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Chelsea conceded the first goal, responded, looked for a complete reversal, but also breathed a sigh of relief in stoppage time. The West London derby could have gone either way, but the ball stayed in the… centre, with the final 1-1 against Arsenal.
The game maintained its impressive pace for almost the entire 90 minutes, with Maresca and Arteta’s players playing in such a way that the tempo of the match did not drop.
An unmarked Gusto header from the far post and a four-a-four between Martinelli and Sanchez, where
Spanish goalkeeper came out victorious, it was the biggest moments for goals in the first half. In fact, in the 32nd minute from a smart free kick and Havertz’s effort in the area, Arsenal scored, but the German was exposed when he received the ball.
The Gunners found a way to inflict damage on the Blues when in the 60th minute Gabriel Martinelli found himself all alone in the area from the left and beat Sanchez into the tight corner for 1-0. The “blues” had a pulse to make a reaction, Maresca threw Mudric and Enzo into the match and in the 70th minute the equalizer came. Individual energy and a left shot by Pedro Neto made it 1-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Jackson made up for the disallowed goals when he went solo against Raya shortly after and squared well, but he had started from an offside position, the home side tried to run more with Mundric as well, but Arsenal controlled the final minutes and the score was not changed. And this, because Trosar missed a huge chance in stoppage time in a free kick that he attempted from Saliba’s turn, although the phase would be checked by VAR for offside.
This result keeps the two Londoners at 19 points, -4 from City and -9 from the leader Liverpool.
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