Arsenal Almost Lost Against Chelsea At London Derby, Man City Stays At The Top

Leandro Trossard celebrated the goal that saved Arsenal from losing the match against Chelsea in the London Derby. (Twitter @Arsenal)

JAKARTA - There was no third coup in the English Premier League. Arsenal failed to do so after almost losing before finally drawing 2-2 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge Stadium, Saturday, October 21, 2023 evening WIB. Manchester City is also comfortable to occupy the top position.

Never mind winning at the London Derby. Arsenal are even stuck against Chelsea who are good at home.

However, Chelsea failed to maintain the advantage even though they were already two goals ahead so they could not get the full points.

Arsenal were lucky after scoring two late goals to save them from defeat. The result also thwarted Arsenal's attempt to overthrow Man City, who previously won 2-1 over Brighton and Hove Albion.

The competition for the top position made the teams take each other down. How not, a very close distance of points allowed Liverpool to overthrow the leaders of Tottenham Hotspur after a 2-0 win over Everton at the Merseyside Derby at Anfield.

This was the first coup and Liverpool had occupied the standings throne for several hours. Yes, the Reds immediately stepped down after Man City took the position.

Victory over Brighton made The Cityzens pocket point 21. They are one point ahead of Liverpool who then dropped to second. This is the next coup in the Premier League.

Finally, Arsenal had the opportunity to stage a coup. However, the Gunners failed to take advantage of the opportunity and could only match Man City's points. Arsenal lost the goal difference so they didn't have the power to coup Man City.

What about Chelsea? They are still in the middle of the board because they got one additional point. Now, this West Londn club is ranked 10th with 12 points.

In that match, Arsenal had difficulty facing Chelsea who appeared with high enthusiasm. Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino was able to feature a team that played offensively quite well.

As a result, Chelsea took the lead after Cole Palmer scored from the penalty spot in the 15th minute. The penalty was awarded after William Saliba, who was finally fielded in the big match, touched the box's ball d.

The referee pointed to the spot and Palmer managed to beat goalkeeper David Raya. The 1-0 score for the hosts lasted until the end of the first half.

In the second half, Arsenal faced a hurry. Gawang Raya was immediately conceded when the game had only been running for one minute.

The goal started with Mykhailo Mudryk's action which was in the left sector. This Ukrainian national team player is actually about to release a cross aimed at Raheem Sterling.

However, Mudryk saw Raya leave the goal. He then fired a direct hull into the goal without being reached by the Spanish goalkeeper. The score changed to 2-0 for the Blues.

After that goal, Chelsea even lowered the tempo of the game and gave Arsenal the opportunity to develop the game.

The attack built by Brazil's duo Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus forced goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to work hard to secure the goal.

Arsenal had to wait until the 77th minute to break the deadlock. Midfielder Declan Rice managed to reduce the lag after taking advantage of Sanchez's mistake when he was about to give the ball to his partner.

Only the ball points to Rice who then master it. He also fired a shot into the empty goal because Sanchez had left it.

Rice's goal seems to be Arsenal's encouragement. They put pressure on the opponent again and tried to catch up. goal.

The Gunners' efforts were not in vain. Substitute Leandro Trossard managed to equalize the score after scoring a goal in the 84th minute.

He finished the assist from Bukayo Saka well. No additional goals. The final result of London Derby remains 2-2.