Arsenal vs Chelsea: 5 major observations as Gunners undress Blues

North London club Arsenal are back to the top of the Premier League table after returning to winning ways against Chelsea at home.

In the latest London derby, the Gunners produced a blistering first half performance en route to a historic 3-1 win over their city rivals.

The win saw Arsenal remain unbeaten in 10 London derbies for the first time in 18 years to reclaim the top spot at least for 24 hours.

Here are five other major observations on a wonderful evening for Arsenal and their fans at the Emirates.

The Gunners ended a run of four consecutive matches with an easy home win over Chelsea at the Emirates.

After conceding two goals in two of the matches in the winless run, Arsenal were home and dry against the lifeless Blues in 34 minutes.

Captain fantastic, Martin Odegaard with the double from a double Xhaka assist to fire in his 13th and 14th goals of the season in the Premier League.

It's the highest tally Odegaard has scored in a single season in his entire career and he has also assisted seven other goals this season for the Gunners.

Frank Lampard and his struggling Blues continued to share freebies in the Premier League.

This time it was city rivals Arsenal who were the beneficiaries of Lampard’s largesse as the Gunner returned to winning ways in style on Tuesday night.

Odegaard, who scored a brace, Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Jesus, who has now scored 10 goals this season, were the stars of the day for Mikel Arteta’s men.

Chelsea have now lost four successive matches for the first time in the Premier League in 25 years.

Before the London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea, Pulse Sports Nigeria reporter, Ifeanyi, did outline five things Lampard and his Chelsea needed to do to shock Arsenal.

Since he was appointed on an interim basis to replace Graham Potter at Stamford Bridge, things have gone from bad to worse for the Blues.

After the defeat the last time, Pulse Sports outlined tips on how the Blue side of London could claim bragging rights on Tuesday night.

However, like the proverbial stubborn fly that will be buried with the dead, that is exactly what happened to Lampard and his out-of-sort Blues at the Emirates.

British-born Nigerian Noni Madueke ensured Chelsea were not totally embarrassed at the Emirates on Tuesday night.

Madueke, a summer signing from PSV Eindhoven, scored his first goal for Chelsea on the night to give the scoreline against Arsenal a bit of respect.

The 21-year-old also avoided the famous social media 007 trends when he pulled one goal back against the Gunners.

It was the first goal for his new club and only the second goal the Blues have scored in the last eight matches across competitions.

While Mikel Arteta would have been happy with the performance and result against rivals Chelsea, it may have come at a cost.

Arsenal’s centre-back Gabriel was spotted limping late on against the Blues in what could be another major blow for the Gunners.

Arteta’s side has already lost William Saliba, who has missed the last two games in the Premier League.

With Champions League-chasing Newcastle United the next hurdle for the Gunners, Arteta will not want to be without two of his best defenders heading into that trip against the Magpies this season.