Revised forward Mikel Merino scored his third goal since he was active in his new position to bring Arsenal a 20th minute lead at home in Chelsea Premier league on Sunday.
Air specialist Merino threw a corner of Martin Odegaard outside the goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to overcome the dominant start next to his part, who repeatedly pressed the opener and approached the shootings of Declan Rice and Leandro Tossard and the head of Jurrien Timber.
“The corner drought is over,” said former striker Alan Smith about his ex -side, talking about Sky Sports. “It’s been a while.
“You can see how satisfied he is [Merino’s] The teammates were. That is just what [their] Players needed. They did all the push. “
Mikel Merino did that again! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/njlaatsgl6
– Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportspl) March 16, 2025
Arsenal V Chelsea: Blues Cornered
Arsenal scored 15 goals from the corners in the top flight this season, but they have not added this from his own goal of Dominic Solanke for Tottenham in Derby at the Emirates Stadium January 15th.
Despite their reputation of scoring from the set pieces, the headlines of hope took 51 corners without finding a network before Merino’s breakthrough against the blues.
Merino is a midfielder, but for the first time it was used as a central ahead as a replacement at Arsenal’s 2-0 victory in Leicester City on February 15th, awarding Artet’s improvisational decision with both goals.
The Spanish internationary scored a goal and assist in a 7-1 victory at PSV in the Champions League on March 4, but goal against Chelsea was the first in the double against Foxes.
How did Sanchez keep that? 🤯 pic.twitter.com/isnbhlriq4
– Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportspl) March 16, 2025
Palmer Out for Chelsea
With the remaining 10 matches of the league season, Arsenal started the game knowing that their chances of exaggeration Liverpool leaders They were unrealistic lean after dropping points for the third consecutive 1-1 draw in Manchester United a week earlier.
Chelsea had the opportunity to move three points behind Arsenal, but he did not win the fixture in his previous seven attempts, which was the last time in August 2021.
The Enzo Maresca manager had to make No top scorer Cole PalmerWith Italian detection before the beginning that the English international suffered a minor injury.
Wideman Marc Cucurella, who scored the only goal last Sunday in a win in Chelsea over Leicester City last Sunday, became closest to the visitors fought to show the visits to visiting them without a victory on the way to the League on December 8th.
