My heart almost stopped – Mikel Arteta made to sweat as Arsenal beat ChelseaBy Philip Duncan, Press AssociationMikel Arteta admitted his “heart almost stopped” as Arsenal rode out a nerve-jangling end against 10-man Chelsea to record a 2-1 win and pass another major examination of their Premier League title credentials. Jurrien Timber restored Arsenal’s advantage in the second half, again from a corner, and Chelsea’s Pedro Neto was dismissed just four minutes later. And Arteta admitted: “The save that he (Raya) made in the last action, from what ended up being an unbelievable shot, I got the right angle and my heart almost stopped. The set-piece goals carried Arsenal to a second win in a week in which they were drawing at half-time. And Arteta added: “I reminded the players that we were in exactly the same position against Tottenham seven days ago in that dressing room.

Source: Irish Independent March 02, 2026 16:13 UTC