always a terrific venue to watch a football match i'm talking about the emirates stadium here in
north london i'm derek ray joined here on the commentary box as always by lee dixon i'm very
much looking forward to bringing you action from the premier league it is chelsea versus arsenal
all right thank you well both managers will be reminding their players how important it is to
start off the game really quickly really attack the opposition put him on the back foot see
what comes of that hopefully we get a good game number five georginio number nine romelu lukaku
here's the lineup for chelsea georginio plays with angola kante in the center of the bark and
as for the attack well it has a bold look about it with three forwards listed from the beginning
you know many in the media have been talking quite loudly about the style of play and not
everybody being kind about it there are many who suggest it's negative how do
you see it lee well listen derek takes all types of play different formations
coaches trying to adapt to system soaking up the pressure getting everybody behind the ball and
hitting teams on the counter attack he's probably on the cards for this team today enjoy the game
and so the match is underway
thiago silva
hudson odoi and habits giorgina
chilwell useful cross towards the near post not too fussy in clearing his lines
sucker
now bayern
part a shielding the ball superbly ball over the top not far away at all with the bully
well to catch it like that you've got a really good technique and oh so close
has done it the opening statement of the night
well let's look at this again we've all let these in training first time bang in
the back of the net look at the calmness of it technique brilliant a chance to revisit the goal
one nil then
the outcome is a goal kick here
good visualization and execution
a very effective clearance
doing well to keep possession pierre emerick
thomas now
oh nice ball over the top to chase and it was blocked that particular cross really
effective shielding under pressure but after that fantastic effort it's gone out for a throw-in
unable to keep the ball
oh nice ball over the top
well the bar can beat the goalkeeper's best friend
well i thought they were back in it i thought they were back in the game to
be honest with you derrick how close can you get
well that's the kind of player you want from your defender
high pressing at its best
this might be ideal for the counter
so a throw in here
chill well
i think that they look as though they want to make the smoke out
looked as though they meant business but now they've got to try
well they've again in front lee that's the most important thing your assessment so far well
chelsea would be happy if it stays like this still some work to do in the second half though with the
clock ticking down before their half time cup of tea it's important the players stay concentrated
mounts
it's callum hudson odoi
well when you set off like this you invite pressure possession lost by chelsea here
another stoppage time situation one minute here thomas
gabriel martinelli a chance then for the respective managers to address their charges
it is half time here i think most fans would be pretty happy with this man's
display so far well derek you're right he has played well and goals
win games he's been a joy to watch in this form sit back and enjoy him in the second half
back underway with arsenal trying to find a route back into the match
georginio moving the ball forward with purpose
harvest
arsenal couldn't keep the ball
losing possession here
but he couldn't extend the lead given too much space why not take the shot on good effort
and promising stuff from arsenal
granit xhaka arsenal could threaten from this position
while still searching for the equalizer but not passing it anxiously
wonderfully weighted pass
now the keeper grabs it
georginio
it's arsenal's turn now
granit xhaka and room now out on the wing that's a very impressive piece of defending
mounts
excellent vision
chill well wonderful block
takes the shot really good diving save
well both teams have had substitutes warming up and now both will rely on their respective benches
high class defending right on the goal line and they could face difficulties here
and still looking for space but it can't get through
and go to kante marcus alonso firing it towards joel keeper had work to do
corner as his for chelsea
oh they are committed to making the substitution here
and he's fired over the corner and chelsea pushing to add to the lead it'll be a corner over it comes
oh goodness me off the post
attempting to play catcher in this second half lee what are the priorities to be well
because the game is so tight arsenal will feel that there's another goal out there
more pressure more balls in the box force the issue more intensity couldn't keep the ball
threaded through by lukaku
well as we see from the replay the keeper's got no chance it's all about the strike
all about the power he does everything right head down back of the net
well a second goal for them here substitution for chelsea coming off the pitch
white
one minute remaining
well adding up all the stoppages we will have three extra minutes
from the creative look about this
crossing possibilities
here's william and able to close down the shots
so the final whistle and what we can say officially now is that chelsea have picked up
maximum points on this fixture lee your thoughts yeah fairly comfortable in the end wasn't it
thought they controlled the middle of the park for most of the game
and going forward there was some really lovely play too good result that was now this man
has given us plenty of reasons to dwell on his performance this evening
well he played well scored a goal what a good performance from him