"This was a throwback game, where grappling and shirt-pulling had as much of a hold on the game as any sort of style. All three goals came off corner kicks, where the boxes were littered with arm bars and bear hugs, and Arsenal were responsible for all three of the goals when you include Piero Hincapie's header into his own goal."
"The Gunners ran their Premier League table lead to five points over Manchester City, having played one more game than the second-place Citizens. Chelsea remain sixth on the table with 45 points, three back of Liverpool and six behind Manchester United and Aston Villa."
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 in a top-five Premier League clash at Emirates Stadium, with William Saliba and Jurrien Timber scoring from set pieces. Chelsea's Piero Hincapie scored an own goal to make it 2-1 before Pedro Neto received a second yellow card, leaving Chelsea with 10 men. The match was characterized by physical play with all three goals coming from corner kicks. Arsenal now leads the Premier League by five points over Manchester City, having played one additional game. Chelsea remains sixth with 45 points. Arsenal faces Brighton away on Wednesday and Mansfield Town in the FA Cup on Saturday, while Chelsea visits Aston Villa midweek before traveling to Wrexham in the cup competition.
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