Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal - Match Report
Bellerin strike hands the ten men of Arsenal a share of the points in a frenetic London derby.
Hector Bellerin marked his Arsenal return with a dramatic late goal for the 10-man Gunners as they salvaged a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Chelsea.
After six weeks out with a hamstring injury, Bellerin – named captain for the game by Mikel Arteta – curled home from 18 yards with three minutes remaining after Cesar Azpilicueta thought he had won the game for the Blues.
Chelsea took the lead in the 28th minute when Jorginho slotted home a penalty after David Luiz was shown a red card for bundling over Tammy Abraham in his attempt to bail Shkodran Mustafi out for a loose pass.
Arsenal did well to stay in the game and after Gabriel Martinelli cancelled out the opener, and Bellerin ensured Chelsea's jubilation following Azpilicueta's 84th-minute volley was short-lived.
Highlights
Goal! Hector Bellerin hits back with a scorching goal! 2-2 as it stands!
Goal! César Azpilicueta scores late on for Chelsea!
Goal! Against the odds! Somehow, Arsenal are level! Gabriel Martinelli surges up the pitch and calmly slots the ball past Kepa!
Peep! Chelsea go into the break 1-0 up! Arsenal down to ten men with David Luiz sent off, whatever happens, the second half will be interesting!
Goal! What a calamity of errors from Arsenal at the back! Mustafi's error sets off Abraham who is pulled down in the box by David Luiz. No surprises the former Chelsea defender is handed a red! Jorginho steps up and fires the Blues into the lead!
Peep! We are underway!
Live Updates
Preamble
Minutes away from Kick-Off! Arsenal have had a warm up! Which will certainly help! It's chilly in West London tonight!
Plenty of transfer news coming in! Check out our dedicated transfer news round up! Karli has excitedly messaged in saying that Chanchita has moved to LA Galaxy! On second glance, I think she means former West Ham striker Chicharito I'll give her the benefit of the doubt! Although I have just googled Chanchita... Oh my!
We've got you covered with all the Premier League games tonight! Including Sheffield United Vs Man City! (That's 0-0 at the moment) Expect some match reports later tonight!
Arsenal all ready to go! We get underway at 23:15 tonight!
Edinson Cavani has been linked with Chelsea... A good move for Lampard?! Alan Shearer has had a chat with Carrie Brown ahead of the game!
It's been a mixed bag of a season so far for Lampard, plenty of inconsistent performances. Will Arsenal take advantage tonight?
One change for Arsenal, as Hector Bellerin comes in, he'll also captain the side tonight.
Team news! Chelsea first! Emerson and Kovacic come into the side for James, who picked up an injury against Newcastle and Mount.
Will tonight be a blockbuster at the Bridge under the lights?!
Arsenal has arrived! We should be getting that team news in soon!
Stamford Bridge is looking good under the lights! Don't forget we kick-off at 23:15 Mecca!
Tammy Abraham scored the winner the last time the two sides met! Can he get on the scoresheet tonight?!
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