Morgan Rogers gave Xabi Alonso's Chelsea a second-minute lead but the Blues slipped to defeat and a 2-0-1 record.

The Athletic's Arsenal writer James McNicholas and Chelsea reporter Liam Twomey break down the talking points ahead of a big London derby

In truth, Arsenal's play and Chelsea's wobbles ought to have brought victory by a larger margin, Emiliano Martínez with a wonderful stop to deny Bukayo Saka, before David Raya gave a reminder of his own indispensability with an even better save to keep out Estêvão.

Arsenal delivered a solid win over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, coming back from an early goal to collect all three points.

Arsenal vs Chelsea preview, stats, prediction and tactical analysis as both sides meet in a tense Premier League London derby.

Arsenal claimed a valuable 2-1 win over Chelsea and continued their perfect Premier League record this season thanks to Martin Ødegaard's second-half strike. Mikel Arteta's side were made to work for it and had to come from behind through Kai Havertz's equaliser after Morgan Rogers had opened the scoring for the visitors after just 77 seconds.

Arsenal defender Gabriel kicking Emi Martinez in the head not a red card offence, expert panel rules - Gabriel kicked Emiliano Martinez in the head in the early stages of Arsenal’s game against Chelse

CHELSEA might not have been able to beat Arsenal when it mattered most, but their Under-21’s exacted some form of revenge on the Gunners when they met on Saturday. It was a talented young