Arsenal Survive Chelsea Chaos - London Derby Keeps the Gunners Perfect
Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea at the Emirates. Rogers scored in 2 minutes, Havertz and Odegaard flipped it. Arteta and City remain the only perfect PL sides. Liverpool finally won.
London derbies are supposed to be ugly. This one delivered on schedule.
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates on the third Premier League weekend. Rogers stunned the champions after two minutes. Then Havertz equalized and set up Odegaard with a backheel assist that belonged on a highlights loop. Mikel Arteta’s side stayed perfect. So did Manchester City. Everyone else already has a bruise.
Around the rest of the table
Liverpool finally got a first win - against Ipswich. Tottenham grabbed a first point away at Nottingham. Hull’s hot start cooled in a 0-0 with Villa. Title talk is already a two-horse poster: Arsenal vs City, again.
The magazine read
Early punch. Comeback. Perfect record intact. North London feels loud again.