Chelsea stun Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in a London derby as they come back from a goal down to score 2 and turn the game around. It was a battle between two very young managers in Frank Lampard and Mikel Arteta and Lampard emerged victorious. Chelsea started the game with a 3-4-3 but eventually crumbled to Arsenal's high press and pace. Emerson's ball watching lead to an Arsenal goal pretty early in the first half as he failed to mark Arsenal talisman Aubameyang who opened the scoring with a brilliant header.
Frank Lampard was forced to make a change early on in the first half Emerson was subbed off to bring in Jorginho to switch to a 4-3-3. Lampard showed glimpses of improvement in his in game management with an early change which lead to Chelsea gaining momentum slowly. Jorginho's presence in the midfield brought composure and control to the otherwise chaotic and struggling Chelsea.
Chelsea started the second half and dominated it entirely giving nothing away. Willian Mount Tammy pressed high on the pitch and were soon accompanied by Hudson odoi who was brought in for Kovacic. The most memorable moment was the debut of a 19 year old Lamptey. Lampard and his sidekick Morris showed incredible faith in the youngster throwing him in a heated London Derby. Lamptey showed great character and impressed everyone with his magnificent cameo he completed all 4 of his tackles and almost had an assist with an impressive key pass for Abraham which was eventually blocked by Leno.
Chelsea got their reward for an impressive second half performance.Mason Mount whipped in a brilliant free kick a howler from Leno allowed Jorginho to bring in an equalizer for Chelsea.It was brutal for Arsenal fans as Jorginho escaped a red card a few minutes before scoring an equalizer. Chelsea completed their comeback in style with a brilliant counter attacking goal courtesy of a magnificent link up between Tammy Abraham and Willian in the end it was Tammy Abraham who turned Mustafi around and fired a low strike through the legs of Leno.It was a thrilling week for Chelsea as they beat 2 London rivals and pick up 6 really important points from two very demanding away fixtures .
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