Arsenal produced a strong comeback at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, defeating Chelsea 2-1 to maintain their perfect start to the Premier League season.
Newsonspot reports that Chelsea shocked the hosts just 77 seconds into the London derby when Morgan Rogers fired home from the edge of the box after Arsenal failed to properly clear a free-kick.
Arsenal thought they had quickly levelled through Riccardo Calafiori, but VAR ruled out the goal for offside. The Gunners continued to press, eventually getting their reward in the 25th minute when Kai Havertz struck a powerful effort past Emiliano Martinez.
Chelsea nearly regained the lead before the break, but Pedro Neto’s effort came back off the post.
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Arsenal completed the turnaround five minutes into the second half. Martin Odegaard finished a well-worked move involving Christos Tzolis and Havertz to put the hosts 2-1 ahead.
Chelsea continued to threaten, but Arsenal remained dangerous going forward, with Martinez making important saves to deny Bukayo Saka and Ezri Konsa.
The visitors had one final chance to rescue a point in the 89th minute when Estevao produced a curling effort, but David Raya reacted brilliantly to tip the ball over the crossbar.
The victory keeps Arsenal perfect after three Premier League matches and level on points with Manchester City, while Chelsea suffered their first defeat of the campaign.
The result further strengthens Arsenal’s early title credentials, while Chelsea will look to bounce back from their first setback of the season.
