•Arsenal Mount Back To EPL Summit
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard scored a first-half brace as Arsenal cruised to victory over Chelsea to keep their Premier League title hopes alive.
With an avalanche of Arsenal pressure in the first half, the Gunners could have been more than the three goals to the good they were at the break.
The first two came from Granit Xhaka passes from the left which found Odegaard in the area with one finish in off the crossbar and the other inside the bottom right corner.
Hapless Chelsea defending allowed Gabriel Jesus to squeeze a third inside the near post before the break and further humiliation seemed likely for the Blues.
Instead, after withstanding some early pressure, they performed fairly creditably after the break, with Noni Madueke reducing the arrears midway through the half, though there was never any belief the visitors would get back into the game.
The win puts Arsenal two points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table, having played two games more.
Chelsea have now lost their last six games in a row in all competitions.
