Summary

  • Premier League reaction as Arsenal move five points clear at the top of the table with a 2-1 win over Chelsea

  • Arsenal scored from two trademark corners to take the points - their 16th goal from corners this season; equalling the most by any side in a Premier League season, alongside Oldham (1992-93) and West Brom (2016-17)

  • Arsenal have a trip to Brighton and a home game with Everton this week as they try to keep the distance between themselves and Man City, who won again

  • There were defeats for most teams in the bottom half of the table as West Ham stay in the bottom three but Nottingham Forest and Tottenham didn't improve their chances of survival

  • News conferences also taking place on Monday before busy midweek fixture list; Arne Slot, Nuno Espirito Santo, Vitor Pereira among those speaking

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  1. Set-piece kings Arsenal equal Premier League record

    Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

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    William Saliba of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's first goal with Gabriel and Martin ZubimendiGetty Images

    Jurrien Timber's winner against Chelsea last night was Arsenal's 16th goal from a corner this season - that is three more than any other side in the Premier League this season.

    The Gunners' prowess from set-pieces has been a huge part of their title challenge this season.

    They have now equalled the record for the most goals scored from corners in a single Premier League season, alongside Oldham in 1992-93, West Brom in 2016-17, and the Gunners themselves in 2023-24.

  2. 'I will try and stay calm' - Arteta

    Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

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    Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (C) celebrates with Arsenal's Brazilian defender #06 Gabriel Magalhaes (L) and Arsenal's English midfielder #10 Eberechi Eze (R) after their victoryGetty Images

    Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after the 2-1 win against Chelsea: "I will try and stay calm, but obviously we weren't getting the dominance and the sequences of play that we wanted and expected against the 10 men.

    "So you have to navigate through that, and it's a big part of the game. When you see the manner in which other teams are winning games, everybody's suffering. The manner and the margins are so small, so it's good.

    "Very, very happy. The players made an incredible performance as well and put so much into the game. After the great victory against Spurs, this would be even another level of difficulty.

    "Against 10 men, I expected a different game."

  3. Stats behind Arsenal's crucial victory

    Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

    Match stats from Arsenal 2-1 ChelseaGetty Images

    The numbers from Sunday show just how close Arsenal’s win over Chelsea was.

    Arsenal only generated an xG of 1.09 with five of their 12 shots on target, but scored twice.

    However, Chelsea were not far behind with the Blues registering an xG of 1.07 with nine attempted efforts and three on target. They also hit the woodwork once.

    Liam Rosenior's side also had 58.9% of the possession but they are now winless in their past three games.

    But his counterpart, Mikel Arteta, would be happy to take the points however they come as long as they keep coming at this stage.

  4. Get Involved

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    It's time to get your thoughts in!

    We would love to hear from you on the Premier League title race, particularly after Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top with the 2-1 win over Chelsea.

    Or maybe you've got something to say on the relegation battle, particularly after Tottenham, Nottingham Forest and West Ham all failed to pick up points this weekend? Or anything in between?

    Click 'Get Involved' on this page to have your say.

  5. What are the midweek fixtures?

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    All 20 Premier League teams will play on either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday this week, before the FA Cup fifth-round action this weekend.

    The fixtures just keep coming and coming at the minute...

    Gameweek 29 fixture list

  6. What's happening today?

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    We'll be bringing you all the major talking points from that game and more shortly.

    And with midweek points up for grabs, there are plenty of Premier League news conferences for us to get stuck into today too.

    We'll have the top lines from each of them, with Arne Slot set to speak first at 09:00 GMT.

    Here's the full list of today's news conferences:

    • 09:00 Liverpool - Arne Slot
    • 12:00 Brentford - Keith Andrews
    • 13:00 Wolves - Rob Edwards
    • 13:30 Bournemouth - Andoni Iraola
    • 13:30 Chelsea - Liam Rosenior
    • 13:30 Everton - David Moyes
    • 13:30 Sunderland - Regis Le Bris
    • 13:30 West Ham - Nuno Espirito Santo
    • 14:00 Burnley - Scott Parker
    • 14:00 Nottingham Forest - Vitor Pereira
    • 14:15 Leeds United - Daniel Farke

  7. Arteta's leaders still sitting pretty

    Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

    With Arsenal capitalising on 10-man Chelsea and Manchester City clinching all three points against Leeds United, things are exactly as they were at the top of the table.

    So we think it's fair to say the Gunners' fate is in their own hands going into the run-in.

    Here's how the Premier League table is shaping up...

    The Premier League standings

  8. Arsenal restore five-point lead at the top

    Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

    Arsenal beat 10-man Chelsea to re-establish five-point lead

    And the biggest result of all from the weekend?

    Arsenal scored from two trademark corners to beat 10-man Chelsea at Emirates Stadium and regain their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

    Manchester City had heaped pressure on the Gunners by cutting their lead to two points with victory at Leeds on Saturday.

    Arsenal opened the scoring from a corner in the 21st minute as Gabriel Magalhaes headed Bukayo Saka's corner back across goal to his defensive partner William Saliba, whose header struck Mamadou Sarr on the arm before going into the net.

    Chelsea grew into the match after going behind and threatened with their own set-pieces - scoring from a corner themselves just before half-time as Piero Hincapie flicked Reece James' delivery into his own net.

    Chelsea started the second half better than their hosts before Jurrien Timber headed in Declan Rice's corner, securing three crucial points in the title race.

  9. Hello and welcome!

    Another Monday morning, eh?

    At least we go into it knowing the football isn’t far away, with a full set of Premier League fixtures coming up during midweek.

    But before we turn our focus to the upcoming matches, we start today by looking back at a huge weekend that had plenty of big results and big moments.

    So, welcome along - let’s get into it.