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Arsenal<\/a> right back Jurrien Timber recorded his seventh goal contribution of the season in a dominant display against Chelsea<\/a> on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n Not for the first time this season, a contest shaped by set pieces ended in an Arsenal triumph, as the Gunners restored their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League<\/a> with a 2-1 win over 10-man Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n All three goals came from corners, with Jurrien Timber\u2019s 66th-minute header ultimately proving decisive.<\/p>\n Arsenal had taken the lead in the 21st minute when Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es rose to meet Bukayo Saka<\/a>\u2019s delivery and nodded the ball back across goal for William Saliba<\/a>, whose header found the net via a deflection off Mamadou Sarr.<\/p>\n Chelsea also posed a threat from set pieces. David Raya produced an excellent save to deny Jorrel Hato\u2014who appeared to be held by Declan Rice<\/a>\u2014but the visitors were level just before half-time when Piero Hincapi\u00e9 inadvertently turned the ball into his own net.<\/p>\n Arsenal\u2019s 16 goals from corners in the Premier League this season are the joint-most by any side in a single campaign, alongside Oldham in 1992-93, West Brom in 2016-17, and the Gunners themselves in 2023-24.<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta<\/a>\u2019s team\u00a0has now scored a match-winning goal from a corner in nine Premier League games this term,\u00a0which is the outright most by a team in a single campaign (overtaking Manchester United<\/a>\u2019s eight in 2012-13).<\/p>\n In fact, there have now been more goals scored from corners in the Premier League this season (138 in 281 games) than in the whole of last term (135 in 380 games).<\/p>\n In the nick of time was Timber, who was crucial in both the attacking and, most especially, defensive phases of the game.<\/p>\n Having put Arsenal in front, the 24-year-old had to put in a terrific defensive shift to preserve their lead, winning five of his six contested duels. He also won possession four times from the Chelsea side that were constantly searching for the equaliser and made three clearances.<\/p>\n During the Gunners\u2019 dominant spell, he had two shots, created one chance, and also made three touches inside Chelsea\u2019s box, with Jorrel Hato having to battle him and Bukayo Saka on the right flank.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Rememore](\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\")
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