there will have been many who doubted arsenal s ability to keep up their premier league title challenge this long. but a third of the way through the season a result that might provide more evidence they re genuine contenders. they ve beaten chelsea at stamford bridge by a goal to nil to go three points clear at the top of the table once again. jane dougal reports. up up against his old club for the first time, after a war of words with chelsea striker aubameyang send a message to his old arsenal manager? he didn t take long to antagonize argenta. but in a cagey first half the chances wind arsenals way. a beautiful ball. inches away. it took them another 30 minutes but arsenal did score. a corner evading gabrielle making sure it went in. not chelsea s day then or all 0bama gangs who had been taken off and had to watch as his team went behind. 0ld bundled rivalries run deep and a touchy match turned into a bad tempered one. chelsea fighting to avoid four premier league matches
this is bbc world news, the headlines has begun in egypt, with a warning that a year of extreme weather must be a wake up call for the planet. downing street says the prime minister believes abusive text messages sent by the cabinet minister gavin williamson were unacceptable at least 19 people have died after a passenger plane crashed into lake victoria in tanzania while attempting to land in stormy weather and with the us midterm elections just days away, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. jumping back to the top of the premier league, have arsenal shown they re genuine title contenders.? this will be england s world cup opener in ten month s time, the rehearsal ends in a rare home defeat to argentina silver, bronze and now gold forjessica gadirova as britain end the world gymnastics champ
only the first step and we have to work a lot to continue improving. newcastle s excellent start to the season continues. they thrashed southampton 4 1 at st mary s miguel amiron with the opener. chris wood added a second before joe willock made it 3 0. southampton did get one back but bruno guimaras rounded off the victory in stoppage time. and there was late drama at the london stadium as michael 0lise scored a 94th minute winner to snatch victory for crystal palace as they beat west ham 2 1. the victory is palace s first away win of the season and moves them into the top half. the pressure continues to mount on rangers manager giovanni van bronckhorst as they fell seven points behind leaders celtic in the scottish premiership. that s after they were beaten 2 1 by stjohnstone james brown with a stunning strike
they thrashed southampton 4 1 at st mary s miguel amiron with the opener. chris wood added a second before joe willock made it 3 0. southampton did get one back but bruno guimaras rounded off the victory in stoppage time. we had a tough game, seven shots and we had 16, i7 we had a tough game, seven shots and we had 16, 17 on target and scored one and can take it. clinical and the right moments and i cannot say replay the bed game, but we have to win and that s the reason why we are in the line up. and there was late drama at the london stadium as michael 0lise scored a 94th minute winner to snatch victory for crystal palace as they beat west ham 2 1.