Arsenal 3:1 Chelsea- Mikel Arteta gets everything he asked for Christmas : A little bit of luck.

London derby on Boxing Day brought the best out of Arsenal players as goals from Lacazette, Xhaka and Saka sealed a much needed win for the Gunners against Chelsea.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, said he was "relieved" to finally get a league win and rightly so. His Arsenal team were winless in the Premier League for 56 days since that famous win at Old Trafford on 1st November. 

Mikel Arteta celebrates Arsenal's win

There was a blend of youth and experience in the Arsenal line-up as Arteta gave a first Premier League start to Emile Smith-Rowe and a first league start of the season to Gabriel Martinelli.

One word Mikel Arteta used more than 'percentage' in his recent press conferences was 'luck'. The Spaniard felt that Arsenal have been unlucky in this recent run of winless games and that was soon to chance on Boxing Day.

Arsenal made a bright start to the game with the youthful exuberance of Martinelli and Smith-Rowe. The debutant even had a chance to score early on but he couldn't sort his feet out to tap in Bellerin's cross. On the other end, Mason Mount saw his free-kick hit the post, a first sign of changing fortunes for the Gunners.

Lacazette scored from the spot

The big moment in the first half came around the half hour mark when Arsenal were awarded a controversial penalty! Reece James got the wrong side of Tierney and fouled him from behind and the referee had no hesitation pointing to the spot but after VAR replays it looked like Tierney was already going down when James made contact. The VAR decided to stay with the on-field call and Lacazette put away the penalty to give Arsenal a lead.

At the stroke of half-time the Gunners doubled their lead! Granit Xhaka unleashed one unstoppable free-kick from 25 yards out giving Chelsea's goalkeeper Mendy no chance. 

Arsenal went into the break with a two goal cushion and Chelsea were yet to register a shot on target.

10 minutes into the second half, the gunners scored their third goal of the game and it was a further proof that the 'Footballing Gods' were finally on Arsenal's side. Bukayo Saka's loopy right footed cross-cum-shot ended in the Chelsea's net. His muted celebrations and a smirk suggested he knew as little about it as anyone in The Emirates.

Lacazette and Elneny both had chances to score further goals with the Frenchman hitting his shot straight at Mendy and Elneny thrashing his effort against the crossbar.

Chelsea got one goal back in the 84th minute through Tammy Abraham and were awarded a penalty on the 90 minute mark. Jorginho's 'hop and kick' penalty was saved by Leno to avoid a dramatic finale at The Emirates.

This was Chelsea's 3rd straight away defeat in a row and Frank Lampard's side lost more ground of the Top 4 chasing pack.

This win will feel like a turning point in the season for Mikel Arteta, who'll now feel a whole lot better with results and luck turning in his favour.

Everton 1-0 Chelsea. Sigurdsson's penalty ends Chelsea's 17 games unbeaten run

A total of 2000 Everton fans were back at the Goodison Park to witness a gritty Toffees performance as they beat an in-form Chelsea side.

Frank Lampard's side were unbeaten in their last 17 games across all competitions but faced a tough trip to the blue half of Merseyside to keep this run going.

Chelsea were without wingers, Pulisic and Ziyech, both struggling with hamstring issues. Everton were facing an injury crisis of their own, with both their first choice fullbacks, Coleman and Digne out injured along with the ingenious James Rodriguez.

Chelsea knew a win would take them on top of the Premier League and started brightly in the exchanges of the game. However, the first chance fell to Richarlison. The Brazilian dribbled inside the box from the left wing but his tame effort was straight at Mendy. 

Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from the spot.

Everton were given a penalty on the 20 minutes mark after Mendy clattered into Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The Premier League's top scorer won the header and chased the ball before the Chelsea goalkeeper brought him down. Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from the spot, his first Premier League goal in 17 games, and Everton had a deserved lead.

Everton's goal woke Chelsea up as they chased an equaliser. Reece James came close to a leveler twice in a space of a minute. First, his free-kick was pushed away by Pickford and from the resulting corner, the ball fell to James on the edge of the box but his low volley was superbly saved by Pickford with a little help of the goalpost.

Chelsea were looking likely to get an equaliser as the first half came to a close with decent chances for Zouma and Werner, but Everton held firm and led Chelsea by a goal to nil at half time.

Everton were quicker off the blocks in the second half as they looked to increase their advantage. Richarlison had another effort saved by Mendy before Yerry Mina missed a free header from an inviting cross from Gylfi Sigurdsson. The Icelander, soon was in the thick of action himself as his free kick went inches over the crossbar.

Carlo Ancelotti registered a win against his former club

All the Everton pressure looked to have paid off when Dominic Calvert-Lewin was brought down in the box and the referee whistled for another penalty but VAR overruled the decision as the English forward was offside in the build up to the penalty and Chelsea had a lifeline.

Everton were sitting back and hitting Chelsea on the counter attack and looked threatening everytime they had the ball. 

Chelsea were inches away from equalising, as the game entered the final 10 minutes. Mason Mount's fantastic free-kick had Jordan Pickford beaten but his effort hit the post and kept Chelsea at bay. 

Chelsea had more possession but Everton were more clinical. Everton held on to 3 big points and ended Chelsea's 17 games unbeaten run dating back from 20th September.

It was a good evening's work from former Chelsea Manager, Carlo Ancelotti, as his Everton team moved up to 7th place in the table. Chelsea missed out on an opportunity to go top of the table and stayed at 3rd position.