Arsenal, ranked No. 1 before the game, ushered in the 29th round of the Premier League, and Arsenal sat at their home PK against Chelsea, which was ranked No. 9 before the game.
Before the game, Arsenal had just one win, one draw and two defeats in their last four games in all competitions, while Chelsea were slightly better than Arsenal in their last four games in all competitions, with two wins, one draw and one defeat. In the last five meetings between the two sides, Arsenal won 4 and drew 1, beating Chelsea and having the absolute upper hand. Strangely, however, more than half of the fans before the game believed that the visiting Chelsea side could beat Arsenal.
In the fifth minute, Rice on the left side of the box sent a delicate diagonal ball and Trossard followed up with a low shot from a tight angle on the left side of the box to give Arsenal the lead.
In the 53rd minute, Ben White scored from the left side of the box to help Arsenal extend their lead.
In the 58th minute, Odegaard sent a delicate long pass, Havertz followed up the ball into the box and volleyed home to seal the win for Arsenal.
In the 66th minute, Bukayo Saka from the right side of the box sent in a clever pass, and Havertz stopped the ball in the middle of the box and turned and fired low into the bottom right corner of the goal to help Arsenal score again.
In the 71st minute, Odegaard sent another brilliant pass and Ben White scored twice.
In the end, Arsenal beat Chelsea to usher in two consecutive league wins. Arsenal continued to lead the standings with 77 points in the first time after the game, and left Liverpool in second place by three points.