"Martin Zubimendi had as much time as he wanted against the team forever building for tomorrow. Taking a flick from Viktor Gyokeres in his stride, the Arsenal midfielder danced into the area, weighed up whether to shoot and thought better of it. Instead there was a sauntering move away from Andrey Santos, a feint to throw Wesley Fofana and then, only when Zubimendi had decided he was ready, was there the calm to beat Robert Sanchez"
"In that moment it was Arsenal demonstrating why they are so far ahead of this occasionally thrilling but often baffling Chelsea side, who have faint hope of a turnaround after battling to a defeat that was 3-2 going on 4-0. Mikel Arteta's side had, after all, done the dirty stuff. The first goal came from a corner, the second from Sanchez's error, but the third was different."
"They occupy a different, stranger space. Their youngsters are developing but not fast enough to satisfy a lot of supporters. It is a curious existence. There were more dissenting chants from the home fans towards the club's ownership and, for all that there were times when Estevao Willian's brilliance had Arsenal worried, there really is no explanation for how a club can spend as much as Chelsea and still end up relying on a goalkeeper as skittish as Sanchez."
Martin Zubimendi received a flick from Viktor Gyokeres, navigated past defenders with feints and calm finishing to beat Robert Sanchez. Arsenal opened the scoring from a corner, added a second via a Sanchez error and completed a third through a flowing move involving Mikel Merino and Gyokeres. Arsenal displayed both defensive discipline and attacking fluency, reflecting leadership, clear purpose and top-table form. Chelsea relied on developing youngsters whose progress remains uneven, suffered from goalkeeping lapses and faced vocal fan dissent over ownership. The new head coach experienced boos at half-time as Chelsea failed to match Arsenal's coherence.
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