"The visitors needed just seven minutes to show their set-piece prowess as White headed Declan Rice's deep corner home with Robert Sanchez in no man's land, and the goal survived a VAR check to ascertain whether the offside Gyokeres was interfering with play. Gyokeres then sent a wild left-footed swing dribbling across the face of goal and wide, while Joao Pedro was wayward with a similar effort from the right side of the Arsenal area."
"Arsenal started the second half even quicker than they began the first, with Sanchez letting White's centre slip through his grasp to gift Gyokeres a tap-in four minutes after the restart, though Garnacho's back-post finish got Chelsea back to 2-1 shortly before the hour mark. Arsenal restored their two-goal cushion with 19 minutes to play as Gyokeres expertly held the ball up for Zubimendi, who shimmied past a couple of challenges before lashing into the left side of the net."
Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-2 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final, with Viktor Gyokeres scoring and assisting. Ben White opened the scoring from a Declan Rice corner after seven minutes, with a VAR check confirming the goal. Robert Sanchez's error allowed Gyokeres a second after the restart. Alejandro Garnacho scored twice as a substitute to pull Chelsea back to 3-2, but Martin Zubimendi restored Arsenal's two-goal cushion late on. Liam Rosenior suffered defeat in his first home game as Chelsea manager. The second leg is scheduled for February 3.
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