At 3 a.m. Beijing time on April 24, Arsenal played Chelsea at home in the 29th round of the 2023-24 Premier League. Leandro Trossard opened the scoring in the first half, before Ben White and Kai Havertz scored twice in the second half. In the end, Arsenal beat Chelsea 5-0 at home. After the game, Arsenal led Liverpool by 3 points in the first game and Manchester City by 4 points in the first two games, temporarily ranking first in the Premier League standings.
In the 4th minute, Rice advanced to the front of the penalty area with the ball on the left side, Trossard won the ball on the left side of the penalty area and brought it to the near bottom line, and volleyed from a small angle to the goal, Arsenal led 1-0!
In the 15th minute, Odegaard drove a set-piece into the box from the edge of the penalty area, and Tomiyasu nodded the ball over the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Chelsea drove a corner from the left into the box, nodded the ball back, and Disasi reached out in front of the goal to flank the ball.
In the 22nd minute, Rice broke through to the line of the penalty area with the ball and fired a long-range shot over the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Jacquesson burst into the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area after a steal in the front, and his shot from a small angle was blocked by the defender, and the ball hit the post and popped up on the bottom line after changing the line.
In the 28th minute, Chelsea crossed from the left side, Cucurella stopped the ball at the back point and adjusted, and the shot was blocked by the defender, Cucurella won the ball again and crossed the middle, Enzo Fernandez pushed the ball directly off the left post. In the 41st minute, Gallagher crossed the ball from the right side of the front, and Jacquesson flanked the header in the middle and failed to top the power.
At the end of the first half, Arsenal went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, Arsenal took a tactical corner kick on the right side, Rice's kick on the penalty line was blocked by the defender, Ben White scored a supplementary goal, and Arsenal led 2-0!
In the 57th minute, Ode's high field on the left side of the field was accurately plugged, Havertz inserted the ball in the middle of the field and brought it into the penalty area and scored with a single push, Arsenal led 3-0!
In the 65th minute, Saka burst into the penalty area with the ball on the right side and crossed, Havertz led the ball in the middle of the penalty area and adjusted it and scored with a volley to give Arsenal a 4-0 lead!
In the 66th minute, Chelsea brought on Raheem Sterling for Mykhailo Mudryk and Trevoh Chalobah for Enzo Fernandez. In the 70th minute, Odegaard picked up a pass at the front of the penalty area, and Ben White scored directly from the right side of the penalty area without stopping, and Arsenal led 5-0!
In the 72nd minute, Arsenal made four substitutions in a row, with Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli, Jorginho and Zinchenko coming on for Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard, Thomas and Tomiyasu. In the 78th minute, Chelsea brought on Thiago Silva and Casadei for Gilchrist and Madueke.
In the 82nd minute, Arsenal replaced Saka with Fabio Vieira. Soon after, Arsenal beat Chelsea 5-0 at home to sit top of the Premier League table with more games.
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