Arsenal roared back to the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Chelsea on Sunday. After seeing Manchester City move above them 24 hours earlier with a victory over Fulham, the pressure was on Mikel Arteta’s side to respond at Stamford Bridge.
And they did just that, sealing a third successive league win at the home of their west London rivals thanks to a Gabriel Magalhaes strike in 63 minutes.
The Arsenal center-back was on hand to turn in Bukayo Saka’s corner and earn the visitors a deserved victory.
If anything, Arsenal should have won by more, but that will not worry Arteta at all, who had the added pleasure of seeing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang endure a nightmare afternoon against his former club.
Arsenal now travels to Wolves next weekend knowing that victory at Molineux will send them into the World Cup break top of the table.