05 Oct 2014
FULL TIME AT THE BRIDGE
Chelsea see the match home with ease as they continue to set a blistering pace to the season while bringing Arsenal's unbeaten league record to an end.
Mourinho disappears straight down the tunnel without acknowledging his Gunners' counterpart, his team did the talking today.
For Arsenal, they fail to catch a march on the glut of teams all bunched in and around the European places on the log.
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Crowd is chanting "Diego Diego Diego"...
Cesc Fabregas with a brilliant ball through to Costa, he chests down and lobs the Arsenal keeper.
How many times has that happened this season already?
Cesc to Costa = GOAL!
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75' Splendid football but no goal.
Diego Costa takes on a couple of Arsenal defenders, slips in a ball to Eden Hazard who's first touch is brilliant but his shot is lashed over the ball.
Champagne buildup with a glass of water result.
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Jose's tactical change:
Mikel has dropped in alongside Matic.
Fabregas moves forward.
Oscar goes wide left, Hazard wide right.
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73' Wild strike by Chambers.
The young gun (excuse the pun) lashes a shot over the top of Petr Cech and the goals.
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71' Any more goals in this game?
Chelsea look happy to try see off the rest of the game with just the one goal cushion.
Can Arsenal find another gear?
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STAT ATTACK:
Total match shots: 7 (4 of those from the visitors)
Total shots on target: 2 (both from Chelsea)
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65' Oscar down. I repeat Oscar is down.
He made a fantastic block on Flamini's long range shot and the Arsenal player may have caught his hand when the pair fell on the ground.
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63' Arsenal appeal for the penalty after Jack Wilshere sees his shot deflected for a corner.
Not given. And rightly so.
Corner is well cleared by Diego Costa. Chelsea break...but it comes to nought.
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Reminder that it's just the one goal that separates the teams in London.
Hazard with the penalty.
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Not even those running the Arsenal twitter account can sugar-coat what is going on now!
Chelsea pressing hard for the second!
Schurrle having a great time of it right now...
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59' Chelsea running the Gunners ragged.
Schurrle can't provide the final but the Blues on the rampage now...
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57' Almost an own goal.
Eden Hazard's driven cross is deflected out, via the cross bar, by Flamini. That was almost good night nurse!
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54' How lucky was that?
The Arsenal keeper, who's surname is un-spellable, makes a dodgy clearance which Diego Costa blocks but the rebound goes to Chambers.
Almost a major error there!
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51' Good bit of pressure now from Chelsea, the Gunners hold firm though and survive.
Very few open chances in this game so far. Another goal might seal the result for either side (win for the Blues and a great draw for Arsenal).
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Arsenal have trailed in 5 of their last 7 games...
What's the problem with the Gunners?
Any way back into this game?
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Stat attack:
Arsenal have kept just one clean sheet in their last 15 league games at Chelsea.
Make that 1 in 16 after Hazard's penalty.
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HALF TIME STATS:
Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal
Possession: 50%-50%
Shots: 2-1
Take-ons attempted: 8-21
Pass accuracy: 79%-82%.
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40 seconds left in the first half.
Advantage Chelsea. Haven't been great but they are in front...
Is Diego Costa playing?
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45' + 2' Typical Arsenal.
Great passing by the Gunners and trying to walk the ball into the back of the net.
No shot in the end (suprise surprise) and Chelsea hack it clear.
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43' Wow...Shocking defending by Arsenal.
Chambers lucky not to see red there.
Chelsea on the counter attack and Schurrle is brought down. Almost a penalty as well.
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41' The game has lost its flow with neither side really dominating possession.
Plenty of back and forth stuff as we move towards half time.
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Ugly scenes!
Oscar and Koscielny clash heads. Oscar is back up but the Frenchman is not looking good...