"A proper London derby. We expected that because of the quality of the opposition, because of the individual quality that they have, and because we played them four times already, so we know how good and difficult they are to play against. After we started the game so well, the first half was very, very dominant. I think the margin and the scoreline should have been bigger."
"I reminded them that we were in exactly the same position against the Spurs seven days ago in that dressing room. They said, 'Look what happened in the second half, so we're going to do it again, but probably we're going to have to' - referencing Arsenal's ability to dominate in second halves and their confidence in repeating such performances."
Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates to preserve their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League, though the performance lacked conviction. William Saliba's header gave Arsenal an early advantage, but Piero Hincapie's own goal leveled the match at half-time. Jurrien Timber restored Arsenal's lead from a corner in the 66th minute. Chelsea were reduced to ten men following Pedro Neto's red card, and David Raya made crucial saves to secure the victory. Manager Mikel Arteta acknowledged Chelsea's quality and reminded his players of their dominant second-half performance against Tottenham the previous week. Alan Shearer noted Arsenal's recent nervousness but remains confident they will win the title.
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