
Chelsea and Arsenal played out a two-two draw in an intriguing four goals thriller.
- Ibidunni Doyinsola
- Oct 21, 2023
- 2 min read
Both sides were in good spirits coming into this game with Arsenal beating Champions, Manchester City in their last Premier League match and Chelsea winning their last three matches in all competitions.
Arsenal’s coach Mikel Arteta lined up a 4-3-3 formation with David Raya was in goal, French international William Saliba and Gabriel were at the center of defense, Martin Ødegaard and Declan Rice were in the middle of the park and Gabriel Jesus led the line.
Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Spanish international, Robert Sánchez in goal, veteran Thiago Silva and Levi Colwill in defense, Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernández at the middle of the pack and former Manchester City man, Cole Palmer led the line.
Chelsea got a penalty in the 13th minute, Mudryk played a ball into the box which touched Saliba’s arm the referee went to the VAR and gave it, Palmer stepped up and sent the keeper the wrong way. The first half ended with Chelsea in front, Arsenal had the majority of the ball and were the better side.
Chelsea doubled their league three minutes into the second half, Mudryk beat Raya from the right side of the box in what looked like an attempted cross, the goal could go down as the goal of the month and season. Declan Rice pulled one back for Arsenal in the 77th minute, Sanchez made a mistake , misplaced a pass in which Rice was at the right place to fire home. Trossad replaced Martinelli in the 78th minute and he repaid Mikel Arterta’s trust with a goal, Saka played a cross into the box which met Trossad and the Belgian made no mistake in putting the ball into the net.
The match ended two-two with both sides sharing the spoils. Arsenal sits second, level on point with Champions, Manchester City. Arsenal face Sevilla in their next match.
Despite only taking one point after going two goals up, Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino can take pride in his side’s performance, Chelsea sits 10th in the Premier League with twelve points. They face Brentford in their next match.



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