Eddie Nketiah's brace took the Arsenal team home against the Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. They won a 6-goal thriller with a game filled with mistakes. A mistake from Christensen helped Nketiah score his first goal of the match. But. it was not long enough for Timo Werner to make it level. Later, Emile Smith Rowe converted a beautiful chance into a goal to make it 2-1 for the gunners. But again, Chelsea came back in the 32nd minute through Azpilicueta's goal. The second half looked more settled with Chelsea holding the position. However, Nketiah scored in the 57th minute to give the Gunners the all-important lead. Although Chelsea kept on holding the position, Arsenal kept on defending deep. With the game nearly over, Arsenal earned a penalty and Saka scored from the spot. Arsenal won the London derby by a 2-4 margin and makes their hold stronger for the top 4 finish in the Premier League table. Read the full Chelsea vs Arsenal match report from our Live Blog.
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- It was Mason Mount's 100th match for Chelsea in the Premier League. He will be the player with the most goal involvements (41) by any English player for Chelsea in 100 Premier League matches.
- This is the first time in 30 years, that Chelsea loses their third consecutive match at Stamford Bridge.
- This is Arsenal's first back-to-back away win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge since September 1997.
- Arsenal is now at number 5 on the points table with 57 points. Meanwhile, Chelsea sits at number 3 with 62 points.
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