Translate
04 January 2018
Arsenal Hector Bellerin's stoppage-time stunner against Chelsea earned the hosts a 2-2 draw in a scintillating derby
Bellerin earns Arsenal 2-2 draw in Chelsea derby classic
ARSENAL 2 CHELSEA 2
Jan 3 (Reuters) - Arsenal and Chelsea made a mockery of talk of player fatigue at the end of a festive slog of Premier League action as Hector Bellerin's stoppage-time stunner earned the hosts a 2-2 draw in a scintillating derby on Wednesday.
From beginning to end at the Emirates Stadium, both sides traded chances with Arsenal keeper Petr Cech and his opposite number Thibaut Courtois responsible for keeping the scoresheet blank until past the hour mark.
Jack Wilshere gave Arsenal a 63rd-minute lead but Bellerin's trip on Eden Hazard gave the Belgian wizard the chance to level from the penalty spot four minutes later.
There was still time for Chelsea substitute Davide Zappacosta to hit the crossbar but defeat would have been harsh on Arsenal who had 14 goal attempts to Chelsea's 19.
Chelsea remained in third place with 46 points, 16 behind leaders Manchester City, who have a 15-point lead over second-placed Manchester United, while Arsenal stayed sixth.
It was manager Arsene Wenger's 60th match against Chelsea in his long Arsenal reign but few could have provided as much goalmouth action as this classic.
"It was a fantastic football game and overall it could have gone both ways," Wenger said. "Maybe it's a fair result.
"The penalty was a farcical decision. When we looked as though maybe mentally we were shot, we had the resources to come back to 2-2."
Alvaro Morata, strangely profligate all night, wasted a great chance early on for Chelsea when he took advantage of a yawning chasm in the Arsenal defence to go through on goal but his sidefoot finish was dreadful.
At the other end Alexis Sanchez's shot struck both uprights after a superb save by Courtois who shortly afterwards did brilliantly to keep out Alexandre Lacazette's shot.
Tiemoue Bakayoko and Cesc Fabregas both wasted chances for Chelsea while Mesut Ozil drew a fine save from Courtois.
Former Chelsea stopper Cech, seeking a 200th Premier League clean sheet, showed his class to deny Hazard as the second half began with another flurry of attacks.
Not to be outdone, Courtois then blocked Sanchez's powerful close-range effort after the Chilean's sublime piece of trickery.
Wilshere finally beat Courtois, the midfielder lashing a left-foot shot high into the top corner on the stretch after a deflected pass found him at the far post.
Arsenal were buoyant but were flattened four minutes later when Bellerin dangled a leg and Hazard went down theatrically -- much to the annoyance of Wenger, whose side were denied victory at West Bromwich Albion by a late penalty on Sunday.
Hazard sent Cech the wrong way from the spot.
A sweeping crossfield move in the 84th minute saw Zappacosta get the better of Arsenal's inexperienced left back Ainsley Maitland-Niles before rifling in a low cross that Alonso met sweetly to give Cech no chance.
To their credit Arsenal refused to accept defeat and when Alonso failed to get proper distance on a clearing header the ball feel for Bellerin to send a half-volley curling away from the helpless Courtois.
Morata spurned another one-on-one before Zappacosta's dipper cannoned against the crossbar to leave honours even to the frustration of Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.
"I think it is a pity because when you have so many chances to score you must win the game," said Conte.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond and Ian Chadband)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/01/04/bellerin-earns-arsenal-22-draw-with-chelsea/#PZ27YvMydXQLw80I.99
Popular Posts - Last 7 days
-
Tourism Malaysia lancar jualan tengah malam untuk warga Singapura sempena Deepavali di JB Bernama 12/10/2024 Edisi pertama Jualan Tengah Mal...
-
Paip pecah, sebahagian KL tiada air - Air Selangor Astro Awani 08/10/2024 Pengguna boleh mendapatkan maklumat berhubung gangguan bekalan air...
-
Rosmah’s tax-related charges bad in law - Lawyer Bernama 11/10/2024 Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's lawyer says there are no proceeds of an ...
-
SC rekod 3,380 aduan penipuan, aktiviti tidak berlesan setakat suku ketiga 2024 Bernama 12/10/2024 Pada 2023, Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia ...
-
Water supply fully restored to affected KL areas this morning October 9, 2024 Image for illustration purposes only. — Picture by BERNAMA By...
-
Kerajaan guna pakai keupayaan GLIC sedia kembangkan ekonomi - Amir Hamzah Astro Awani 08/10/2024 Menteri Kewangan II Senator Datuk Seri Ami...
-
Government considering terminating egg subsidy - Mohamad Bernama 09/10/2024 Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Mohamad Sa...
-
Indonesia tidak benarkan iPhone 16 kerana Apple tidak ikut peraturan tempatan Astro Awani 11/10/2024 Menurut pihak berkuasa Indonesia, Appl...
-
RM99 juta laksana program JENDELA, 'Perajurit Broadband' untuk warga ATM - Khaled Nordin Astro Awani 11/10/2024 Mohamed Khaled (dua,...
-
TikTok Malaysia sahkan pemberhentian kakitangan Astro Awani 11/10/2024 TikTok Malaysia yang beroperasi di bawah syarikat induknya, ByteDan...
Popular Posts - Last 30 days
-
Tourism Malaysia lancar jualan tengah malam untuk warga Singapura sempena Deepavali di JB Bernama 12/10/2024 Edisi pertama Jualan Tengah Mal...
-
BBQ Buffet Buy 2 Free 1 Experience a sumptuous BBQ Steamboat Buffet Dinner with Royale Chulan's exclusive "Buy 2 Free 1&qu...
-
Wan Saiful trial: Prosecution witness says RM38,160 deposited into Sinar Karangkraf account Bernama 18/09/2024 Former Bersatu Information c...
-
Malaysia raih jualan lebih RM400 juta di Ekspo China-ASEAN 2024 Bernama 03/10/2024 Abu Bakar berkata Matrade kekal fokus dalam menyokong pe...
-
Indecent dress run: Three men were arrested to help with the investigation Screen capture of participants dressed indecently in the 2024 Pa...
-
Bekas CEO 1MDB bukan saksi yang boleh dipercayai - Peguam Najib Bernama 30/09/2024 Wan Azwan Aiman, yang mewakili Najib, berkata saksi pend...
-
Paip pecah, sebahagian KL tiada air - Air Selangor Astro Awani 08/10/2024 Pengguna boleh mendapatkan maklumat berhubung gangguan bekalan air...
-
Officials describe apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his...
Blog Archive
-
▼
2018
(4100)
-
▼
Jan 2018
(291)
- Police have arrested the main suspect in last week...
- AirAsia said it will only place male cabin crew on...
- : Several areas in Kuala Lumpur will experience te...
- TUN MAHATHIR -PC MAJLIS PRESIDEN:PH, Coca Cola and...
- Live Broadcast Thaipusam 2018 #VelVelVetrivel from...
- Support for Malaysia's opposition pact Pakatan Har...
- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has admitted it would be d...
- Social activists propagating the #UndiRosak (spoil...
- The Indonesian province Aceh is ordering Muslim fe...
- Two 16-year-old boys pleaded not guilty to charges...
- Indonesian Siti Aisyah, accused of murdering North...
- The local distributor for banned Bollywood film Pa...
- Arsenal suffered another painful Premier League de...
- Vietnam's budget airline VietJet apologises for se...
- A boy from Guangzhou suffering from leukemia has s...
- Federal Court yesterday nullified children's conve...
- Marked difference with silver and golden chariot's...
- Perlis DID senior officer Arrested by MACC
- Johor Sultan regrets he cant shake the hands of h...
- Alibaba Group will set up a traffic control system...
- Here’s a wrap-up of how the the world’s largest ce...
- A man died after he got sucked into an Magnetic Re...
- Japan orders checks on cryptocurrency after US$530...
- The sight of a cockroach in her car gave woman suc...
- Teenage boy beat up by a group of teen
- Woman charged with abetting husband in molesting t...
- Bruno Mars 24k Magic is Record of the Year and Alb...
- Papagomo Bawa isu IC Sajat Ke JPN (video)
- Man who wanted to catch python ends up getting kil...
- Showcase Konsert "Kenangan Lalu" bersama Fredo Fly...
- A 3-year-old girl suffered a wound which became in...
- "Tengku Natasha" dalam drama Lafazkan Kalimah Cint...
- If you do not buy concert tickets from the officia...
- Woman Pays more than RM39,000 to "online beau" sca...
- Saudi Prince with stake in Twitter Apple and Euro ...
- The Federal Court here has ruled that the unilater...
- ourism and Culture Ministry is standing by newly-...
- Cambodia has arrested 10 foreigners for “singing a...
- Sanchez stars on debut to help Man United progress...
- Era Digital Music Award 2017 Full Show, Wani Hasri...
- MRSM deputy principal among three remanded over po...
- ‘Bintang RTM 2018’ contestants get a tongue-lashin...
- Singer Yuna marries fiance Adam Sinclair
- Sultan Of Johor Receives The Car Of His Dreams – A...
- Konsert Solo Faizal Tahir Terpaksa Ditangguh Keran...
- Actor Farid Kamil faces drug charge
- Gimik majlis perkahwinan menimbulkan masalah bagi ...
- All-You-Can-Eat Banana Leaf Rice Buffet For Only R...
- Pelakon, Hairul Azreen di Ibu Pejabat Polis bagi m...
- Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi has been appointed chief op...
- A couple who are on death row for starving their m...
- A businessman found guilty of murdering a woman wh...
- Jacky Cheung fans have been flooding Star Planet’s...
- Casanova leaves woman pregnant, cons mum out of RM...
- Contract between CRCC and Penang govt legally bind...
- South Korean hospital fire kills 41
- Another Data Breach In Malaysia! personal details ...
- Selangor police will conduct a routine sweep to cl...
- Man slapped with RM2k fine for slapping security g...
- KECOH PPIM Basuh Pemilik Imadi Petshop Kes Pelabur...
- Smartphone battery explodes in Chinese man's face ...
- Letter purportedly written by a New Zealand doctor...
- 47 officers tasked with exposing graft, abuse of p...
- DBI properties Boy Iman Remanded Again
- Actress Fathia Latiff shocked by genitalia pics
- Langkawi civil servants nabbed for allegedly recei...
- High Court views CCTV recordings of Kim Chol's ass...
- A labourer was electrocuted while charging his mob...
- Warisan to lead opposition charge in Sabah at GE14
- RM44bil collected from GST in 2017 by Malaysian Cu...
- AirAsia employee on duty travel died during a flig...
- A woman when through hell when her boyfriend locke...
- Businesses Used Your Photo Without Permission, Her...
- The latest data breach involving organ donors is s...
- A Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew has been arr...
- Argentinian Mother is in Malaysia looking for her ...
- Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) failed to qualify for the...
- Viral video of molested girl: Suspect was a family...
- Jakarta rocked by 6.4-magnitude earthquake
- Lewd dangdut performances under investigation
- Woman sustained serious injuries when she was atta...
- Police have arrested three suspects in connection ...
- Manchester United announces signing of Alexis San...
- The image of Sultan of Selangor imprinted on newly...
- Korean Producers PinkFong Behind Infectious "Baby ...
- The Duterte interview Rapplers Pia Ranada will nev...
- Most of Nur Sajat's Scenes Removed in Final Versio...
- CCTV recording of the re-enactment could not be us...
- The man who was caught in a viral video allegedly ...
- Police have arrested two men for suspected links t...
- Two men wearing electronic monitoring devices (EMD...
- Grammy Awards 2018 nominees and show information
- A number of accidents on Monday morning has result...
- Students are being scammed into sending nude photo...
- Social media users have been urged to stop circula...
- Johor Sultan steps in after controversial demoliti...
- Penang cops nab man who allegedly slapped Muslim w...
- Surprise railway win for YTL
- Police are searching for a 30-year-old man who sla...
- A motorcycle policeman was injured when he was del...
-
▼
Jan 2018
(291)