On a dramatic night at Emirates Stadium, we fought back from 1-0 down to beat Chelsea and book our place in the final of the Carabao Cup. Eden Hazard had fired Chelsea ahead in the opening few minutes, only for Nacho Monreal to force an equaliser off the head of Antonio Rudiger. The two sides were evenly matched, but Granit Xhaka was in the right place at the right time to turn home Alexandre Lacazette's cross in the second half. Arsenal redoubled their defensive efforts after taking the lead, and deserved to make it through to a fourth domestic cup final in the past five seasons. The game started at a frenetic pace. Chelsea had the ball in the net in the opening five minutes but Pedro's...
Full Story »