In their play today, Sunday, at Stamford Bridge, in the 15th round of the English Premier League tournament, the Arsenal squad defeated its host Chelsea with a clean goal through Brazilian defender Gabriel.
Premier League standings Arsenal increased their score to 34 to reclaim first place, two points ahead of Manchester City, who finished second with 32 points. Chelsea’s score remained at 21 to occupy seventh place.
Arsenal vs. Chelsea
Arsenal was the most offensive control over Chelsea’s account in the first 45 minutes of the match, and in the 4th minute Arsenal threatened Chelsea’s goal with the first dangerous ball, by Ben White with a powerful shot on the right of Senegalese Mindy.
In the 20th minute, Brazilian Gabriel Jesus wasted a chance to give Arsenal the lead when his shot hit the Blues defence. Then, in the 29th minute, Jesus again missed a clear chance for Arsenal when he misjudged a header following a typical cross from his fellow countryman Martinelli.
The second half of the game saw Arsenal maintain its attacking dominance over Chelsea, but in the 61st minute, Brazilian Martinelli squandered an opportunity to give Arsenal the lead by scoring from inside the Chelsea penalty area.
After a strong shot from Jesus in the 62nd minute, Chelsea’s international Senegalese player Mindy Mari prevented an Arsenal goal from being investigated, and in the 63rd minute, Brazilian Gabriel Majalis successfully scored a goal for Arsenal inside the Chelsea goal with an excellent follow-up.
today’s Chelsea vs. Arsenal game
Odegard had a chance to score Arsenal’s second goal against Chelsea in the 75th minute, but she missed it.
Mohamed El-Nini, an Egyptian international, joined Martin Odegard, a Norwegian, in the 87th minute as Arsenal lined up to face Chelsea.
Chelsea and Arsenal continued to lead the game until the final whistle, winning 1-0 and taking all three points.
With a tense victory over Chelsea, Arsenal reclaims first place in the English Premier League.
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