Theo Walcott, and Alexis Sanchez were among
the goalscorers as Arsenal defeated Chelea – Arsenal scored thrice without
reply against the Blues at the Emirates stadium – It is the first time that
Arsenal have defeated Chelsea in the Premier League in three years A masterful
first half performance by Arsenal saw the Gunners defeat Chelsea 3 – 0 at the
Emirates stadium. Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring by lobbing Courtious in
goal after robbing Gary Cahill of possession close to the half way line. Two
minutes later, Theo Walcott doubled the lead after a quick interchange with
Alex Iwobi, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.
The
third was added on the stroke of half-time as Ozil dribbled past N’Golo Kante
as he led a counter attack with Alexis Sanchez who he fed. He Chilean fed him
back to volley a magnificent third against the Blues.A first league win over the Blues since October 2011 moves Arsene Wenger’s team up to third in the table behind Manchester City and Tottenham, who meet next weekend, while Conte’s side have picked up one point from a possible nine in the past three games.
90′ Giroud goes close! The Frenchman breaks through the middle of the Chelsea back line as he tries to latch on to a lovely pass forward, but he’s closed down and put under good pressure by Cahill, which allows Courtois to dart out and cut out the danger at the vital moment 83′ David Luiz breaks up an Arsenal attack and plays a magnificent left-footed pass to put Batshuayi through on goal.
He runs into the box before drilling it low
towards goal; Cech spreads himself to deflect it for a corner which is
eventually cleared 80′ Azpilicueta’s long-range shot is comfortably saved
by Cech though it looked like the ball was going out already 73′ In truth, the
Chelsea subs are not expected to make a difference given the quality of
Chelsea’s play today 71′ SUB: Kieran Gibbs on, Alex Iwobi off Willian and
Hazard off, Pedro and Michy Batshuayi on 69′ Courtois makes an
excellent save with his right foot to deny Walcott, who beat Alonso after
receiving Iwobi’s nice pass 63′ A clearance by Cahill hits Walcott and the
defender has to do just enough to clear the ball for a throw in… this is a
truly awful performance by Chelsea 61′ Costa can’t get enough purchase on
a header from Azpilicueta’s cross and it drifts harmlessly across the box.
Chelsea haven’t had a shot on target 58′ An incisive angled through pass
from Ozil is too fast for Walcott to control and it runs through to Courtois
57′ Chance for Sanchez! Walcott is left in far too much space over on the
right wing, allowing him to easily penetrate the Chelsea penalty area. He darts
into the box before chipping a lovely cross over to back post, but it ends up
sailing just a yard or so over the head of Sanchez 55′ SUB: Fabregas off,
Marcos Alonso on 52′ Costa is found on the left wing and sends a low
cross towards Willian but its poorly hit and is easily cut out by Xhaka on
the edge of the Arsenal penalty area 50′ Chelsea have looked better with the ball
in this second half but still looking confused when its time to make the final
pass 49′ Chelsea move the ball around nicely before Matic tries to slip a
through-ball into the path of Azpilicueta, but the Serbian’s attempted pass
forward is poor and is easily cut out before it can find the full-back, who had
taken up a good position 48′ The Gunners passing around with a lot of swagger
46′ Second half starts HT: Arsenal 3 – 0 Chelsea After three and a half years
without a league goal against Chelsea, Arsenal scored three in a half Sanchez,
Walcott and Ozil the goal scorers 45′ SHOT!!! Fabregas’s free-kick
from the left is punched meekly by Cech, and Hazard volleys into the
side-netting from a tight angle 43′ Blocked!!! Matic feeds Willian through the
middle but the Brazilian is quickly closed down as he tries to pass to Diego
Costa 41′ Antonio Conte is actually looking calm on the touchline for some
unknown reason
40′ GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL!!!! As Chelsea were passing around, Ozil picked up a loose pass and dribbles past Kante. He feeds Sanchez who feeds him back with the German volleying past Courtious 38′ Chelsea now passing the ball around brilliantly…Arsenal actually looking good defensively 35′ Willian gets down the right flank well and sends a great cross into the heart of the penalty area, but Cech reads it well and takes it away from the head of Matic, who had made a good run into the penalty area 33′ SUB: Xhaka replaces Coquelin who is taken off after blocking a shot by N’Golo Kante 28′ YELLOW CARD!!! Branislav Ivanovic goes in the book for a kick on Alex Iwobi in the d*** 23′ Great play by Sanchez sets up Bellerin just outside of the Chelsea box, but Cahill dives in front of the Spaniard’s shot to send it out for a corner which is eventually cleared to Hazard who tries to counter but is quickly closed down 21′ Chelsea’s first chance. Hazard combines neatly with Costa before releasing Willian on the right of the box. He has time to take a touch before driving a crisp low shot just wide of the far post 18′ Chelsea looking totally confused as Arsenal dominate the possession…this is bad for Antonio Conte who has seen his side take one point from a possible six in the last two games 14′ ANOTHER GOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Its Theo Walcott with the second for Arsene Wenger’s side Iwobi played a one-two with Ozil 20 yards from goal and then played an angled through pass to Bellerin, who ran off Hazard and into the box. He fizzed it first time across the area to give Walcott a simple finish from eight yards 12′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Arsenal take the lead via Alexis Sanchez who capitalizes on a mistake by Gary Cahill The defender wasted too much time with the ball just inside his own half before shaping to pass it back to Courtois, but Sanchez robbed him and ran clear before chipping gently and sweetly over Courtois 9′ Walcott zooms i to the area, where Cahill makes a good sliding tackle. Sanchez a shot that is defected behind for a corner. Nothing comes of it but this has been a fine start from Arsenal. 8′ Wenger would be looking to get one over Chelsea in this game…in his 500th game, he lost 5 – 0 to Chelsea and on his 1000th game he lost 6 – 0…now its his 20th year in charge…what will change today? 7′ The resulting freekick is cleared and the rebounded cross is messed up…Chelsea miss a chance to score B0th teams were both eight points behind City going into the game 6′ Chelsea quickly break away on a swift counter-attack down the right flank. Costa breaks forward on a marauding run as he battles with Koscielny, and he eventually forces the defender into bringing him down just outside of the Arsenal penalty area. 5′ SHOT!!! An early attempt by Santi Carzola forces Courtious into a good save 3′ Its still early in the match and neither team has truly stamped its authority on this match witch the ball going back and forth 1′ Kick off!!! Arsenal XI vs. Chelsea: Cech; Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal; Cazorla, Coquelin; Walcott, Ozil, Iwobi; Sanchez Chelsea XI vs. Arsenal: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Azpilicueta; Kante, Matic, Fabregas; Willian, Hazard, Costa Below is the preview of the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates stadium… – Fourth place Arsenal fifth place Chelsea to the Emirates in a Premier League tie – Arsene Wenger earlier this week celebrates 20 years of being Arsenal boss – The Gunners have not won their last nine Premier League matches against Chelsea Expect fireworks when Arsenal welcome Chelsea to the Emirates with Diego Costa probably looking to cause havoc again. John Terry misses out for the 5.30pm kick off while Arsenal will have to do without Danny Welbeck, Per Mertesacker and Aaron Ramsey. Arsenal defeated Nottingham Forest 5 – 0 while Chelsea stage a comeback from two goals down to defeat Leicester City 4 – 2 at the King Power stadium. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Granit Xhaka celebrates his strike in the League Cup with teammates Wenger has gone nine games without a win against the Blues in the Premier League and the Frenchman would be looking to show up Antonio Conte. PAY ATTENTION: Get the latest sports news on Naij Sports App In the week Arsene Wenger celebrates 20 years since being named as Arsenal’s manager, and it is somewhat ironic that one of his greatest players, Cesc Fabregas might not start for Chelsea.
Arsenal have also failed to score in their last six league matches against Chelsea but victory here would give them a fourth successive league win for the first time since last October. Chelsea haven’t lost any of their last five league visits to the Emirates (W2 D3) since a 3-1 defeat in December 2010. They’ve conceded just one goal in that run.
40′ GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL!!!! As Chelsea were passing around, Ozil picked up a loose pass and dribbles past Kante. He feeds Sanchez who feeds him back with the German volleying past Courtious 38′ Chelsea now passing the ball around brilliantly…Arsenal actually looking good defensively 35′ Willian gets down the right flank well and sends a great cross into the heart of the penalty area, but Cech reads it well and takes it away from the head of Matic, who had made a good run into the penalty area 33′ SUB: Xhaka replaces Coquelin who is taken off after blocking a shot by N’Golo Kante 28′ YELLOW CARD!!! Branislav Ivanovic goes in the book for a kick on Alex Iwobi in the d*** 23′ Great play by Sanchez sets up Bellerin just outside of the Chelsea box, but Cahill dives in front of the Spaniard’s shot to send it out for a corner which is eventually cleared to Hazard who tries to counter but is quickly closed down 21′ Chelsea’s first chance. Hazard combines neatly with Costa before releasing Willian on the right of the box. He has time to take a touch before driving a crisp low shot just wide of the far post 18′ Chelsea looking totally confused as Arsenal dominate the possession…this is bad for Antonio Conte who has seen his side take one point from a possible six in the last two games 14′ ANOTHER GOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Its Theo Walcott with the second for Arsene Wenger’s side Iwobi played a one-two with Ozil 20 yards from goal and then played an angled through pass to Bellerin, who ran off Hazard and into the box. He fizzed it first time across the area to give Walcott a simple finish from eight yards 12′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Arsenal take the lead via Alexis Sanchez who capitalizes on a mistake by Gary Cahill The defender wasted too much time with the ball just inside his own half before shaping to pass it back to Courtois, but Sanchez robbed him and ran clear before chipping gently and sweetly over Courtois 9′ Walcott zooms i to the area, where Cahill makes a good sliding tackle. Sanchez a shot that is defected behind for a corner. Nothing comes of it but this has been a fine start from Arsenal. 8′ Wenger would be looking to get one over Chelsea in this game…in his 500th game, he lost 5 – 0 to Chelsea and on his 1000th game he lost 6 – 0…now its his 20th year in charge…what will change today? 7′ The resulting freekick is cleared and the rebounded cross is messed up…Chelsea miss a chance to score B0th teams were both eight points behind City going into the game 6′ Chelsea quickly break away on a swift counter-attack down the right flank. Costa breaks forward on a marauding run as he battles with Koscielny, and he eventually forces the defender into bringing him down just outside of the Arsenal penalty area. 5′ SHOT!!! An early attempt by Santi Carzola forces Courtious into a good save 3′ Its still early in the match and neither team has truly stamped its authority on this match witch the ball going back and forth 1′ Kick off!!! Arsenal XI vs. Chelsea: Cech; Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal; Cazorla, Coquelin; Walcott, Ozil, Iwobi; Sanchez Chelsea XI vs. Arsenal: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Azpilicueta; Kante, Matic, Fabregas; Willian, Hazard, Costa Below is the preview of the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates stadium… – Fourth place Arsenal fifth place Chelsea to the Emirates in a Premier League tie – Arsene Wenger earlier this week celebrates 20 years of being Arsenal boss – The Gunners have not won their last nine Premier League matches against Chelsea Expect fireworks when Arsenal welcome Chelsea to the Emirates with Diego Costa probably looking to cause havoc again. John Terry misses out for the 5.30pm kick off while Arsenal will have to do without Danny Welbeck, Per Mertesacker and Aaron Ramsey. Arsenal defeated Nottingham Forest 5 – 0 while Chelsea stage a comeback from two goals down to defeat Leicester City 4 – 2 at the King Power stadium. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Granit Xhaka celebrates his strike in the League Cup with teammates Wenger has gone nine games without a win against the Blues in the Premier League and the Frenchman would be looking to show up Antonio Conte. PAY ATTENTION: Get the latest sports news on Naij Sports App In the week Arsene Wenger celebrates 20 years since being named as Arsenal’s manager, and it is somewhat ironic that one of his greatest players, Cesc Fabregas might not start for Chelsea.
Arsenal have also failed to score in their last six league matches against Chelsea but victory here would give them a fourth successive league win for the first time since last October. Chelsea haven’t lost any of their last five league visits to the Emirates (W2 D3) since a 3-1 defeat in December 2010. They’ve conceded just one goal in that run.
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