Arsenal defeated Chelsea at home in the final match of the 34th round of the English Premier League (EPL) - 3:1. In the first half, the Gunners hit the gates of their principal opponent three times. The double was scored by Martin Odegaard, who scored twice after Granit Xhaka's passes.. Another goal was scored by Gabriel Jesus, who pushed the ball into the net of Kepa Arrizabalaga's goal from close range after a turmoil in the Pensioners' box. In the second half of the meeting, Frank Lampard's team retaliated with one goal. In the 65th minute, Noni Madueke closed the backlog of the Blues, taking advantage of a pass from Mateo Kovacic. However, Chelsea did not have enough strength for something more.. Wards of Mikel Arteta confidently brought the matter to a logical victory. Note that the Ukrainian defender of “Arsenal” Oleksandr Zinchenko came out in the starting lineup and spent 73 minutes on the field, after which he was replaced by Kieran Tierney.

But our other compatriot, Chelsea winger Mikhail Mudrik started the match on the bench and came out to play in the 71st minute instead of Raheem Sterling. Arsenal (78 points) returned to first place in the Premier League, beating Manchester City (76 points). However, the Citizens have two games in hand.. Chelsea are in 12th position with 39 points.. The Gunners will take on Newcastle on May 7 next.. A day earlier, the Blues will visit Bournemouth, another Ukrainian Ilya Zabarny.