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Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
by Layth Yousif
at Ashburton Grove
ARSENAL eased past a distinctly underwhelming Chelsea side to leapfrog Manchester City to move two points clear at the top of the Premier League, albeit with Pep Guardiola's side having a pair of games in hand.
On Tuesday evening Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta made three changes from the side that lost 4-1 at City. January signing Jakub Kiwior replaced Rob Holding, with Jorginho facing his former club in place of Thomas Partey, while Leandro Trossard swapped places with Gabi Martinelli.
Frank Lampard's Blues came into the match in an awful run of form – and were to depart North London having lost six on the bounce. Chelsea did nothing to dispel the notion that Todd Boehly's underwhelming collection of big names have completely let their club down. Not to mention previous boss Graham Potter, through their poor displays all season, that culminated in the former Brighton boss being sacked, ahead of former Blues playing idol Lampard being drafted in.
In the shadow of Heathrow and glow of Thorpe Park, a band of Arsenal loyalists have built something lasting — a grassroots club with old-school values, writes LAYTH YOUSIF
A point apiece at the Emirates with both Arsenal and Palace looking distracted by forthcoming semi-finals
