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This Wednesday, for matchday 25 of the Premier League, Arsenal and Chelsea starred in an electrifying game that left the Gunners as winners, thus giving a lethal blow to the current European champion that endangered their stay in European competition positions.
With a resounding 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge, the team led by Mikel Arteta won the classic and, incidentally, seriously entered the fight for Champions League positions for the 2022-2023 season.
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The London classic opened its scoring early, because in the 13th minute of the first half, striker Eddie Nketiah took advantage of a rude error in Chelsea’s defensive saga by Andreas Christensen to then define heads-up before the exit of Mendy, goalkeeper that he couldn’t do anything.
However, the joy did not last long for the visitors, since the German striker, Timo Werner was in charge of scoring equality four minutes later. The Teuton received a ball on the left sector and then took a shot that deflected on the way, leaving goalkeeper Ramsdale still.
The rain of goals would not stop in the first half, because after 27 minutes Arsenal would take advantage again. Emile Smith Rowe was the author of the second goal that had as previous a great collective play from the defense.
The Arsenal jewel received a ball on the edge of the area that finished off Mendy’s right hand post lowthus decreeing the partial 2-1.
However, once again, the visitors sinned in lack of concentration, since, five minutes after going ahead on the scoreboard, the right marker, César Azpilicueta, was in charge of marking the partial 2-2.
After a siege on the left wing, Mount took the opportunity to cross a perfect ball that was anticipated by the defender and thus bombard the Gunners’ nets. With this equality of four goals, both teams went to the changing rooms.
Already for the second chapter, Arsenal was more than its rival who was surprised from twelve minutes with another goal. Eddie Nketiah, the great figure of the classic put his team up again.
After a series of rebounds given by the Chelsea defense, the British striker was in charge of hit the ball last to surprise and beat the Senegalese goalkeeper.
Already towards the end of the match and taking advantage of the desperation of their rival, Arsenal found the possibility of sentencing the scoreboard from the penalty spot.
After a center that ended in the area, the contest judge saw in it a hold by Azpilicueta on Saka. After the confirmation of the VAR, the same affected, Saka, was in charge of the collection in order to sentence the game and give victory to his team who dream of fighting again in European competitions.
With this result, the actions in the Premier League became tighter, because apart from the duel between Liverpool and Manchester City, a total of five teams are fighting for places in Europe, in which the gunners are in the fifth box with 57 units, displacing Manchester United who lost on this day.
Program of postponed matches in the Premier League
Tuesday (Day 30):
2:00 p. m. Liverpool 4-0 Manchester United.
Wednesday (Day 18):
1:45 p. m. Everton 1-1 Leicester.
Wednesday (Day 25)
1:45 p. m. Chelsea 2-4 Arsenal.
Wednesday (Day 30)
1:45 p. m. Newcastle 1-0 Crystal Palace.
2:00 p. m. Manchester City 3-0 Brighton.
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