Arsenal gave their Champions League hopes a big enhance with a memorable 4-2 win away at Chelsea within the Premier League on Wednesday night time.
The Gunners had misplaced three video games on the spin earlier than the journey to Stamford Bridge however ended that run in model on the house of the European champions.
An Eddie Nketiah brace, a strike from Emile Smith Rowe and late penalty from Bukayo Saka gained the factors for Mikel Arteta’s males, whereas Timo Werner and Cesar Azpilicueta’s targets might do nothing for the Blues.
Arsenal stay fifth regardless of the win, however go degree on factors with Tottenham in fourth, behind on aim distinction by eight.
Nevertheless, the Gunners know that the highest 4 is of their fingers as they need to nonetheless journey throughout north London to tackle Spurs subsequent month.
Chelsea stay third, the place they appear destined to complete this season, 5 factors forward of Spurs with a recreation in hand.
It was exhausting to know what to anticipate from this recreation however few would have predicted the goal-fest that emerged.
It was Arsenal that took a shock lead simply 13 minutes into the competition as Andreas Christensen utterly fluffed his traces and allowed Nketiah to run in on aim, and regardless of not scoring all season beforehand, coolly end previous Edouard Mendy.
The lead lasted simply 4 minutes because the in-form Werner scored one thing of a lucky aim as his tame-looking effort took a big deflection and bobbled previous Aaron Ramsdale.
The thrilling first half was all-action, although, and the Gunners had been again forward 10 minutes later as Emile Smith Rowe completed off a sweeping counter-attack, expertly ending a well-weighted cross from Martin Odegaard.
Once more they couldn’t dangle on for lengthy, although, as Azpilicueta popped up on the sting of the six-yard field to poke house an exquisite in-swinging cross from Mason Mount on the left flank.
The half-time break was very a lot required after the continuous first stanza and the second interval began at a much less chaotic tempo, nevertheless, the surprises weren't at an finish.
Nuno Tavares received maintain of a free cross in midfield and performed the ball into the toes of Nketiah on the sting of the field.
The younger striker received some fortune as he tried to beat three defenders, the ball pinballed round and returned to his toes to poke previous Mendy.
Chelsea couldn't present a lot menace at the same time as they pushed for an equaliser and so they ended up conceding once more as Azpilicueta hauled down Saka late on and the England worldwide slotted house the penalty.
It was an odd foul from Azpilicueta on Saka, with the Chelsea man feeling he was being dragged down himself, however the referee and VAR determined it was a penalty.
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