the second half to reopen the match. Arsenal gets back up and breaks the fast of victories that had lasted for 4 games, Chelsea goes deeper and deeper: for the first time since 1993 the Blues ring 6 consecutive defeats, Lampard is the first coach to lose 10 games in a row in the same season at the helm of a Premier League club (4 with Everton, 6 with Chelsea) since 1988, when Arthur Cox at the helm of Derby achieved the same ‘feat’.

THE MATCH – Arteta sends the former La Spezia Kiwior onto the field from 1′ and relies on the usual Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Odegaard up front. Lampard renounces Havertz and Joao Felix and Aubameyang goes in the trident with Sterling and Madueke. Arsenal immediately took the reins of the match, going close to scoring with Xhaka on an ingenuity by Azpilicueta. And in the 18th minute he passes: assist from Xhaka, Odegaard lets the left-footed ball go and sends the ball under the crossbar to Kepa’s right. Chelsea try to react with Chilwell in the 25th minute, but Ramsdale is good at closing the door. In the 31st minute, the Gunners doubled: Xhaka again for Odegaard, another goal for 2-0. Chelsea collapses and in the 34th minute Gabriel Jesus finds space to close the accounts, 3-0 with which he goes to the locker room. The second half opens with a change, Aubameyang out for Havertz, but the script doesn’t change with Thiago Silva and Kepa denying poker to the hosts. The Blues then reacted with Madueke, who took advantage of Kovacic’s cross in the 65th minute to score what in the end is the pride goal. In fact, it is not enough to reopen the match: Arsenal wins and convinces, for Chelsea it is the middle of the night.