Ramsdale takes the free-kick, and Arsenal hold the ball up down their left. They earn and take a throw-in, and that's that!
90' +5
Chelsea try in vain to pump the ball forward, but Sterling strays offside. That will probably be their last chance to score.
90' +4
R. Holding enters the game and replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal bring on a defender to see out the last minute or so. Holding replaces Martinelli.
90' +2
Xhaka holds the ball up near the corner flag, hands Chelsea a goal-kick and prevents them from taking it quickly. Chalobah confronts the Swiss midfielder, leading several players to wade into the discussion. Arsenal are seeing this game out perfectly.
90'
Chelsea are showing no signs of grabbing an equaliser, but there's still time. Five added minutes of it, in fact.
89'
R. Sterling gets yellow.
Sterling accepts a yellow card for brushing over Partey. The England winger's a tad unfortunate.
88'
Jorginho clears Saka's right-wing cross. White flings another ball into the box, and Mendy catches it without difficulty.
87'
Mohamed Elneny enters the game and replaces M. Ødegaard.
Arsenal look intent to shut this game down. Elneny replaces Odegaard in central midfield.
86'
Odegaard's delivery gets headed away and Mendy claims the ball back in. Chelsea send it forward too quickly for Broja, who's offside again.
85'
C. Gallagher gets yellow.
Tierney gets the better of Gallagher down the wing. Gallagher tugs the Scot down and takes the yellow card.
Arsenal still look threatening up front though. Jesus tries to find Saka's run down the right but puts too much power on the pass.
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83'
Chelsea are starting to put Arsenal under sustained pressure for the first time. The hosts force a corner down their right. It lands to Cucurella, who can't get his feet together before his shot is closed down.
80'
B. White gets yellow.
White's booked for wasting time. Arsenal are understandably keen to preserve their narrow lead.
78'
M. Kovačić enters the game and replaces R. Loftus-Cheek.
C. Pulišić enters the game and replaces M. Mount.
K. Tierney enters the game and replaces O. Zinchenko.
Arsenal make their first substitution. Tierney replaces Zinchenko at left-back.
Loftus-Cheek's game for Chelsea is over too. Kovacic is his replacement.
Chelsea make more changes too. Pulisic comes on the pitch. Mount goes off.
77'
Azpilicueta does the hard work by beating Gabriel down the right, taking advantage of Zinchenko's slip. The Spaniard's cross sails harmlessly out of play.
76'
Saliba dances down the right for Arsenal but can't find the right cross. Cucurella meets Gabriel's crossfield pass. Arsenal keep on coming, and Chelsea have nowhere to go.
75'
White's low cross from the right is blocked. Xhaka has a crack at goal from range. That's blocked too.
72'
Chelsea venture forward, but Broja is offside. The Blues are about to make another change or two.
68'
Saka torments Chelsea some more, firing off-target from a difficult angle before forcing Mendy to race off his line to swipe the ball away seconds later.
66'
Arsenal look full of confidence now. Odegaard isn't too far away from finding Jesus's run down the left.
64'
C. Gallagher enters the game and replaces K. Havertz.
A. Broja enters the game and replaces P. Aubameyang.
Chelsea react to going behind by making immediate changes. Broja replaces the anonymous Aubameyang.
Havertz also gets the hook. On comes Gallagher for Chelsea.
63'
Gabriel Magalhães has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by B. Saka.
GOAL! CHELSEA 0-1 ARSENAL! The Gunners take the lead through Gabriel! Saka sends the corner into the centre. It bounces through everyone to the Arsenal centre-back who hooks the ball high into the net from close range!
Saka's been lively in the first hour or so of this match, and he's made the difference once again for Arsenal here. Arteta's men will be delighted to have the advantage their positive play deserves.
61'
Martinelli has the opportunity to shoot unmarked on the volley from the left of the box. The young winger connects with Saka's cross but can't control the shot adequately.
60'
T. Chalobah gets yellow.
Chalobah becomes Chelsea's latest player to see a yellow card for impeding Jesus.
59'
Play resumes, and Arsenal keep the ball for a while. They're still just about on top, but they have nothing to show for it yet.
57'
Both teams come over to the technical area for some drinks and tactical advice. It's been a game of fine margins so far.
56'
Arsenal get a corner which they take short. Odegaard sends a dipping cross into the centre with his left foot. Partey meets it but heads wide.
55'
Chelsea's free-kick doesn't lead to much. Up the other end, Mendy wafts Jesus' cross out for a throw-in.
53'
Partey fires a pass into the feet of Martinelli, who's outmuscled. Loftus-Cheek powers down the right and gets shrugged over by the Ghanaian. Chelsea free-kick.
51'
César Azpilicueta gets yellow.
Azpilicueta's shown the yellow card for catching Martinelli with a high foot. The Chelsea captain isn't happy with the decision.
49'
Arsenal play themselves into a spot of bother as Saliba passes straight to Aubameyang in his own box. The Frenchman makes amends by charging down the forward's shot. Chelsea get a corner which quickly turns into another that's cleared.
48'
Saka's corner doesn't make it past Aubameyang. Havertz handles the ball as he closes down White's pass.
47'
Cucurella hands Arsenal another free-kick down their right. Odegaard sends it towards the near post. Silva heads it out for a corner.
46'
Arsenal get the second half started. Neither team has seen fit to make changes during the break.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 0-0 ARSENAL
45' +1
Martinelli dribbles towards the byline and Arsenal get a corner out of it. It doesn't beat the first man. That's all for now.
45'
Saka tries to take on Cucurella again but Jorginho comes across to help his team-mate out. There'll be one added minute before half-time.
43'
Zinchenko powers onto a pass down the left and tries to square the ball to Jesus. Chalobah gets to it first.
42'
B. Saka gets yellow.
Saka's booked for chopping down Cucurella seconds after the Spaniard nudges him off the ball. There's an interesting battle going on between that pair.
40'
Jesus' cross from the left has the sting taken out of it. It loops safely into the arms of Mendy in the Chelsea goal.
39'
Arsenal keep Chelsea pinned into their own third for a while. Chalobah gets to an important header before Jesus does.
37'
Zinchenko tries to pick out Martinelli with a ball over the top. Chelsea's centre-backs read the situation well to cut it out.
35'
Saka sends the corner in. Arsenal keep Partey's header off-target alive, but the follow-up cross sails harmlessly out for a Chelsea goal-kick.
34'
Havertz gets loose in Arsenal's box and forces a decent save from Ramsdale. Up the other end, Xhaka has a shot deflect out for a corner.
32'
Havertz plays the ball against Saliba to earn Chelsea their first corner of the match down their left. Mount floats it into the middle. Silva can't keep his header down.
31'
Jesus can't get past Silva down Arsenal's right. The forward is too eager to make amends and unfairly trips Jorginho.
27'
P. Aubameyang gets yellow.
Aubameyang slides into White, catching his former team-mate on the top of his foot. Arsenal's former captain is deservedly booked.
25'
Mount tempts Gabriel into fouling him down Chelsea's left. Cucurella's whipped free-kick is headed away.
23'
Odegaard cannily stops Sterling from powering past him in Arsenal's half. The Gunners are doing a decent job of keeping the hosts at arm's length.
21'
Chelsea counter and Mount has a hopeful shot blocked. Havertz slips as he goes up against Saliba down the left. Mount bundles over White to prevent Arsenal from breaking forward.
17'
Arsenal's free-kick delivery isn't the best but that doesn't deter them. Martinelli's curled effort from outside the box dips well over the crossbar.
16'
Arsenal are focusing plenty of attacks down their right. Cucurella steams into Jesus to bring the forward down and concede a foul.
14'
White's had two shots inside 10 minutes so far. That's as many attempts as he's managed in his previous 12 league games this season. The Englishman's making his presence felt going forward early on.
12'
Chelsea are growing into the game. The Blues fling a few crosses into the Arsenal box. Xhaka shows composure by heading the ball safely to Ramsdale.
9'
Chelsea create their first half-chance of the game. Havertz gets slipped into the right of the box. The German's cross-cum-shot loops over Ramsdale and out for a throw-in. Potter applauds his team's intent.
7'
Arsenal get another free-kick down their left as Havertz trips Xhaka. This is good early pressure from the visitors. It's headed out as far as White. The Englishman winces as he fires way over.
6'
Martinelli charges at Azpilicueta and wins Arsenal their first corner of the game. Chelsea clear it and Partey tries again from a throw-in. The hosts see it away.
5'
Saka plays the free-kick square towards the D. Cucurella intercepts it and promptly wins a free-kick.
4'
Saka goes up against Cucurella and gets nudged over by the Chelsea left-back. It's a foul, but nothing more. Arteta wags his finger at the fourth official.
3'
Saka drifts inside from the left and fires against a defender. Arsenal opt to retain possession.
2'
Arsenal go on the attack from the off, earning a throw-in down their left. Partey hurls it into Chelsea's box, and Mount is fouled by White.
1'
The hosts Chelsea get this game underway!
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of this Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea enter their biggest game of the season so far in indifferent form and outside the top six. The Blues may have secured their place in the Champions League last 16, but their 4-1 thumping by Brighton and Hove Albion in their last league game shows that they are still finding their feet under Graham Potter's management.
SUBS: Denis Zakaria, Conor Gallagher, Armando Broja, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovacic, Marcus Bettinelli, Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic.
CHELSEA (4-3-3): Edouard Mendy; Cesar Azpilicueta (c), Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Mason Mount; Kai Havertz, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Raheem Sterling.
Arsenal, meanwhile, are firing on all cylinders. The Gunners may have lost top spot in the Premier League to Manchester City for now, but they've won their last four Premier League London derbies. Mikel Arteta's men will be confident of a victory here at Stamford Bridge to continue their outstanding start to the season.
ARSENAL (4-3-3): Aaron Ramsdale; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Martin Odegaard (c), Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka; Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli.
SUBS: Albert Sambi Lokonga, Cedric Soares, Fabio Vieira, Mohamed Elneny, Rob Holding, Kieran Tierney, Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Matt Turner.
Arsenal have made another convincing case for being serious title contenders then. With just one more league game before the World Cup, there's a good chance they could stay top of the league until Christmas. After that, who knows? That's all for now. Goodbye!
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