A rejuvenated Arsenal recorded an important victory over Chelsea to end their seven-game run without a win in the Premier League and ease the pressure on boss Mikel Arteta.
Two first-half goals set the platform for the Gunners’ first top-flight win since 1 November.
Alexandre Lacazette sent goalkeeper Edouard Mendy the wrong way from the penalty spot and Granit Xhaka curled in a superb free-kick 10 minutes later to put Arteta’s side in control.
Bukayo Saka’s cross then dropped into the top corner early in the second half to put the game beyond the visitors.
Tammy Abraham tapped in from close range to make it a nervy final five minutes for the hosts and Jorginho then saw his weak penalty saved by Bernd Leno.
But it was an otherwise lacklustre performance by Frank Lampard’s side, who missed the chance to go second.
It was a well-deserved victory for Arsenal, who climb to 14th and will hope any talk of a relegation battle is now behind them.
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Arsenal
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Squad number19Player namePépé![Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea: Gunners end winless run in Premier League]()
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Squad number28Player nameWillock
Chelsea
Squad number16Player nameMendy
Squad number24Player nameJames
Squad number15Player nameZouma
Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Squad number21Player nameChilwell
Squad number17Player nameKovacic
Squad number7Player nameKanté
Squad number19Player nameMount
Squad number10Player namePulisic
Squad number9Player nameAbraham
Squad number11Player nameWerner
Squad number5Player nameJorginho
Squad number20Player nameHudson-Odoi
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Line-ups
Arsenal
- 1Leno
- 2BellerÃn
- 16Holding
- 22MarÃBooked at 16mins
- 3TierneyBooked at 83mins
- 25Elneny
- 34Xhaka
- 7Saka
- 32Smith RoweSubstituted forWillockat 65′minutes
- 35MartinelliSubstituted forPépéat 71′minutes
- 9LacazetteSubstituted forMustafiat 90+2′minutes
Substitutes
- 8Ceballos
- 13Rúnarsson
- 14Aubameyang
- 15Maitland-Niles
- 17Cédric Soares
- 19Pépé
- 20Mustafi
- 28Willock
- 30Nketiah
Chelsea
- 16Mendy
- 24James
- 15Zouma
- 6Thiago SilvaBooked at 73mins
- 21Chilwell
- 17KovacicSubstituted forJorginhoat 45′minutes
- 7KantéSubstituted forHavertzat 74′minutes
- 19Mount
- 10Pulisic
- 9Abraham
- 11WernerSubstituted forHudson-Odoiat 45′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 2Rüdiger
- 5Jorginho
- 18Giroud
- 20Hudson-Odoi
- 23Gilmour
- 28Azpilicueta
- 29Havertz
- 33Emerson
Live Text
Match ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1.
Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Arsenal. Shkodran Mustafi replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
Penalty saved! Jorginho (Chelsea) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Penalty Chelsea. Mason Mount draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Pablo Marà (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Reece James.
VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea (Tammy Abraham).
Goal! Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
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