Arsenal defeat Chelsea 2-1 to end the visitors' unbeaten league start

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Last updated Sep 6, 2026

Arsenal defeat Chelsea 2-1 to end the visitors' unbeaten league start
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Arsenal secured a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at the Emirates on September 6, marking the first loss for the Blues under manager Xabi Alonso. Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for Chelsea in the second minute, but Arsenal responded with an equalizer from Kai Havertz. Martin Odegaard netted the deciding goal for the hosts in the 50th minute. Although Pedro Neto struck the post and Estevao forced a save from David Raya, Chelsea could not recover. Alonso acknowledged the intensity of the match and stated his team needs to learn from the defeat. This result concludes Chelsea's unbeaten run early in the Premier League campaign.

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  • Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
  • Morgan Rogers scored for Chelsea in the second minute.
  • Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard scored for Arsenal.
  • The match was Xabi Alonso's first loss as Chelsea manager.
  • Chelsea hit the post through Pedro Neto during the match.
Latest Updates
  • 6:50 PMYahoo SportsAlonso urges Chelsea to learn from painful defeat at Arsenal
  • 6:50 PMYahoo SportsChelsea boss Alonso on Caicedo’s injury, Colwill’s fitness and defeat to Arsenal
  • 6:43 PMYahoo SportsXabi Alonso reaction — Chelsea manager speaks on midfield, Caicedo injury after tight derby loss at Arsenal
  • 6:35 PMBBC SportChelsea defeat to Arsenal hurts - Alonso
  • 6:25 PMYahoo Sports“It Hurts”: Xabi Alonso reflects on first Chelsea defeat as Arsenal end Blues’ unbeaten start at Emirates
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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has said derby defeat to Arsenal 'hurts' after his side's unbeaten start to the season was ended at the Emirates.Alonso lost for the first time since his arrival at Chelsea...

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Xabi Alonso refused to use the absence of Moises Caicedo and Levi Colwill from Chelsea’s starting line-up as an excuse following their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal.Caicedo missed the game through injury, w...

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Xabi Alonso urged Chelsea to use their 2-1 defeat at Arsenal on Sunday as a valuable lesson in the race to catch the Premier League champions."It hurts because a defeat has to hurt.

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