6 minutes added time! unbelievable. we've just had that bellerin injury this half from memory

Surely uncrackable

leno tips one on the bar then giroud hits the bar on the rebound - hanging on now

Tierney’s been down a couple of times. The Var check and all the subs? No idea.

finally a ref who can see a throw in taken 15 yards in front of where it should have been

true I forgot tierney.

Awesome chase down into the left back position by Smith Rowe with a minute left.

that was a very quick var check to decide with absolute certainty there was no contact on Partey in the box! How often have we been treated to the forensic analysis of the smallest touch for penalties?

Leno adding a few million to his transfer fee tonight.

Should be it.

So 6 minutes not enough. Ref wants more!

Ha ha ha, take that you *%^@ers

Tactical masterclass complete from Arteta. Classic George Graham defensive solidity

Well done Mikel, outsmarted Tuchel

Not pretty, but who says it has to be?

Never in doubt

Mmm. It seemed a profile yellow from the ref tbh. If that was a striker I reckon he thinks twice. VAR doesn’t overturn it and VAR rarely does there. No yellow and play on seems the fairest result perhaps.

Dug deep there. Character.

Wow. What a ridiculous win. Rather a guilty delight in getting those 3 points.

Grim watching. A bit like the Parma final.

Double over Chelsea! We go up to 8th!!

Well well well. Did not see that result.
Smith-Rowe scored the winner but he was also fantastic all game.

We actually have a spine of the team who suit that kind of backs to the walls effort, Holding, Mari, Elneny, Partey.

You can look at the performance in two ways.
negative: totally dominated by chelsea, shows how far to get to their level
positive: restricted chelsea to maybe 1 shot on target all second half, defended well and found a way to win against a team who clearly have better players than us

3 points, we worked very hard defensively to keep it. Well done!

Great result.

Can't say I enjoyed watching us defend for most of the match but I suppose needs must.

Some heroic defensive performances but it felt more like a relegation team parking the bus than two heavyweights slugging it out.

Emile Smith Rowe easily our best player today

This is probably true, but considering how we outplayed them at times in our home win I'd say we've done our part against Chelsea this season!

So we've beaten 3 of the top 4 away from home.

We're probably not as good a team as wins away to Man U and chelsea say, but equally we aren't as bad a team as taking 1 point from burnley and drawing at home to fulham and southampton

Away from home our points total is something that would fare well against any top 4 placed team over the last few years I'd bet - but lots of teams have been better away from home this year.

30 points away from home you'd take again next season. You'd think you could/should get 40 points at home, 70 points total has you in the mix for top 4

Smith Rowe was excellent, shades of Grealish in the way he moves with the ball.

I think Holding is a lot better than many give him credit for.

Elneny did well too.

Everything went for us tonight from the Havertz miss onwards. Still, we did show a lot of character and kudos for that.

Well, didn't see that coming. Welcome surprised even though it could have easily been a loss. How we kept a clean sheet I have no idea.

I've thought Holding had upside potential ever since that cup final against Chelsea a few years back. Oxade-Chamberlain said "he bossed it' at the back in his first cup final. Pers played great, best defender on the pitch possibly that day but he's a german international, he's expected. Holding wasn't expected to and did great in a big game. Since then we've seen him regress but rose again in stature when given a run of games.

At the risk of sounding like a party pooper, I wouldn't make any more out of it than it is. We beat a good team with a combination of us playing well, the opposition making mistakes they normally wouldn't and a bit of luck.
We are capable of beating any side in the league on our day. So, has sides lower the table have done against the top sides.

This game should be one that instills belief and hopefully have the players buy in to the project. It certainly doesn't mean we've turned a corner. Far from it.

Smith Rowe. Well played sir.
Can’t believe we won but second half we defended very well.

Not sure on Ødegaard. Think he flatters to deceive a little and certainly doesn’t look like a 50 million pound type signing.

He's been inconsistent for sure, but the West Ham game alone is almost enough for me to want to sign him permanently. There's quality there, and he's at the perfect age for us when trying to rebuild the team in my opinion.

The Guardian said Chelsea were insipid and that Arsenal were deserved winners?

Not £50m for me, unless its part of a £200m splurge

Wouldn’t disagree.

That’s one good game from several he’s played though right ?

I suppose it depends on the fee 25 to 30 and maybe worth a bite but they are going to ask for 40 or 50

Oh well the Kroenke can sleep better now, knowing there is no need to invest in the squad

Great win
Didnt envisage that at all.
Real backs to the wall.
Need to win our last 2 and hope others slip up.
Just checked the table and incredibly only 3 points behind west ham though they have a game in hand.
A defeat and 2 draws for them and 2 wins for us and we would finish above them by a point.
Absolutely ridiculous considering they were going seriously for top 4.
Only a point behind spurs now.
Need Everton and liverpool to both lose tomorrow.

Just recalling AG awhile back mentioning an obnoxious Chelsea fan at the Cock n Bull, not certain if the one he mentioned here is the same though. No point bothering with assorted accents.

It certainly was Rünarsson.

The commentator throughout the match tried to add some unlikely scenario we just might squeak by with European football if we win and this and that happens, the euro does this, Saturn does that and a butterfly flaps its wings in Singapore.

We're not playing European football next season. Yeah, numerically we're in it with a shout but I doubt it.