Arsenal Thrash Chelsea In London Derby
Premier League
End result: Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Particular date: 26 December 2020
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Arsenal claimed the bragging legal rights in the London Derby after claiming a 3-1 win over Chelsea at the Emirates on Saturday evening.
Mikel Arteta raised eyebrows along with his selection after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was left on the bench at the trouble of Gabriel Martinelli while Gabriel Magalhaes missed out after getting into contact who tested positive for Covid-19, which forced him to self-isolate.
The Blues went near breaking the deadlock on 13 minutes through Mason Mount, who saw his curling free-kick crash onto the upright.
However, Arsenal were granted a penalty on 34 minutes when Reece James was judged to own brought down Kieran Tierny in the field. With Aubameyang from the pitch, Alexandre Lacazette got responsibility and made no mistake from 12 back yards to hand the home part the opening goal.
The Gunners were no done there after Granit Xhaka found the back of the web with a robust free-kick that left Edouard Mendy without chance.
Frank Lampard responded with a twin change in the beginning of the second 50 % as Callum-Hudson Odoi and Jorginho were introduced.
Despite Chelsea's approach, it was the home aspect who got the next goal as Bukayo Saka added his name to the scoresheet with a speculative effort that looped into the far corner.
The Blues had a couple sights at goal in the ultimate a quarter-hour as both Thiago Silva and Tammy Abraham had headers fly in the crossbar.
Abraham did manage to pull a goal rear on 85 minutes after turning home Hudson-Odoi's cross, with VAR overruling the assistant's original offside decision.
The visitors were awarded a penalty with their on 90 minutes, but Bernd Leno went the proper way and saved Jorginho's spot-kick as the Gunners held on for a 3-1 win.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
