Twitter reacts to Chelsea's humiliation by Arsenal
By Sean Walsh
It's a rather minor miracle that Chelsea are pretty much safe from relegation this season.
The Blues have stumbled from one disaster to another throughout a pathetic season. Caretaker manager Frank Lampard has lost all six of his games in charge now.
Their latest defeat came at London rivals Arsenal on Tuesday. The Gunners hadn't won in five games and were clearly low on confidence.
To try and topple the Gunners, Lampard opted to recall ex-Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the starting lineup.
If Aubameyang scores the winner for Chelsea against Arsenal, this clip could be the last you see of @HarrySymeou this season. 😉 pic.twitter.com/yi95NupJ7z
— 90min (@90min_Football) May 2, 2023
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang starts for Chelsea at his old club Arsenal.
— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 2, 2023
It's his first Premier League start since November 6, also against the Gunners. pic.twitter.com/UsMpUK7I15
Despite a crumb of Chelsea optimism, Arsenal took a deserved lead early on through Martin Odegaard.
WHAT A STRIKE! 🚀
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 2, 2023
Martin Ødegaard gives Arsenal an early lead with this brilliant finish pic.twitter.com/uflmJJxMmO
Martin Odegaard only scores beautiful goals ✨ pic.twitter.com/ylYkuiFIE2
— GOAL (@goal) May 2, 2023
Soon after, Odegaard doubled the lead and his goal tally for the evening.
Almost impressive that you can have so many players back and leave Odegaard so much space in the box to shoot #CFC
— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) May 2, 2023
Odegaard when he’s playing against relegation teams pic.twitter.com/94Tqr52VCe
— Castillo♟️ (@CastilloErling9) May 2, 2023
Martin Odegaard when Arsenal are the underdogs: pic.twitter.com/VHdtBtxpCL
— Max. ✍🏼 (@AFCMax9) May 2, 2023
That's FOURTEEN goals for Martin Odegaard in the Premier League this season. Not bad for a player criticised for never taking the shot.
— evan 》 (@afcevan) May 2, 2023
Arsenal's domination continued before half-time, with Gabriel Jesus next to find the net.
Arsenal are the first team in Europe's top five divisions to have four players reach 10+ league goals this season:
— Squawka (@Squawka) May 2, 2023
◉ Bukayo Saka
◉ Gabriel Martinelli
◉ Martin Ødegaard
◉ Gabriel Jesus
The Gunners have serious firepower. 💥 pic.twitter.com/O9LGnBU575
If Gabriel Jesus has million number of fans I am one of them.
— Jorge Andersen (@jorgeandersen44) May 2, 2023
If Gabriel Jesus has ten fans I am one of them.
If Gabriel Jesus has only one fan and that is me.
If Gabriel Jesus has no fans, that means I am no longer on earth.
If the world against the Gabriel Jesus , I am…
It was all going wrong for Chelsea and their hosts were enjoying themselves.
#cfc fans: "You're gonna win f*** all."#afc fans: "You're going down."
— James Olley (@JamesOlley) May 2, 2023
"Chelsea get battered everywhere they go" becoming a very familiar refrain on matchdays #CFC
— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) May 2, 2023
The Arsenal fans singing "Super Frankie Lampard"
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) May 2, 2023
Lampard's terrible record was brought back into the harsh spotlight - how could he be this bad a manager?
Graham Potter won his first three PL matches with Chelsea (hard to believe). They were on 19 points from 9 games. This is the table since then… pic.twitter.com/5jCZshcmj0
— ⛷️ (@stokaljona) May 2, 2023
Will Lampard get a third appearance on the High Performance podcast
— Adam Crafton (@AdamCrafton_) May 2, 2023
Whenever you see a job that you don't have the qualifications, ability or experience for, think about Frank Lampard and just apply for it anyways
— Chiddy 🇳🇬 (@chiddyafc) May 2, 2023
lampard’s trying to get sacked so he can attend the coronation on saturday.
— Daniel Schofield (@dannyschof81) May 2, 2023
Me to Ralf Rangnick after watching this Frank Lampard disaster class interim spell: pic.twitter.com/o0fMG9XESk
— Casey Evans (@Casey_Evans_) May 2, 2023
frank lampard explaining to todd boehly how it's become 7-0 by the 65th minute pic.twitter.com/yoOPxoGsJb
— niran (@TheOfficialFNG) May 2, 2023
Starting to think Frank Lampard might not get it permanently
— Si Lloyd (@SmnLlyd5) May 2, 2023
The start of a bad week for Frank Lampard what with expected Tory losses in local elections and rain for the coronation
— Dan Griffiths (@thegriffyo) May 2, 2023
Lampard withdrew Aubameyang at the break following a very busy first half for his number nine.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has completed 100% of his passes in the first half versus Arsenal tonight.
— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) May 2, 2023
The bad news? Ah yes, he's only attempted six and four of them were from kick-offs.#ARSCHE pic.twitter.com/B8wRSijfnx
📉 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s worst rated Premier League starts this season:
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) May 2, 2023
1️⃣ 5.74 🆚 Arsenal (A)
2️⃣ 5.90 🆚 Arsenal (H) pic.twitter.com/KpOYN4SHRw
Aubameyang at full time pic.twitter.com/wBhxGkBA9f
— Average Striker (@AverageStriker) May 2, 2023
Arsenal were intent to find a fourth after the break, with Kepa Arrizabalaga failing to claim a cross before having his blushes spared by Thiago Silva.
📸 - Thiago Silva clears the ball off the line! pic.twitter.com/mIzeEp8noK
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) May 2, 2023
Authoritative goalkeeping from Kepa before Thiago Silva cleared that off the line I see
— Scott Saunders (@_scottsaunders) May 2, 2023
kepa tonight pic.twitter.com/6h4nwAmyBl
— Brad (@bradyates_) May 2, 2023
But would you believe it, Chelsea actually grabbed themselves a goal through youngster Noni Madueke.
Chelsea have now scored more PL goals than Ollie Watkins in 2023
— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) May 2, 2023
Only the second goal scored since Frank Lampard returned….
— Katie Smith (@K_CroydenSmith) May 2, 2023
Noni Madueke scores his first Chelsea goal.
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) May 2, 2023
Chelsea's first goal in well over 300 minutes, second under Lampard in six games. #CFC #ARSCHE
Arsenal seemed to show Chelsea some mercy during the latter stages, settling for just a 3-1 win - enough for them to return to the top of the Premier League table for now.
Remarkably #CFC won the second half 1-0.
— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) May 2, 2023
Arsenal claim the bragging rights as they ease past Chelsea to return to the top of the Premier League ❤️ pic.twitter.com/1l58tu4aSZ
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 2, 2023