EPL: Iwobi scores in London derby

Hazard, whose contract expires in two years, has had to settle for two substitute appearances under Maurizio Sarri, setting up Chelsea’s third in their 3-0 win over Huddersfield, then he assisted Marcos Alonso’s late victor in a thrilling 3-2 victory at home to Arsenal.

Arsenal will be expecting much more in 2018-19, with the club determined to force their way back into the top four after two seasons without Champions League competition. It also scored three times in a win against Huddersfield last week.

“We did very well for 75 minutes – 15 minutes at the end of the first half was frightful”.

Although Arsenal were rocky at the back, they were unsafe going forward and Henrikh Mkhitaryan got one back with a low strike after 37th minute.

City showed that pressing the veteran could well yield joy, and under Sarri Chelsea will surely be adopting such tactics on Sunday. He is doing just that. Luckily for the Gunners, Nacho Monreal has returned to full training and could deputize against Chelsea, or Stephan Lichtsteiner could move over from right back to play left back.

That sort of scoreline was never a possibility at Stamford Bridge, where the visitors raced into the lead through Alvaro Morata and Pedro, but were lucky to go into the interval level after Arsenal squandered opportunities either side of goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi.

Yet the Gunners were left to rue wasting a host of other glorious chances before Eden Hazard came off the bench to swing an enthralling encounter Chelsea’s way by providing the cross for Marco Alonso’s victor.

Chelsea host Arsenal in the first major London derby of the 2018/19 Premier League campaign on Saturday.

But the Armenian atoned with a low, left-footed shot from near the edge of the penalty area after Willian had been dispossessed inside the Chelsea half.

“We need to keep our personality, our mentality”.

Leicester doubled the lead through James Maddison, leaving Wolves without a win so far.

Two games in, however, and Richarlison is looking a bargain. The former beat Fulham 3-1 and the latter beat West Ham 2-1. Richarlison netted twice against Wolves on the opening weekend. Offseason signing Danny Ings pulled a goal back for Southampton.

For Gunners coach Emery it was a second successive defeat since replacing Arsene Wenger.