Martin Odegaard Scores Two Goals As Arsenal Beat Chelsea To Hand Frank Lampard Sixth Straight Defeat

Martin Odegaard scored two goals as Arsenal blitzed Chelsea by storming into 3-0 lead inside the opening 34 minutes of Tuesday's Premier League London derby.

Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea

Martin Odegaard scored twice goals as Arsenal stormed into a 3-0 lead inside 39 minutes of Tuesday's London derby against Chelsea.

Odegaard produced two emphatic left-foot finishes after being set up by midfield teammate Granit Xhaka for both of his goals.

Gabriel Jesus scored Arsenal's third from inside the six-yard box after three Chelsea defenders had thrown themselves to the ground in an attempt to keep the ball out.

Chelsea pulled one back in the second half when Noni Madueke scored his first goal since moving to Stamford Bridge in January.

Martin Odegaard scored in the 18th minute and then again in the 31st :: IMAGO/PA Images/Adam Davy

14 - Martin Ødegaard has scored 14 goals in the Premier League this season for @Arsenal; the only central midfielder to score more goals in a single Premier League campaign for the Gunners is @cesc4official in 2009-10 (15). Silk. pic.twitter.com/JCpQfwfNyJ

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 2, 2023

Madueke's strike was only the second goal Chelsea have scored in eight matches.

It was not enough as the Gunners secured a 3-1 victory to take them top of the Premier League for at least the next 24 hours.

Tuesday's game was Chelsea's sixth fixture since Frank Lampard was appointed as interim manager last month.

Chelsea have lost all six of those games.

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