OneFootball
Joel Sanderson-Murray·1 August 2021
OneFootball
Joel Sanderson-Murray·1 August 2021
Reported Arsenal transfer target Tammy Abraham scored the winner as Chelsea inflicted a 2-1 friendly defeat on the Gunners at the Emirates.
Scorers: Xhaka 69âČ; Havertz 26âČ, Abraham 73âČ.
With the Premier League kick off only two weeks away, two of the heavyweights of the division met on Sunday Mikel Artetaâs and Thomas Tuchelâs teams began to formulate with players involved on international duty over the summer returned to the fray.
It was the Champions League final hero Kai Havertz who gave the visitors the lead in the first half, firing into the top corner from inside the box after being played in by Timo Werner.
But Arsenal equalised half way with 20 minutes to go when Granit Xhaka headed home from Nicolas PĂ©pĂ©âs corner.
The teams werenât level for long as Abraham took advantage of a stray pass at the back to place the ball past Bernd Leno.
Arteta will feel his team were denied a draw when Joe Willockâs strike appeared to cross the line after coming off the bar but the goal was not given by the linesman.
Itâs a pre-season north London derby for Arsenal next Sunday, and Chelsea also meet Tottenham next up on Wednesday.