Gabriel’s second-half purpose was sufficient to maintain Arsenal high of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Chelsea on Sunday that additional underlined the Gunners’ title credentials.
Brazilian centre-back Bukayo was able to go for a nook from Saka after a spectator-dominated efficiency towards a toothless Chelsea crew within the 63rd minute at Stamford Bridge.
The win took Arsenal again atop the standings, two factors forward of Manchester City, who had taken an in a single day lead with a last-gance win towards Fulham on Saturday. It sends a good stronger message to City that Arsenal are prone to be their primary challengers for the title this season after linking this consequence to earlier victories towards Liverpool and Tottenham.
For Chelsea, nonetheless, it was one other disappointing efficiency that can add to the strain on supervisor Graham Potter, particularly after a 4-1 loss to his former membership Brighton final week.
Arsenal have been in management for many of the sport and will have already been forward of the break if Gabriel Jesus didn’t prolong his purpose in a dry ninth straight sport in all competitions, taking the perfect of the primary half from shut vary. Extended.
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Chelsea, in the meantime, hardly ever threatened after falling behind – though a driving rain for the final 20 minutes turned the top of the sport right into a slog. Former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who confronted the Gunners for the primary time since leaving the membership for Barcelona in January, was saved quiet till he was dropped simply after the opening purpose.
Arsenal have been on the entrance foot for many of the up-tempo within the first half, however couldn’t pressure a save from Chelsea goalkeeper Eduard Mendy. Ben White fired a narrowly large shot from inside the sphere within the tenth minute, Gabriel Martinelli curled a long-range strike away from purpose within the seventeenth minute, and Jesus after stealing the ball and dribbling from Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Thiago Silva blocked. space in 20.
Jesus then turned down his greatest probability within the twenty ninth when he couldn’t join with a cross from Martinelli, sweeping a header effectively large.
Chelsea seldom threatened till Kai Havertz ran a ball into thirty fourth discipline, however might solely make an everyday save from Aaron Ramsdale.
In the top, it was a defender who broke the impasse.
Several gamers in Saka’s nook survived when Gabriel bounced off the sphere earlier than turning into the highest of the web.
Saka had an opportunity to double the lead within the 68th however made a superb bang over the bar from a tough angle.
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard additionally turned down a superb probability after Jesus scored on a fast counterattack, taking his shot excessive after biting inside.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
