Gabriel Goal At Chelsea Sends Arsenal Back To The Top | Soccer/Soccer

A 63rd-minute toe-poke on the aim line by Brazilian defender Gabriel earned Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and lifted them again to the highest of the Premier League.

Gabriel, lurking on the far put up, received on the tip of a Bukayo Saka nook that flew previous a line of Chelsea defenders.

The deserved victory in a highly-charged London derby despatched Arsenal two factors away from Manchester City on 34 factors and left a second-best Blues facet languishing in seventh, 13 factors behind.

Mikel Arteta's facet pressed arduous and moved the ball at tempo in order that Chelsea have been usually squeezed into their very own half.

But regardless of their superiority, Arsenal have been profligate in entrance of aim, with Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and BenWhite lacking possibilities towards Graham Potter's facet.

But they loved 56% possession and had 14 photographs to Chelsea's 5.

Chelsea's greatest efforts got here on the counter-attack however they might produce solely half-chances for Kai Havertz, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Raheem Sterling.

Chelsea have earned simply two factors from their final 4 league matches and have misplaced two in succession after final week's 4-1 drubbing by Potter's former facet Brighton Hove Albion.