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Arsenal beat Chelsea to close gap to Liverpool to 12 points

Mikel Merino made the difference at the Emirates today, with his first-half header capitalising on a brilliant spell of Arsenal pressure - and ending the hosts’ set-piece goal drought.

Flo Clifford16 March 2025 15:29



FULL-TIME: Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea

94 mins: Timber dramatically falls to the ground as he wins a free-kick, and after what looks like a brief dispute with Maresca on the sideline over that behaviour, shakes the manager’s hand.

Sanchez boots the ball down towards the Arsenal goal and after a bit of pinball in the box Gabriel heads it safely to his keeper.

And that’s that!

Flo Clifford16 March 2025 15:24

Into four minutes of stoppage time

90 mins: In a move which sums up Chelsea’s attack today, Tosin aims a simple pass at Neto but it dribbles past him to be gathered by Raya.

Tierney comes on for Odegaard as we enter four minutes of added time.

Flo Clifford16 March 2025 15:20

CHANCE!

The hosts are camping out in their half now as the final few minutes slip away.

Flo Clifford16 March 2025 15:17

Time ticking away with Arsenal 1-0 up

83 mins: Gabriel puts in a promising run but despite a mass of Arsenal shirts in the opposition box, there’s no-one to receive a cross.

Flo Clifford16 March 2025 15:12

Nkunku, Martinelli replaced

78 mins: Subs for both sides, as Dewsbury-Hall and George replace Sancho and Nkunku, who have been effectively neutralised today.

The change looked planned, rather than in response to that challenge.

Flo Clifford16 March 2025 15:08

Arsenal struggling to build on their one-goal lead

73 mins: That foul on Lewis-Skelly wins Arsenal a free kick in a dangerous position just to the left of the 18-yard box.
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