Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: “Very, very happy.
“The players made an incredible performance as well and put so much into the game. After the great victory against Spurs, this would be even another level of difficulty.
“Against 10 men, I expected a different game.
“Look at the quality on the pitch – immense, but set-pieces are still the ones that made the difference. They are so good at that, and we are so good at that as well.”
On Declan Rice being substituted: “He was feeling some discomfort, and he needed to be substituted.”
Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “It was tough. Chelsea are a great team they have amazing players. It was a nice goal to watch and happy we came out with three points.
On his goal: “I tried and it worked out. Three goals from set pieces today. It was hard to defend but we are good at attacking them as well and luckily it was in our advantage today. I wasn’t alone, I was marked but I think Declan Rice’s delivery was amazing. The opportunity was there and I took it.”
On the overall performance: “Chelsea are a great team. The first half going in at 1-1 was a bit of a shame. We didn’t give much away. We were quite dominant. You have to score more goals. Both sides were really good, it was a nice game to watch for the fans and our crowd got us through it and the three points were very important.”
On his relationship on the right with Bukayo Saka: “Bukayo is a special player, everyone know his talent and his qualities and he shows us every week so I just try to feed him and put him in the best positions possible. Today was massive for us and on to the next game.”
Did you know?
This was the ninth time in the Premier League this season that Arsenal have scored a match-winning goal from a corner, now the outright most by a team in a single campaign (overtaking Manchester United’s eight in 2012-13).
Gabriel has been directly involved in 25 goals in the Premier League (20 goals, five assists), now the outright most by an Arsenal centre back in the competition, overtaking Laurent Koscielny (24).