Match Report: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, maintaining their perfect start to the Premier League season.

Chelsea got off to a flyer, taking the lead inside two minutes through Morgan Rogers, who volleyed home from the edge of the box to stun the home crowd.

Arsenal responded well and thought they were level ten minutes later when Riccardo Calafiori scored from a set piece, but the goal was disallowed due to Ezri Konsa being in an offside position.

The Gunners did find the equaliser on the 25th minute, however, when Kai Havertz cut in from the right and struck a low shot from the edge of the area past Emiliano Martínez at his near post, the German forward’s third Premier League goal against his former club.

Chelsea continued to test Arsenal in an open, fast-paced first half, with Pedro Neto striking the far post in first-half stoppage time after cutting inside from the right and curling it past David Raya.

Arsenal took control after the break and needed just five minutes to find the winner. Christos Tzolis drove in from the left wing before slipping the ball into Havertz, who cleverly allowed it to run through his legs, wrong-footing the Chelsea defence. The dummy created the space for captain Martin Ødegaard to run onto the ball and fire past Martínez.

Chelsea pushed for an equaliser in the latter stages of the second half, with substitute Estêvão Willian forcing a brilliant late save from Raya in the 89th minute, but Arsenal held on to see out the win. The result extends Chelsea’s poor recent record at Emirates Stadium to five league defeats in a row.

Arsenal go level on points with Manchester City as the only two teams with three wins from their first three Premier League games of the season.