Another weekend, another London derby, but a very different Arsenal. After losing at West Ham the pressure was on Unai Emery and his team against Chelsea on Saturday evening. Lose and they could wave goodbye to a top four spot with January not even close to being over. Win and, well, we live to fight another day. Heading into the game there were already reasons for optimism. Since the opening day defeat to Manchester City, Emery’s Arsenal have looked good in the two ‘big’ home games against Liverpool and Spurs. On top of that, Chelsea weren’t in the hottest of form themselves. Arsenal in defence Emery is notorious for focusing his sides around the opposition, a tactic that looks...
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