After being eliminated from the Champions League by Bayern Munich, Arsenal fell into a slump and they suffered their biggest crisis of the season. At that time, Arsenal not only missed the Champions League semi-finals, but also lost the top spot in the Premier League, winning 3 consecutive games in all competitions, almost ruining their season. Fortunately, Arsenal were relieved after the win away at Wolves, but the midweek replay at home to Chelsea was the beginning of Arsenal's test.
A few days ago, Manchester City struggled to knock out Chelsea in the FA Cup. Although the form of the past two seasons has not been good, Chelsea are not soft persimmons. However, against Arsenal, Chelsea were in a crushing position, and they were completely overwhelmed by the opponent's devastating attack, which was a real surprise.
In this game, Arsenal had already scored in just 4 minutes of the opening period. Trossard receives the ball in the box and volleys home. It was his second consecutive league goal and now that he is a regular on the left, Arteta will be pleased with his arrangement.
The goal seemed to have greatly stimulated Arsenal, and after that, they continued to attack wildly, and the Chelsea defence was in turmoil, and after barely holding on to half time and not conceding another goal, Chelsea quickly collapsed in the second half. In the 51st minute, Arsenal shot at goal, but it was blocked, and the ball came to Ben White, who immediately pushed it, and finally scored into the corner, and the score became 2-0.
Just six minutes later, the score was rewritten when Odegaard slashed in and Havertz cut forward at high speed, eventually using his body to suppress his opponent and slotting home before he fell to the ground to make it 3-0. After the goal, Havertz slipped to his knees in celebration, not giving his old club face at all. He and Ben White then added one more goal each to make it 5-0.
In front of Arsenal, Chelsea's defense was useless, and this hearty victory also allowed Arsenal to completely regain confidence. It can be said that after 5-0 in this game, Arsenal came alive again. They had lost to Bayern Munich and the team was half-dead, but now they finally saw hope again.
Wins over Wolves and Chelsea in quick succession have given Arsenal their first two wins in a row and are currently three points clear of the Premier League table. Liverpool (away to Everton) and Manchester City (away to Brighton) will also play make-up fixtures, and the top three in the Premier League could change. However, although Arsenal are in the top spot, they cannot be careless yet, because in the next round, Arsenal will face Tottenham Hotspur, which is also the most difficult game in their remaining games.
Because Tottenham wants to grab points and fight for the fourth place with Villa, and they and Arsenal are mortal enemies, it will certainly not allow Arsenal to take away three points easily. Last season, Arsenal beat Tottenham 2-0 away for the first time in nine years. If they can pick up three points on the road, Arsenal will have title hopes (Manchester City will also be away to Tottenham Hotspur after they have lost on the road for four years in a row and could drop points at any time). However, if they don't win, then Arsenal will be miserable, and the top position they have finally regained will most likely be lost. It is foreseeable that Liverpool and Manchester City will definitely be crazy about grabbing points next, the top 3 of the Premier League are waiting for the opponent to make mistakes, Arsenal must beat Tottenham if they want to win the championship, only by winning, they can hope to win the championship!