Image of Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka (7) being tackled by Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia, during Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in London, England.
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Chelsea Holds Arsenal At Stamford Bridge

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Points were shared as Chelsea held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw in a thrilling Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, keeping the both sides level on 19 points in the Premier League, nine (9) points behind leaders Liverpool.

Both sides created several chances in the first half, but could not find the net as the scores remained 0-0 by halftime. The tense atmosphere continued after the break and Chelsea almost scored through defender Wesley Fofana.

However, Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli fired the visitors ahead in the 60th minute, latching on to a brilliant pass from Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard, who returned to the starting lineup after recovering from injury.

Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli (11) scores goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea were determined to fight its way back into the game and were rewarded 10 minutes later.

Winger Pedro Neto was left in space and fired in a powerful shot from outside the 18-box, beating Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya to level the scores. 1-1!!!!

Chelsea winger Pedro Neto scores against Arsenal.

Both sides pushed for a winner and the best chance fell to Arsenal when William Saliba’s cut back picked out Trossard inside the six-yard box. However, the forward missed his effort while taking the chance off the toes of Havertz, who was in a better position to score.

The referee blew the final whistle to end the match, with the result lifting Chelsea to third and Arsenal to fourth on the table, both on 19 points.

Chelsea and Arsenal are now nine points behind league leaders Liverpool heading into the international break. Champions Manchester City are second on the table with 23 points from 11 games.

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