Ian Wright after Arsenal’s win over Chelsea (Picture: Sky Sports) Ian Wright is confident Arsenal have secured yet another influential signing after the Premier League champions beat Chelsea. Mikel Arteta’s side maintained the perfect start to their title defence with a 2-1 win over London rivals Chelsea on Sunday. The Gunners fell behind to Morgan Rogers’ early volley but secured a comeback win thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard. Only joint-leaders Arsenal and Manchester City still boast a perfect record after three games while Chelsea stay fourth after their first defeat of the season. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Two of Arteta’s summer signings were involved at the Emirates Stadium, with Ezri Konsa helping to nullify Chelsea’s dazzling front-three and Christos Tzolis impressing on the left-wing. £75m signing Bruno Guimaraes was named on Arsenal’s bench but was not required less than a week after he picked up a knock in the win over Aston Villa. Arteta was keen to welcome England international Konsa to Arsenal after William Saliba returned from the World Cup with a significant injury. Ezri Konsa before Arsenal’s clash with Chelsea (Picture: Getty) Gunners legend Wright believes Konsa, who arrived from Aston Villa in a deal worth £55m, will prove to be a ‘fantastic signing’ for the Premier League champions. ‘Mikel Arteta has always said he doesn’t want a big drop-off [from his starting line-up and bench],’ Wright said on Sky Sports. ‘Now you would struggle not to have a drop-off when you consider what William Saliba has done for Arsenal but I think Ezri Konsa is a fantastic signing. Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium (Picture: Getty) ‘Look at his capabilities and experience and the fact he’s versatile as well. We needed someone like him because of Saliba’s injury. ‘It was a fantastic signing if you look at his age and experience.’ Konsa sparked wild cheers from the Arsenal faithful with a brilliant tackle on Chelsea summer signing and former Aston Villa teammate Rogers. Reacting to that moment and Konsa’s performance as a whole, Arteta said in his post-match press conference: ‘A very English tackle, the crowd reacted immediately – you guys love that more than a goal sometimes! Ezri Konsa, timed to perfection 🤌🔴 @Arsenal pic.twitter.com/9Suh15Oioz— Premier League (@premierleague) September 6, 2026 ‘It was great, obviously. What Ezri has done – he’s played 11 minutes, he had five or six training sessions and the way he played man-to-man against an opponent like Joao Pedro – I thought he was phenomenal.’ Meanwhile, Konsa said he was delighted to mark his first game at the Emirates Stadium as an Arsenal player with an important win over Chelsea. ‘I love duels,’ Konsa said. ‘As a defender, I think these are things you have to cherish. {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"'It was beautiful': Arteta hails Arsenal's attack-to-defence display in win against Chelsea","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/07\/2593273995855020828\/480x270_MP4_2593273995855020828.mp4","description":"Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium after Morgan Rogers stunned home fans into silence with a volleyed goal 77 seconds into the game.","duration":"T5M27S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/07\/07\/111091359-0-image-a-53_1788761962819.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-07T07:17:08+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var co
