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Simon Collings at Stamford Bridge
What a crazy half of football played at an insane pace. Some good things from Arsenal looking back as a threat ahead. Odegaard looks back at him and Saka rejoices properly. A big half is coming for Arsenal.
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HT: Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal
And breathe!
What a first half at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal took the lead twice through Nketia and Smith Rowe, but both times were quickly returned after Werner and then Aspilicueta equalized.
Frenzied 45 minutes and it was a brilliant watch.
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45 minutes: SO CLOSE FOR ARSENAL!
You guessed it, Saka is starting. Odegaard slides him into Smith Rowe, who somehow manages to keep the ball under pressure from four defenders.
He finds a place to hit, flies right off the beam. Mandy didn’t come close.
Added two minutes.
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44 minutes: Arsenal look so dangerous every time they overtake Alonso.
It floats inside, twists a beautiful cross in the box. Both Mandy and James left him without a single Arsenal player to run from behind.
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41 minutes: Tavares gets out of trouble and the gunners can break through. Nketia tries to deflect the left back, but the pass is intercepted.
Saka overcomes Alonso again with ease, Odegaard and Smith Rowe combine, coming to Jack … hit blocked. Tavares’s cross in them hits Aspilicueta in the face and the game is paused.
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38 minutes: Arsenal struggles to order more than a few passes in the middle of the field.
Mount fired a sensational ball at Alonso, and he came in behind White. Perfect first touch to remove it inside the box, but the impact is high and wide.
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36 minutes: Chelsea push the ball comfortably from behind, maybe just trying to slow things down for a while.
Both sides look so vulnerable from behind, neither of which is particularly secure. Created for an exciting match.
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James Robson at Stamford Bridge
Tonight we will see what happens when you take Rudiger and Tiago out of Chelsea’s defense. They are run ragged. The amount of chances that Arsenal creates is ridiculous.
They should and could show more for their two goals, if not for their completion.
Certainly Tuhel will not stay aside and let this continue.
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Simon Collings at Stamford Bridge
It’s just a crazy game, none of the managers will be happy with the lack of control on their part, but it’s great fun.
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