Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea
What a way to start 2018 in the capital!
Football games between these two arch rivals rarely disappoint and this was no exception.
Live betting remained on tenterhooks until the very end of the thriller at the Emirates Stadium.
In a pulsating finish, Hector Bellerin’s half-volley rescued a point for the Gunners just when it looked like reigning champions Chelsea were heading back into second spot.
Even then, Chelsea should have won it but Alvaro Morata failed to score a gilt-edged chance and Davide Zappacosta struck the crossbar with the rebound.
Chelsea fans’ chant of “there’s only one team in London” moments earlier had come back to bite them.
They were bouncing after Marcos Alonso fired them in front six minutes from time—with Willian involved in the build-up immediately after entering the fray.
Until then, Arsenal had edged an absorbing contest with Alexis Sanchez seeing an effort hit both posts before two goals inside four minutes.
First, Jack Wilshere netted his first goal since May 2015 after linking with Mesut Ozil and promising defender Rob Holding.
Then, much to home anger, Bellerin was adjudged to have fouled Eden Hazard, who dusted himself down and converted past former Chelsea favourite Petr Cech.
Cech and Thibaut Courtois were both in fine form in what was Arsene Wenger’s 60th match against the west Londoners since his arrival in England in late 1996.
If you enjoyed this – and there’s no reason why you didn’t – then perhaps we can expect more of the same.
The first of a two-legged League Cup semi-final takes place next week and while some of the personnel may be different, the intensity certainly will not.
A place at Wembley is on the line.
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