The decoration of the second round of the English Premier League was the central fight between London Arsenal and London Chelsea, the meetings of which are traditionally considered important due to the territorial aspect.

On the eve of this match, Mikel Arteta's coaching staff faced unforeseen serious staffing problems due to positive coronavirus tests in the team. If the participation of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the duel with Chelsea was initially in doubt, then the same Alexander Lacazette and Willian deliberately missed the meeting. The last of the infected at Arsenal was center-back Ben White, whose absence was confirmed on the day of the match..

So, Arsenal had to use an experimental bunch of centerbacks in the person of Rob Holding and Pablo Marie, which absolutely did not instill in the fans of the club from North London hope for a positive result in the first home of the current Premier League season, in which the team was already considered an outsider.

The zeros on the scoreboard lasted only 14 minutes, and the Gunners' fears over the debut of star striker Romelu Lukaku for Chelsea after a multimillion-dollar transfer from Inter were immediately confirmed. The Belgian forward opened with a cross from Rhys James from the right flank and, without any obstacles in touch, ferried the ball into the net of Bernd Leno's goal.

However, the first half was not limited to Lukaku's one debut goal for Chelsea.. Another failure on the left edge, for which Kieran Tierney was responsible at Arsenal, caused another conceded goal, but this time Rhys James himself became the author of the goal.

Arsenal, in turn, could repeatedly return to the game due to promising quick counterattacks both in the first and in the goal half, but in the overwhelming majority of such moments, Chelsea's defense managed to neutralize the opponent's attempts to get closer to Mendy's goal.

Ultimately, the final whistle recorded a 2-0 away win for Chelsea, thanks to which Tumas Tuchel's men ended their unsuccessful streak in official matches with Arsenal, which had emerged victorious in their last three fights with Chelsea..

Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea Goals: Lukaku 14, James 35 Arsenal: Leno - Soares, Holding, Marie, Tierney (Tavares 66) - Jaca, Lokonga - Saka (Aubameyang 61), Smith Row, Pepe - Martinelli (Balogun 79).