The Emirates Stadium hosted a huge London derby in the Premier League tonight as Arsenal comfortably beat their capital rivals in N7, breathing new life into their title battle with Manchester City. Three successive draws followed by a humbling at the Etihad and City’s latest win at Fulham had left a major dent in the Gunners’ title ambitions, but they responded superbly against Chelsea.
Martin Odegaard bagged two first-half goals, with Gabriel Jesus adding a third before half-time to put Mikel Arteta’s side in firm control at the Emirates. Noni Madueke got a goal back for Chelsea on just his third league start for the club, but it wasn’t enough and Frank Lampard suffered a sixth successive defeat since returning to Stamford Bridge as interim manager last month.
See how the game unfolded below, with expert analysis from Evening Standard reporters Simon Collings and Nizaar Kinsella at the ground, as well as all the reaction after the full-time whistle.
