Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea: 5 Hits and Flops | Premier League 2019-20

#1 Hit: Willian

Willian was clever in possession and a continued problem against Arsenal's backline - especially late on

Showing flashes of his creativity upon occasions in the first-half whilst other teammates were struggling to settle was a sign of things to come. His experience came into play early on, drawing a needless foul (and booking) from Guendouzi in a dangerous area.

Willian started as he meant to go on. Completing three of his four attempted dribbles, he retained possession well (85%, 34 successful passes) and was a continuous problem that Arsenal just couldn't keep at bay long enough to nullify throughout.

Interchanging positions with Mount as the two men supplying Abraham up-top saw the trio combine well in the latter stages of the second-half, whereas their combination play was effectively stifled before Jorginho's arrival saw him orchestrating play behind them.

He did well against Maitland-Niles and particularly Bukayo Saka, manipulating the ball to his advantage while leaving the winger-turned-full-back in his wake repeatedly, which forced the hosts to double up down that side. His role in their winner speaks for itself: sensing a potential chance from the edge of his own area, latching onto Callum Hudson-Odoi's header and feeding Abraham before speeding away in support to the youngster's right.

Nothing sweeter than a late winner in a London derby! 🤩 @TammyAbraham#ARSCHE pic.twitter.com/vDqrH6bk8B

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 29, 2019

Bursting beyond Saka, he left David Luiz for dead and just as you thought he'd fluffed the chance by taking the ball wide, his reverse pass into Abraham was perfectly-weighted so he could sweep past Mustafi and finish. He created a game-high seven key passes and never stopped running, testament to an experienced player who has played 264 league minutes in the past seven days.