Ian Wright explains why he is worried about Arsenal's title hopes

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·2 de marzo de 2026

Ian Wright explains why he is worried about Arsenal's title hopes

Despite another hard-fought win, the Gunners remain unconvincing

Concerned: Ian Wright

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Arsenal legend Ian Wright has explained why he still has significant concerns over his former side's Premier League title hopes.

The Gunners on Sunday restored their five-point lead at the top of the table with a turgid, narrow 2-1 win over London rivals Chelsea, in which all three goals came from set-pieces.

It was another closely fought game, which Arsenal came away with all three points, and saw Chelsea see Pedro Neto sent off and David Raya still required to produce several smart saves before Liam Delap had an injury-time equaliser ruled out for offside.

Mikel Arteta said after the game that his "heart almost stopped" during a frantic finale, and Wright has admitted he remains unimpressed by his team's performance in the second half against 10 men.

"Chelsea, once they went down to 10 men, they started to play. It was worrying," Wright said on Premier League Productions.

"Arsenal showing those nerves, those jittery nerves at the latter stags of games, they need to take the opportunities earlier on so they can relax at this stage.

"They have to just win now, especially the home games. It’s not going to be something that instils you with loads of confidence but it’s a win.

"We’re seeing in the second half of games, you can get at Arsenal. Chelsea had 10 men there, it would be nice to find out what’s happening to Arsenal in the second half.

"It comes down to 'you get the job done', I’m happy the job is done, but I’m going to be nervous for the next game because I’m seeing that again in the second half."