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Alexandre Lacazette led the way in the 14th minute. Maurizio Sarri's men lost their heads against a London derby.
Club captain Laurent Koscielny's attempt to lead Sokratis Papastathopoulos volleyed six minutes before half-time went past his shoulder and beat Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
It was the first goal of the former French defender since the break-up of an Achilles tendon last season and Chelsea was unable to react.
Sokratis left the ball behind him in the eighth minute, before his back partner Koscielny forced Kepa, who grabbed the shot, which made him unprepared when Lacazette made flip-flop and pbaded near his post.
Sead Kolasinac allowed Pedro to take the tied advantage in Chelsea in the 18th minute, but his left-back was more useful during an attack on a delicate center than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang almost converted with a great free kick.
The accidental conversion of Koscielny on his shoulder was not so picturesque but it was nevertheless greeted with rapture at the Emirates Stadium.
At the other end, Marcos Alonso was heading for the post, looking for a lifebuoy at Chelsea.
Chelsea took advantage of sustained possession of Arsenal in mid-early second period but created little, especially with Koscielny who defended perfectly.
Aaron Ramsey tried to inspire the goal that his efforts deserved in the 64th minute, after Kolasinac broke into Chelsea's penalty box.
Blues substitute Ross Barkley was blocked before Arsenal made a forced change due to the collapse of Hector Bellerin, an apparently serious knee injury – a rare blot on a far-off exit from West Ham United last weekend.
What does it mean? Arsenal rejuvenates the hopes of the Champions League
Unai Emery's men started in sixth position after being relegated to Manchester United. The defeat would have left them a nine-point lead over Chelsea in fourth, meaning that their flash start of the match was fueled by the pressure of lack of margin of error. Sarri is now the coach who will have to face new questions about his own potential revolution at Stamford Bridge, this defeat sharing far too much in common with the overly burdensome surrender at Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley in November.
Ramsey bound for Juve will be a huge miss
Mesut Ozil was watching from the bench and barely missing. When things click this way, it's easy to imagine that Emery's Arsenal can work without the talented former German playmaker. However, if the highly publicized pbadage from Ramsey to Juventus pbades through the midfielder Wales, it will leave a considerable gap. A beam of high – intensity, high – quality energy as the Gunners besieged their rivals during the first half, Ramsey made Chelsea 's deep – set playmaker Jorginho totally ineffective and laid the groundwork for the game. a superb victory.
Number nine 2 False new 0
Lacazette's two interventions in the engine room for a precision finish are an immaculate example of center-front play. Talents such as Aubameyang's and Aubameyang's are those Sarri is unable to appeal, thus explaining his pursuit of Gonzalo Higuain. However, Eden Hazard's truculent efforts to fill the hole in the Chelsea attack speak ill of a player who has the ambition to be considered one of the most the best of the match. He was again totally ineffective, in a position that Lionel Messi redefined to become the first player in world football. No one is asking Hazard to reach Messi's levels, but he should see the chances at the center of Chelsea's line of attack as an opportunity and not a disadvantage.
Key statistics about Opta:
– Arsenal have won consecutive home games against Chelsea in all competitions for the first time since February 2004.
– Chelsea has won only one of his last seven derbies in London's Premier League (D2 L4), winning 1-0 at Crystal Palace in December.
– Arsenal are undefeated in 13 Premier League London derby matches at home (W10 D3), winning the last six games in a row.
– Chelsea's first goal shot did not come until the 82nd minute, Marcos Alonso.
– 63% of Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette's Premier League goals this season went to the London derbies (5/8).
– Only his Arsenal teammate, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6), has scored more goals in the Premier League derby in London this season than Alexandre Lacazette.
– Laurent Koscielny became the first defender of Arsenal to score 20 goals in the Premier League. The former France international scored in each of his nine campaigns of the competition – only Dennis Bergkamp (11), Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott (10 each) scored more for the Gunners.
And after?
Sarri has another chance to participate in a high-profile derby in London in the final first leg of the EFL Cup on Thursday night (Friday morning, AEDT), where the Spurs take the 1-0 advantage at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal will host Manchester United in the FA Cup a day later.
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