After the defeat at home to West Ham, Arsenal fans would be forgiven for being pessimistic going into this London 'derby'.
However, Arsenal took the initiative and pressurised Chelsea into numerous mistakes.
Indeed, Cucurella was lucky not to concede a penalty when the ball hit his upper arm.
As well as that, Forfana was fortunate too not to be carded for some x-rated challenges.
In the end, Chelsea's luck ran out when Merino deftly headed home a near-post Odegaard corner. It was Arsenal's first goal from a set piece for many months.
Aside from that, Arsenal's finishing was mostly profligate, so they weren't able to add to the lead.
By the end of the half, Cucurella had had a shot fumbled wide by Raya, who made a right mess of blocking the shot, but did just enough.
At the interval, Chelsea were the dominant team in terms of possession, so Arsenal need to step up their game again if they want to retain their lead.
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