The Emirates erupted. Two minutes in, Arsenal were punched on the nose. By full-time, they were throwing the punches.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners turned a nightmare start into a statement 2-1 win over Chelsea on Sunday, clawing back from Morgan Rogers’ 2nd-minute shock to seal a third straight Premier League victory and send a chilling message to the rest of the league.
From Chaos To Control: Havertz And Odegaard Answer The Call
Chelsea struck first and the stadium held its breath. Then Arsenal responded like champions. Kai Havertz bulldozed his way back into form to level, before captain Martin Odegaard — back to his silky best after an injury-hit campaign — curled home the winner.
Arteta was beaming afterwards. “I enjoyed every minute of it,” he said. “The conviction, the determination, the quality… it was beautiful. It’s an indication of how capable we are to perform at an even higher level than last season.”
Chemistry Rekindled, Title Intent Clear
With Jesus, Martinelli and Trossard all gone in a quiet summer, doubts swirled. They were silenced in 90 minutes. Odegaard, Havertz and Bukayo Saka finally looked like the trio Arsenal have been waiting for, with new winger Christos Tzolis adding spark out wide.
“When you start to feel the chemistry they have between them and what they can produce, it’s great,” Arteta added. Arsenal now sit level with Manchester City on 9 points from 9, the only two teams with perfect records.
Alonso’s Chelsea Hit The Wall
For new Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso, the party stopped. After a flying start, his side leaked again — seven goals in three games.
“We want to start having clean sheets, they will come,” Alonso insisted. “Not happy that we couldn’t get anything but we need to keep calm and carry on.”
Arsenal, however, are anything but calm. They’re coming.
