Mikel Merino’s first-half header was enough to settle Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Chelsea in a dramatic and tense London derby on Sunday.
Merino headed in Martin Odegaard’s set-piece at the near post after 20 minutes as the Gunners ended a long drought without a goal from a corner.
INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that Mikel Arteta’s side had previously gone 51 attempts since scoring their last corner goal on January 15 against Spurs, with this goal representing their 15th corner goal of the season.
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The Gunners dominated a slow-starting Chelsea until 35 minutes, when Cucurella’s strike nearly went through David Raya and into the far corner, much to the relief of the Arsenal goalkeeper.
A dramatic second half saw fewer chances as seven yellow cards were dished out.
Sanchez denied Merino a second by saving at the near post on the goal line, before then denying Odegaard with another good stop.
Chelsea, who were without Cole Palmer due to a training-ground injury on Friday, offered just one tame Cucurella header into the ground as their only shot on target in the second period.
The result moves Arsenal nine points above the Blues in fifth and cuts Liverpool’s lead at the top to 12 points.
Meanwhile, two goals were enough for Fulham to defeat struggling visitors Tottenham as Rodrigo Muniz and Ryan Sessegnon scored to maintain race to European spot.
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