Chelsea’s Morgan Rogers silences Emirates with early strike against Arsenal

Kai Havertz has a thing for scoring against Chelsea. The German forward leveled the score for Arsenal after Morgan Rogers gave the visitors a shock lead inside two minutes at the Emirates Stadium, keeping the London derby finely balanced on Matchday 3 of the 2026-27 Premier League season. Both sides entered the fixture sitting pretty on 6 points from their opening two games. A perfect record on the line for both clubs, and all the ingredients of an early-season statement match. Rogers strikes first, Havertz responds Chelsea came out swinging. Morgan Rogers needed barely 120 seconds to find the back of the net, silencing the Emirates crowd before most fans had settled into their seats. Havertz restored parity shortly after. He netted a stoppage-time winner against Chelsea back in February 2026, so the man clearly saves his best work for the blue shirts. A first half full of drama The opening 45 minutes delivered far more than just two goals. Both goalkeepers were forced into sharp saves as the tempo stayed relentlessly high. Arsenal thought they had taken the lead at one point, only for VAR to intervene and chalk the goal off. Arsenal’s lineup featured Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Sak...