Home / Football / Premier League News Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: Report, result and goals as Gunners climb five points clear Catch up with all the action from Arsenal vs Chelsea in the Premier League Written by Mitch Fretton Last Update: March 1, 2026 06:34:58 pm GMT 2 min read Arsenal strengthened their grip at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over Chelsea at the Emirates on Sunday evening, responding to Manchester Citys win at Leeds. The hosts began aggressively and were rewarded in the 21st minute. Bukayo Sakas deep corner was nodded back across goal by Gabriel and William Saliba forced it over the line from close range, via a heavy deflection. It was Arsenals 15th league goal from a corner this season, underlining once again how central dead-ball situations are to their attacking structure.Chelsea struggled to build sustained much pressure in the first half, although Robert Sanchezs uncertain distribution invited Arsenal forward on multiple occasions. Still, just as the interval approached, the visitors drew level from a corner of their own. Reece James delivered with pace and Piero Hincapie inadvertently glanced the ball beyond David Raya for an own goal, sending the sides in level.The momentum briefly tilted after the restart. Chelsea forced Raya into action through Joao Pedro and Enzo Fernandez, and there were renewed questions around Arsenals ability to defend set-plays.However, the decisive moment arrived in the 66th minute and it was another corner that did the damage. Declan Rices delivery was pinpoint as usual. Sanchez failed to command his area, and Jurrien Timber attacked the ball to head Arsenal back in front. Chelseas task became significantly harder four minutes later. Pedro Neto, already booked for dissent, lunged in late on Gabriel Martinelli near the touchline and was shown a second yellow card. The dismissal was Chelseas seventh red card of the league campaign, and ninth overall this season.Even with ten men, the visitors pushed forward in the closing stages. Moises Caicedo fired narrowly over from distance, while Raya produced two defining interventions. First, he sprang across his goal to divert a teasing delivery that was drifting towards the far corner. Then, in stoppage time, he clawed the ball off the line after an initial block, denying Liam Delap a close-range finish that was subsequently ruled out for offside. Topics: Arsenal F.C. Chelsea F.C. Follow us: Mitch Fretton Mitch is a freelance sports journalist with experience working for LiveScore, GOAL and Colchester United. He has experience working from both his desk at home and in the press box at games covering the Champions League and international football. Read more from Mitch Fretton
