Published 18:55 IST, January 22nd 2020
Martinelli was cramping, about to be subbed off before embarrassing Kante and scoring
Martinelli has been very prolific for the Gunners since the time he made a switch from Ituano. The teenager has already scored 10 goals in the season so far.
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Arsenal somehow mand to grab a point against Chelsea in ir Matchday 24 clash in Premier League. Arsenal were down to 10 men as David Luiz tackled Tammy Abraham from behind to hand Chelsea a penalty. Jorginho slotted home from spot-kick as Chelsea took a 1-0 advant in ir back yard. Gabriel Martinelli n equalised for visitors in 63rd minute, capitalizing off N'Golo Kante's error.
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Mikel Arteta got away from making a bad decision
Martinelli received ball outside Arsenal's box and he blasted his way towards Chelsea's goal. Kante was last man for Chelsea but he couldn't stand his ground and slipped while initiating a tackle on Martinelli. 18-year-old did rest. However, Arsenal's manr Mikel Arteta (in a post-match interview) revealed that he was planning to sub Martinelli off before he brought Gunners back in game. Arteta reasoned, "I wanted to take him off as he looked knackered and was cramping, n next minute, he was running 60 yards."
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Martinelli has been very prolific for Gunners since time he made a switch from Itua. teenr has already scored 10 goals in season so far. He is making a name for himself in Arsenal's attack. Martinelli looked calm and composed while finishing his brilliant move past Kepa Arrizabalaga. Cesar Azpilicueta handed Chelsea lead again in 84th minute from a corner. However, Hector Bellerin created a moment of magic as he scored a late solo goal to equalise.
Frank Lampard looked frustrated after Arsenal stole two points from m
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Arsenal are currently on 10th spot of Premier League 2019-20 points table while Chelsea have placed mselves on fourth position.
18:55 IST, January 22nd 2020