Martin Odegaard scores winner as Arsenal completes comeback against Chelsea
3 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 9, 2026, 9:01 PM
Last updated Sep 9, 2026
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard secured a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at the Emirates, scoring the deciding goal five minutes into the second half. Chelsea took an early lead when Morgan Rogers scored within 77 seconds of kickoff. Kai Havertz leveled the match for Arsenal before halftime by connecting on a pass from Christos Tzolis. Manager Mikel Arteta noted that the return of key attackers like Havertz and Bukayo Saka has improved the team's chemistry. Odegaard, who missed significant time due to injury last season, has started every game for the club during this current campaign. The team turns its attention to a Champions League fixture away to Napoli.
- •Martin Odegaard scored the winning goal five minutes into the second half.
- •Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for Chelsea in the second minute.
- •Kai Havertz provided the Arsenal equalizer before halftime.
- •Arsenal travels to play Napoli in the next Champions League match.
- 9:01 PMYahoo Sports — Martin Odegaard's scorched strike leads Arsenal at Napoli: Has Arteta's unlocked Norwegian's peak?
- 7:00 AMYahoo Sports — Odegaard back to his 'very best' for Arsenal
- 7:37 PMYahoo Sports — Mikel Arteta Says Martin Odegaard Has a 'Point to Prove' at Arsenal
"It is surely too early in the season to get carried away, and there are likely to be bigger tests ahead for Mikel Arteta's side. Against Chelsea, they had to find a different way to win after £117m signing Morgan Rogers fired the visitors into a second-minute lead at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Former Manchester United and England player Ashley Young said Odegaard's form will be key for Arsenal this season.
"Martin Odegaard scored Arsenal's winner against Chelsea, with Mikel Arteta saying his captain is fit again and playing with some of the highest confidence he has seen.
"Martin Odegaard has so long been a part of the soccer world that it's easy to forget that Arsenal's Norwegian playmaker is still 27 until late December.
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External links- Yahoo SportsSep 9, 2026, 9:01 PMMartin Odegaard's scorched strike leads Arsenal at Napoli: Has Arteta's unlocked Norwegian's peak?
Martin Odegaard has so long been a part of the soccer world that it's easy to forget that Arsenal's Norwegian playmaker is still 27 until late December.
- Yahoo SportsSep 7, 2026, 7:00 AMOdegaard back to his 'very best' for Arsenal
It is surely too early in the season to get carried away, and there are likely to be bigger tests ahead for Mikel Arteta's side. Against Chelsea, they had to find a different way to win after £117m signing Morgan Rogers fired the visitors into a second-minute lead at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Former Manchester United and England player Ashley Young said Odegaard's form will be key for Arsenal this season.
- Yahoo SportsSep 6, 2026, 7:37 PMMikel Arteta Says Martin Odegaard Has a 'Point to Prove' at Arsenal
Martin Odegaard scored Arsenal's winner against Chelsea, with Mikel Arteta saying his captain is fit again and playing with some of the highest confidence he has seen.
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