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Norwegian star shines in Arsenal’s win over Chelsea

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the third round of the English Premier League after coming from behind.
  • Morgan Rogers gave Chelsea an early lead, but Kai Havertz equalized before Martin Ødegaard scored Arsenal’s winner in the 50th minute.
  • Arsenal and Manchester City remain level at the top with maximum points, while Chelsea have six points in fourth place.

Chelsea struck after just over a minute, but Arsenal recovered to win 2-1 in the third round of the English Premier League.

Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for Chelsea with a precise shot from outside the penalty area. Arsenal responded with sustained pressure, and Kai Havertz equalized in the 25th minute with another effort from distance. Emiliano Martínez got a hand to the shot but could not keep it out.

The teams went into halftime level at 1-1. Arsenal started the second half strongly, and Martin Ødegaard put the home side ahead in the 50th minute. Havertz created the opening before Christos Tzolis supplied the pass, allowing Ødegaard to go one-on-one with Martínez and finish confidently.

Both sides had promising chances during the remainder of the match, but neither added to the score. The result leaves Arsenal and Manchester City with full points at the top of the table, while Chelsea sit fourth with six points.

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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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