At 02:45 Beijing time on April 21, the 25th round of the Premier League, Nketiah doubled, Smith Ronaldo scored 1 goal, Saka killed the game with a penalty in stoppage time, Arsenal defeated Chelsea 4-2 away, ending a 3-game losing streak in the league and winning the second victory in the last 6 league rounds. A total of 32,249 fans watched the London derby at Stamford Bridge.
In the first leg, Arsenal lost 2-0 at home to Chelsea and are now waiting 124 days to complete their revenge. However, for Arsenal, they have beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge for two consecutive seasons, where they won 1-0 last season.
This 4-2 allowed Arsenal to score a crucial three points, and they tied Tottenham Hotspur on points, only to be in fifth place in the Premier League because of the goal difference. Arsenal took all three points, which is undoubtedly bad news for Manchester United, who just lost 4-0 to Liverpool yesterday, because they were still thrown away by Arsenal with 3 points in the case of one more game, and they were gradually moving away from the Premier League, and even the Premier League was out of the premier league this season.
For Tuchel and Chelsea, they experienced a black April. In their three home games in April, they were beaten 4-1 and 4-2 by Brentford and Arsenal in the Premier League and 3-1 by Real Madrid in the Champions League. It was the first time in 32 years that Chelsea had conceded four goals at two back-to-back home games in the league.
With only seven rounds left, Chelsea trail premier League side Manchester City by 15 points, and they have basically withdrawn from the Premier League title race. However, their Champions League spot is still quite stable, after all, they are still 5 points ahead of Tottenham and Arsenal in the case of one less round.
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In the 13th minute, Christensen's deathly return pass, Nketiah smiled and fired a low shot into the far corner to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead.
In the 17th minute, Vernaneche scored a goal that refracted on Xhaka and Holden and scored into the net, and Chelsea equalised 1-1.
In the 27th minute, Erdegaard assisted Smith Rowe and followed up with a low shot to give Arsenal a 2-1 lead again.
In the 32nd minute, Mount's cross from the left was met by Azpilicueta and Chelsea equalised 2-2.
In the 57th minute, Chelsea's defence made consecutive mistakes to give gifts, and Nketiah laughed again and scored the ball, 2-1! Arsenal took the lead for the third time.
Two minutes into stoppage time, Azpilicueta sent a penalty and Saka took a penalty to kill the game, and the score was fixed at 4-2.