Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 in Sunday's London derby, coming from behind thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and captain Martin Odegaard, despite failing to sign a marquee striker over the summer. The result, following wins over Coventry City and Aston Villa, leaves the reigning champions with a maximum nine points from three games and just one goal conceded, underlining their strong start as they aim to defend the Premier League title they won last season for the first time in 22 years.

Arsenal spent close to £200m in the transfer window but missed out on targets including Julian Alvarez, Morgan Rogers, Bradley Barcola and Vinicius Jr, with Rogers instead joining Chelsea, who themselves spent nearly £350m. Rogers put Chelsea ahead inside two minutes, but Havertz equalised before half-time and Odegaard scored the winner in the 50th minute, his third goal in four games this season after only one in 36 last term. Pundits including Chris Sutton and Ashley Young praised Arsenal's resilience and the form of Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Riccardo Calafiori, with Sutton declaring he could not see anyone stopping Arsenal this season.