the floodlights are beaming down on the players here at stamford bridge
in west london derrick ray here on the commentary box joined us always by former arsenal and england
fullback lee dixon i'm very much looking forward to bringing you action from the premier league
it is chelsea versus arsenal thanks derrick yeah really looking forward to both teams
producing entertaining football let's see if we get that
recent formally you can make a strong case for robert lewandowski to have a big say in
the proceedings today well when you're playing against a player sometimes you're trying to look
at what his qualities are is he a good hold up player is he quick is he this is he that
but when somebody tells you he's a finisher you know you're in big trouble
and a look at the chelsea starting 11.
i'll tell you what you don't see this formation every day of the week no i mean it looks very
attack-minded with the three up front the three in midfield supplying the width as well but i'm a
little bit worried about the three centre-backs will they get exposed in the wide areas
and this is the arsenal starting eleven it's almost interesting to try to sum up a team's style
of play their approach um there are many who think that it's overly conservative in this case what do
you think lee well derek it's not my preferred way of playing that's for sure but horses for courses
is fine until you concede do they have a plan b if that happens i'm not too sure
james
lewandowski kante now
and he read it well defensively
bayern
teammates in the middle struggling to get it away oh a tremendous block
mount lewandowski
thomas granit xhaka
it might be on for them can they forge ahead and thwarting his opponents in the nick of time
lewandowski and it wasn't a great pass was it
are they giving them too much space
and a throw in it's going to be
in the right place to cut out the pass in position here to protect the ball
lewandowski mount rhys james
conte now with lewandowski shot not the easiest of situations for the keeper
and a corner coming up for chelsea can they make good use of it
and firing it into the area and the keeper
exuding confidence yeah doing his job right position right time
granite jacker a running room in the wide position he could pick out a teammate
element of risk there but he's won the
ball mount and chelsea have given us away
arsenal move it forward with purpose and control
has the strength to hang on to it effective challenge
good pressure high up the pitch
wasted possession again an attack full of promise for kyo saka
laka said the keeper making sure that was pushed well away from danger
thiago silva chilwell lewandowski now untidy in possession
lacazette here oh you don't want to lose the ball in that position and that is offside
and the electronic board showing one additional minute lewandowski here's mount
moving into the advanced position and the first 45 minutes have come and gone here at stamford bridge
into the second half then and these two sides
are locked together just can't really choose between them at the moment
martin erdogan getting the better of his opponents
well that's gone out and it is going to be a girl kick
christensen
rhys james here's mount arsenal have it back
well let's get your assessment lead on robert lewandowski has he given enough well it's not
been a great first half of football as far as he's concerned he seemed a
little bit sluggish to me derek easy for the backline to pick him up needs more movement
martine erdogard top class defending
rhys james lewandowski and kai habits
so making the substitution now
for a touch and they no longer have custody of the ball
really sitting deep now that could be problematic promising attack this
not to be advised giving the ball away in that position
and a strong tackle
oh stylish ball what can they do now
they pay lacazette is in the center making sure nothing came of it
kante
lewandowski now
they've broken the deadlock well it's been so close this game
tactics have played a part now they're going to have to change the tactics and see what happens
well let's take a look at this replay the difference between a good player
and some of the best players is they don't need to take a touch gets his shot away
first time nothing else matters but concentrating on that ball
well he's every right to be angry the players are not executing his game plan
today what a big moment in the dying embers will it prove decisive here
now let's come down to the final 20 minutes here like that very much in his repertoire
couldn't keep it
mateo kovacic now chelsea in a position of menace routine really
well that could be his final rebuke i think and the referees making that absolutely clear i like
that derrick good refereeing nice and strong told the player exactly what he was thinking
here it is now a substitution a goal calmly taken spot kick
well here we can see it again he's giving the keeper the eyes
sent him completely the wrong way and it makes for a relatively simple finish in the end good penalty
well a second goal for them here for chelsea number nine robert lewandowski
david luiz gabrielle now couldn't bend his run and the flag went up substitution for arsenal
time for a change then number two hector bellerin coming on to the pitch number 17 cedric mount
kante and a strong glove on the ball from the keeper
it's with erdogan lacazette
gabrielle and promising staff from arsenal
cedric and return to aubameyang
pulisic
and only two minutes remaining here
kante and he was in the right place to
intercept and the referee has decided to add on three additional minutes
lacazette
gabrielle martinelli seeing his pass intercepts it and that is that the referee brings this match
to an end and chelsea get the three points lee what did you make of their performance as a whole
yeah fairly comfortable in the end wasn't it thought they'd control the middle of the park
for most of the game and going forward there was some really lovely play too
good result that was well it's understandable that we focus once again on the vulva lewandowski
what would be your thoughts on his performance lee well a really good performance from the lad
today he was pretty much involved in everything and he never really looked like missing his