Arsenal blanked a sorry Chelsea side 3-1 to move back to the top in the Premier League 2022-23 season. Mikel Arteta's side has gained their two-point cushion over Manchester City, playing two games more.
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Arsenal back to the summit
Arsenal have raced to 78 points from 34 matches (W26 D6 L4). After going four successive league games without a win (D3 L1), Arsenal got the much-needed three points to boost their confidence.
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Chelsea recent struggles
Chelsea have suffered six consecutive defeats since Frank Lampard became interim manager, conceding 12 goals and only scoring twice.
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Losing streak continues
Chelsea are winless in nine games across competitions, scoring just 31 goals and conceding 38 this season. They are currently 12th in the Premier League with 39 points.
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Odegaard attains this feat
Martin Odegaard scored a brace for Arsenal, taking his tally to 14. As per Opta, the only central midfielder to score more goals in a single Premier League campaign for Arsenal is Cesc Fabregas in 2009-10 (15).
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Achieving 10 goals again
Gabriel Jesus scored his 10th goal of the season, making him the fourth Arsenal player with 10-plus goals in the Premier League 2022-23 season, a feat achieved for the second time ever.