 Graham Potter admitted after the match that Arsenal were the better team and deserved their win – but the nature of the winning goal must have annoyed him. Saka's corner was allowed all the way through the heart of the Chelsea box before Gabriel tapped it in on the goal line at the back post. Marc Cucurella's touch-tight marking of Granit Xhaka got a lot of attention on social media post-match, but former Arsenal defender Martin Keown had a different target for his criticism. "Kai Havertz has got to do better there,' Keown said on BT Sport. 'He swings a lazy leg at that." Havertz was the man at the front post who missed the initial clearance, allowing chaos to flourish behind him. Read more here. Potter unhappy with Saka Graham Potter was unhappy with Bukayo Saka The London derby saw a bit of tension between Potter and Arteta on the touchline following a flashpoint involving Cucurella and Saka. Saka went down and demanded a free-kick following a){kind=link}
Graham Potter’s side were beaten 1-0 at home by Arsenal on Sunday afternoon and the defeat – and the nature of the winning goal – has sparked questions about the team
Chelsea suffered a third successive home defeat against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The Blues’ poor run against the Gunners continued as Gabriel Magalhaes’ goal from Bukayo Saka’s corner was enough to give the away side a 1-0 win in the Premier League.
Arsenal ‘s win sent them back to the top of the table and left Chelsea languishing in seventh place and without a victory in four games.
Before the match the story was all about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s reunion with his former club.