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Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: Gunners claim comeback win

Xinhua
| September 7, 2026
2026-09-07

Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday, while Everton scored a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer to draw 2-2 with Manchester United.

Morgan Rogers put Chelsea ahead after two minutes with a volley from the edge of the penalty area.

Riccardo Calafiori had the ball in the Chelsea net 10 minutes later, but his effort was ruled out for offside. Kai Havertz then scored against his former club to make it 1-1 in the 25th minute. The German collected the ball wide on the right, cut inside and beat goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez with a curling shot.

Pedro Neto nearly restored Chelsea's lead on the stroke of halftime when his effort struck the woodwork, before Martin Odegaard scored what proved to be the winner in the 50th minute, running onto a clever dummy from Havertz before finishing with his left foot.

As Chelsea pressed for an equalizer in the closing stages, Arsenal had goalkeeper David Raya to thank for a flying save to keep out Estevao's goalbound effort.

Everton, meanwhile, scored twice in the closing stages to frustrate Manchester United in a 2-2 draw.

Bryan Mbeumo put United ahead in the 47th minute with an excellent individual goal, collecting the ball out wide before curling a left-footed shot into the far corner.

Tyrique George equalized for Everton with a powerful shot in the 83rd minute after a pass from Hayden Hackney. Benjamin Sesko appeared to have won it for United when he headed in Luke Shaw's cross five minutes later.

But Ainsley Maitland-Niles secured a point for Everton in the sixth minute of stoppage time, firing a powerful shot from 25 meters following a corner.

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