In any case, both teams were aware of the distance between them and the top and did not celebrate at the finish. When Leandro Trossard had a chance with the game’s final kick, Arsenal came very close to winning, but VAR might have disallowed it nevertheless.
After sixty minutes, Martin Odegaard, the captain of Arsenal, who had not played for two months, set up Gabriel Martinelli to score the team’s goal.
Pedro Neto tied the score with 20 minutes remaining, and a draw was the only reasonable outcome, with Arsenal perhaps winning by a slim margin.
Can this Arsenal team win ten straight games and return to the playoffs? Although they are undoubtedly better with Odegaard, they still don’t have the same spark as they did in the first two seasons.
Chelsea: Madueke 7 (Mudryk 68), Palmer 6, Neto 7, Jackson 7, Gusto 7 (James 82), Fofana 6, Colwill 6, Cucurella 6, Lavia 6 (Fernandez 67), Caicedo 8 (Nkunku 88); Sanchez 5.
Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Veiga, Joao Felix, and Badiashile substituted
Arsenal: Odegaard 8, Saka 7 (Jesus 80), Havertz 6, Martinelli 7 (Trossard 71), Raya 6, White 6, Saliba 7, Gabriel 7, Timber 6, Partey 7, Rice 5 (Merino 71).
Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Jorginho, Merino, Nwaneri, Zinchenko, and Neto were substitutes.
