Overview
- Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates on Sunday, with Morgan Rogers opening the scoring, Kai Havertz equalising, and Martin Odegaard firing home the winner five minutes into the second half.
- Peter Schmeichel told Viaplay he thought Odegaard was the best player on the pitch and said no other Premier League side has a player of his quality.
- Pundits highlighted Arsenal’s collective pressing and high energy after losing possession, saying the team often appears to have extra players when defending transitions.
- The result extended Arsenal’s unbeaten run against Chelsea to 12 matches and kept the reigning champions high in early-season goalscoring charts ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Napoli.
- Jaap Stam praised Kai Havertz’s link-up play in the match, a sign that Mikel Arteta’s system can use different attacking profiles and that Arsenal may have greater tactical options in Europe.