The much-anticipated London derby between city rivals Chelsea and Arsenal ended in a 1-1 stalemate at Stamford Bridge in matchday 11 in the Premier League on Sunday, Afrosport reports.
Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli put the Gunners in front on the hour mark, beating goalkeeper Robert Sanchez at his near post after latching on to a sublime defence splitting pass from Martin Odegaard, who returned to the side after an ankle injury kept him about for about two months.
Chelsea, however, were not going down without a fight, and their sustained pressure paid off as Pedro Neto scored the equaliser 10 minutes later from outside the box. After receiving a pass from substitute Enzo Fernandez, the Portuguese hit a left-footed strike into the bottom corner for his first Premier League goal of the season.
The points are shared at Stamford Bridge 😤#CHEARS pic.twitter.com/ySx0ax6alU
— Premier League (@premierleague) November 10, 2024
The Gunners, now winless in four straight Premier League games for the first time since April 2023, extended their unbeaten run against Chelsea to six matches, while the Blues, currently third in the standings, will end a day in the top three positions in the Premier League standings for the first time since the final day of the 2021/22 season.
Meanwhile, Ruud van Nistelrooy’s tenure as Manchester United’s interim coach ended on the brightest of notes as the 13-time Premier League champions recorded a 3-0 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford.
Captain Bruno Fernandes, who was making his 250th appearance for United, opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a beautiful strike into the bottom corner from outside the box, following a nice interchange with Ivory Coast international Amad Diallo.
The Red Devils extended their lead 11 minutes later thanks to an own goal from Victor Kristiansen after the Danish defender inadvertently turned the ball into his own net after it had initially hit Fernandes in the thigh.
United made it three in the 82nd minute courtesy of a beautiful curling effort from substitute Alejandro Garnacho, whose right-footed strike beat goalkeeper Mads Hermansen and found the top corner after he was teed up by Fernandes.
A 3-0 victory for @ManUtd in Ruud van Nisterlooy’s final match in charge 👏#MUNLEI pic.twitter.com/RI8chiXWiE
— Premier League (@premierleague) November 10, 2024
The result places United in 13th in the Premier League standings with 15 points as they made it four consecutive games without a defeat in all competitions.
Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest’s four-game unbeaten run came to an end as they fell to a 3-1 defeat against Newcastle United at St. James’ Park.
Brazilian defender Murillo put Forest in front in the 22nd minute but Newcastle mounted a comeback, which began with a 54th minute equaliser from Sweden international Alexander Isak. The Magpies completed the turnaround by Joelinton in the 72nd minute before Harvey Barnes wrapped up the victory in the 83rd minute.
Three second half goals secure all three points for Newcastle 👊#NFONEW pic.twitter.com/DIAPzuHrT4
— Premier League (@premierleague) November 10, 2024
Newcastle made it two wins in as many Premier League games as they moved into eighth in the league standings with 18 points, while Forest dropped out of the top four into fifth position.
In North London, Ipswich Town stunned Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 with Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap getting on the scoresheet for the Tractor Boys, while Rodrigo Bentacur’s 69th minute strike for Spurs ended as just a consolation.
All the results from this weekend’s action 🤩
Which team impressed you the most in Matchweek 11? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/EWQmaPVRy0
— Premier League (@premierleague) November 10, 2024
