Arsenal picked up a deserved 3-2 victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.
The Gunners were by far the better side and should’ve scored five or six goals. Instead, they made two errors that allowed Alejandro Garnacho to reduce the deficit to just one.
Chelsea are still in the tie ahead of their trip to the Emirates Stadium, but Arsenal remain the favourites to make it into the final of the Carabao Cup.
Declan Rice and Ben White emulate what Ian Wright and David Platt did in 1997
Declan Rice and Ben White both started for Arsenal against Chelsea.
The midfielder is one of the first names on the team sheet every week, so that was expected. But seeing White get the nod was a real surprise.
However, the Arsenal number four was outstanding against the Blues, and he opened the scoring after just seven minutes.
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White got on the end of a corner from Rice and nodded home one of the simplest goals he will score in his career.
What was very interesting about the opener is that it was the first time two English Arsenal players combined for a goal at Stamford Bridge in nearly 29 years.
The last time that happened was all the way back in April 1997, when Ian Wright set up David Platt in a 3-0 win for Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal.
Ben White loves scoring against Chelsea
Arsenal supporters loved seeing White back in action, scoring and assisting against Chelsea.
The England international is a fan favourite, and we have all missed seeing him play at this level due to his injury issues.
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Since joining Arsenal, White has scored seven goals in all competitions, and three of those have come against Chelsea.
We won’t be surprised at all if he finds the net again when the two sides meet in the second leg at the Emirates next month.
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