Arsenal came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Chelsea and maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard scoring in the final moments of a high-energy encounter at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Kept.
Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea, who were looking good to extend their lead midway through the second half, went ahead through Cole Palmer’s superb penalty in the 15th minute.
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Arsenal defender William Saliba rose to block Mykhailo Mudryk and the Ukrainian’s header went off his opponent’s hand. Referee Christopher Kavanagh awarded the spot kick after a VAR check.
Mudrić, always engaged in attack, scored Chelsea’s second goal three minutes after the break, firing the ball over the stranded Raya into the top right corner of the net.
There was some debate over whether he intended to cross the ball or whether he was aiming for a goal, but the excited crowd, who have seen their team struggle for points in recent months, didn’t care. of.
It was a nervy evening of goalkeeping with Raya and Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez both making mistakes in a high-energy encounter.
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Poor distribution from Sanchez led to Arsenal’s strike in the 76th minute through Declan Rice, who pounced on the loose ball past the Chelsea defenders and sent it past the out-of-position keeper into an open goal.
Former Chelsea junior Rice said he had to decide quickly what to do with the ball.
“Instead of running the ball through my laces I had to turn it. It was an instant instinct to pass the ball to someone or take it,” he told the BBC.
Arsenal encouraged, pushed forward and Chelsea were forced to defend deep in the final quarter of the game.
Substitute Trossard then calmed Stamford Bridge with Bukayo Saka’s brilliant cross in the 84th minute, giving Mikel Arteta’s side a point.
They have returned to second place in the table along with Manchester City at the top with 21 points, while Chelsea are in ninth place with 12 points.
