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.