Arsenal overcame David Luiz's dismissal against his old club to twice come from behind against Chelsea in an eventful London derby.
Match Reports
After six weeks out with a hamstring injury, Bellerin – named captain for the game by Mikel Arteta – curled home from 18 yards with three minutes remaining after Cesar Azpilicueta thought he had won the game for the Blues.
Chelsea took the lead in the 28th minute when Jorginho slotted home a penalty after David Luiz was shown a red card for bundling over Tammy Abraham in his attempt to bail Shkodran Mustafi out for a loose pass.
Arsenal did well to stay in the game and after Gabriel Martinelli cancelled out the opener, and Bellerin ensured Chelsea's jubilation following Azpilicueta's 84th-minute volley was short-lived.
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Match Events
7' Kovacic's shot blocked by Mustafi
Chelsea open up the Arsenal backline as Hudson-Odoi and Azpilicueta combine to tee up Kovacic in the box. The midfielder stabs an effort towards goal, only to be denied by a block from Mustafi.
10' CLOSE! Christensen's header wide out
Emerson lifts a good cross into the middle from the right flank and the ball travels towards Christensen. However, the Dane can only glance his effort wide of the post, although Rudiger could have distracted his team-mate by jumping in front of him
15' CHANCE! Abraham's header saved
Abraham has to score. Hudson-Odoi turns Martinelli inside and out and delivers a dangerous cross to the back post. Rudiger heads it back into the middle where Abraham meets the ball, only to guide a tame effort straight into the hands of Leno.
17' CLOSE! Hudson-Odoi hits the crossbar
Hudson-Odoi collects and he tries to curl an effort over the top of Leno to surprise the Arsenal keeper. The ball does loop over Leno, but it strikes the top of the bar before bouncing over.
26' Red Card! David Luiz sent off
Mustafi has a nightmare as he plays a short backpass to Leno and Abraham races on to the loose ball. The striker rounds Leno and charges into the box. David Luiz takes action and brings down Abraham to deny him the scoring opportunity. The referee does not hesitate in pointing to the spot.
28' Penalty Goal! Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal (Jorginho)
Chelsea take the lead from the penalty spot as Jorginho holds his composure from 12 yards. The Brazilian places his effort into the bottom-right corner far enough away from the dive of Leno to find the back of the net. A super spot-kick from the Chelsea midfielder.
59' Yellow Card! Christensen booked
Christensen lunges in on Lacazette and goes into the book.
63' GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal (Martinelli)
Martinelli bundles the ball away from a Chelsea corner on the edge of the box and keeps on running. Kante slips on the half-way line and it allows Martinelli a clear path towards goal. He surges into the box and slots a low effort to the right of Kepa to find the back of the net. A super run and finish from the Brazilian.
72' OFFSIDE! Lacazette's goal disallowed
Pepe works the ball through three Chelsea defenders to Lacazette, who collects in acres of space, but the Frenchman is ruled offside as he buries his strike.
84' GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal (Azpilicueta)
Chelsea take the corner short and Hudson-Odoi curls a right-footed cross in from the left flank. The Arsenal defensive line is caught out by the presence of Abraham hobbling back into the middle. They switch off for a second and allow Azpilicueta to guide a low strike with his right boot into the bottom-left corner.
87' GOAL! Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal (Bellerin)
The Gunners fight back for the second time in the contest to level the scores. Bellerin collects a lay-off from Torreira and cuts inside from the right flank. He shoots on his left foot after being afforded space and time, and he curls his effort beyond the reach of Kepa into the bottom-left corner. What a moment in the game.
JàmesŒ
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Expectations: CHELSEA VS ARSENAL Reality: How much Chelsea can score vs number of shots Arsenal kick
Kroos0808
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Two things Arsenal fans regret: 1.David Luiz is still Chelsea player 2.Mustafi is still Arsenal player
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If Arsenal is AVENGERS then Mustafi is STAR LORD of it
GodwinOrji
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Arsenal should be playing 10 man only instead of 11😂😂 their 10 played better than 11man 😂
AngelBhusalBarçafan
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Take off your mask Kante, we know you are Gerrard.
King_Keynan
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Leno saved 9 times but Kepa has Zero save! This is the differance between goalkeeper and heartbreaker. Lampard must send back this useless Kepa to Atletic Bilbao.
TrevorR
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It's clear Lampard has problems. 1. He doesn't know how to make changes. I mean what was Barkley's impact on the game? Kante had a great game and he still had lots of energy to carry on. 2. Lampard should have substituted Willian a long time ago. Willian being a senior player should have had a great impact as Hudson Odoi had on the entire match. We all know the kind of player Willian is, one of the most inconsistent player in the league. for me, 65 minutes was just enough for him. 3. Does Lampard has a second choice philosophy? you can't continue to cross ball from start to finish even if you ain't getting the results. If you keep crossing and you can't get goals, I think you should try something else. 4. player pairing is another great problem for Lampard. Jorginho isn't that kind of player to do strong marking. Then to make matters worse, you add Barkley and Mount. Against opponents with strong and fast midfield players, I think Chelsea is going to be leaking goals. 5. Goalkeeper woes continue. Kepa is young and good.. I think for now he needs to be given time on the beach so that he can create that eagerness to try to do what he use to do. 6. Chelsea team needs fresh competitions in some positions especially Attacking midfield and Striking position. without Tammy scoring, we are vulnerable to a draw or loss. My opinion! 🤷♂️🤷♂️
DieHardRed
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Things we learnt: 1. Guendozi is really dirty 2. Batman is the new Morata 3. Kante now knows how Gerard felt when he slipped 4. Arteta will be great for Arsenal 5. Martineli can score against good teams but Abraham can’t 6. Mustafi doing Mustafi things 7. Leno is an awesome goalkeeper
Kuycdlnort
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being a Chelsea supporter ,my respect goes to arsenal they did clean work give the coach a time he we rule in England .the problem Chelsea is facing is sentiment by Lampard who to play and who not to play;thank God other teams are showing him a lesson,shame on you
Ebrain
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BREAKING...finally Bellerin score he first goal since he recovered from his long time injury...Congrats Bellerin we love you more #Gunners!
Agendia/Da/Messi
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Chelsea explaining how they drew with ten man Arsenal
Alfatah
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I'm not here to put blame on any player but I'm here to talk about lampard in my opinion lampard doesn't worth Chelsea why because to me he still behave as if he is still coaching club like derby because if you're coaching a big club it means you are a big coach and your thinking has to far ahead you need to be brave to make certain deciesion when you such advantage as coach you are playing a 1 man down team and yet he never brave sub what I was thinking is he going sub Emerson for bedro or another striker in other to make them scared and seat back in their half he now have to remove William for bashu that is completely rubish I could remember against ajax they were 2 man down but yet we couldn't play then hands down that were still making it hard for Chelsea same thing happen against Tottenham 1 man down they almost draw the game that day now it happen against arsenal its nothing but rubish sorry if am offended
abolarinwasamuel17
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david luiz after finding out his sacrifice was for nothing
seldave
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When lewandowski realizes that he is going to play chelsea with kepa in goal
Nesaiknruy_Legend
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The sad thing is, we controlled the entire game from start to finish and what happens, 2 counter attacks. Same as the United game opening day. But difference is by now we should be killing these games off. Only player having any impact is Hudson Odoi. Willian works hard defensively and I acknowledge that but his decision making in the final 3rd is awful and with his experience that should be his best quality. Abraham had a good game and very unlucky not to get a goal but did what he could for the team. Azpi was immense and the only defender on the pitch apparently judging off how bad our defence was overall. Kova did well on his return, I've missed the guy and I think his sub was a bad idea and Ngolo should have been the first 1 off. Overall this was a battle for who has the worse defence and the battle result? inconclusive. . Here is an image that demonstrates the Arsenal and Chelsea defenders welcoming each others attackers to score.....
TabanCarlos0
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Actually Martinelli fought and played like his idol Christiano Ronaldo while Bellerin actually gave Arsenal that draw Which counts as a win👩👧👩👧👋👋👋
Bourdieu
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GIF GIF GIF!: http://bit.ly/2ulokFo
BEARDO7
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Now we can clearly say : " Kepa is overrated "
TabanCarlos0
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Martinelli M -Maradona A -action R -repeatead T -today I -in N -new E -exciting L -likely L - loveable I- incident