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Chelsea vs. Arsenal - Football Match Report - May 12, 2021 - ESPN

Arsenal bolstered their European hopes with a fortuitous victory over Chelsea on Wednesday.

The win places Mikel Arteta's men three points behind fifth-placed West Ham, two behind sixth-placed Liverpool and one adrift of Tottenham Hotspur in seventh, though all three hold at least one game in hand over the Gunners.

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Arsenal rode good fortune to take an early -- and ultimately decisive -- lead against their more dominant London rivals at Stamford Bridge.