Summary

  • Gabriel and Cazorla dismissed for Gunners

  • Zouma opens scoring before Hazard strikes

  • Chelsea XI: Begovic; Ivanovic, Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Pedro, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa

  • Arsenal XI: Cech; Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis; Walcott

  1. get involved

    Costa: The debate...published at 14:01 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

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    Jaques:  Players should be fined their weekly wages for getting involved in incidents like that as well trying to get others sent off 

    Jonathan:  Where's Roy Keane when you need him. He would handle costa with ease.  

    Seth Gogo Egoeh:  I've never been to a 'Referee School', but even I knew that was a straight red card for Costa. Bad refereeing, bad advert for Premier League. 

  2. "There was no-one on Zouma"published at 14:01 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

    Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal

    Pat Nevin
    BBC Radio 5 live

    "Zouma is absolutely fantastic in the air, and a great ball in by Fabregas. Zouma has the best leap of any player I have ever seen. But he did not need to leap, there was no-one on him. A good header down and Cech, dropping, still could do nothing.

    "Arsenal cannot afford to concede another goal now. At the moment is it total dominance by Chelsea."

  3. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal

    I'm not sure where the Arsenal defence was for Chelsea's goal, because Kurt Zouma was all alone, six yards out. Petr Cech got a hand on it but it is asking an awful lot for any keeper to stop it from there.

    *The graphic below does not show Arsenal's defence, just Fabregas and Zouma. It was not quite THAT easy!

    ZoumaImage source, Opta
  4. goal

    GOAL Chelsea 1-0 Arsenalpublished at 52 mins

    Kurt Zouma (52 mins)

    You know what I was saying about Cesc Fabregas not having any assists this season? He does now.

    After Aaron Ramsey concedes a free-kick with a handball, Fabregas floats a deep ball to the back post where Kurt Zouma arrives like a train to beat Petr Cech with a header that the keeper got something on, but could not keep out.

  5. "Mike Dean needs to calm down"published at 13:56 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    Pat Nevin
    BBC Radio 5 live

    Mike Dean with Chelsea playersImage source, Reuters

    "I hope the referee doesn't get over-excited here. Ivanovic did not deserve his booking - I'm not sure it was even a foul! Mike Dean needs to calm down a little bit..."

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  6. Postpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

  7. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    Chelsea charge forward from the resulting Arsenal corner but their break ends when Hector Bellerin wins a battle with Diego Costa in front of the travelling Gunners fans, who tell the Chelsea striker exactly what they think of him.

  8. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    ...It is Alexis Sanchez who tries his luck, but his shot hits the wall and bounces wide. Sanchez has had the most shots in the Premier League this season - 29, including blocked efforts - but is yet to score. In fact he has only scored five goals in his last 28 games for the Gunners.

  9. YELLOW CARDpublished at 48 mins

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    Arsenal's first foray forward sees Branislav Ivanovic shove Alexis Sanchez off the ball on the edge of the Chelsea area. A booking and a free-kick in a dangerous position...

  10. Postpublished at 46 mins

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    Chelsea start the second half on the attack. Calum Chambers beats Diego Costa to Oscar's cross but the ball bounces into the path of Pedro, who fires wide.

  11. KICK-OFFpublished at 13:50

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    We are back under way at Stamford Bridge.

  12. Postpublished at 13:50

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    The Arsenal players - 10 of them - are back out early for the second half. The Gunners are going to make a change, with Calum Chambers on for Francis Coquelin. Chambers will slot in alongside Laurent Kosielny at centre-half.

  13. Chelsea have the edgepublished at 13:48

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    The Blues edged possession and territory in the first half, will they be able to add to that now Arsenal are down to 10 men? Chelsea have also had eight shots on goal to Arsenal's four. 

    Chelsea v Arsenal half-timeImage source, Opta
  14. Postpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

  15. Postpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

  16. "I'd take Costa off right now"published at 13:47 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    Pat Nevin
    BBC Radio 5 live

    "If I was Jose Mourinho, I'd take Costa off right now. I'd put Falcao on, because Costa is not in control of himself. 

    "Mike Dean will have eyes for Costa, and any transgression between now and the end of the game and Costa will be off."

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  17. Postpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

  18. "It always seems to involve Diego Costa"published at 13:44 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    Pat Nevin
    BBC Radio 5 live

    Costa and the refImage source, Reuters

    "Gabriel knew where Costa was. It was 40 yards from the original incident, but he found Costa and walked back into them. Gabriel will say he didn't know where Costa was, but he did. 

    "By the way, the original incident saw Costa put his arm across Koscielny. I tell you what, a few assistant referees would have shouted for a possible red card there as well. 

    "It always seems to involve Diego Costa, doesn't it?"

  19. Costa in the thick of it...published at 13:44

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    Returning to the red card, replays do not cover Diego Costa in glory. He was involved in three separate clashes with Laurent Koscielny, including a swipe at his face, before Gabriel even arrived on the scene.

  20. Fabregas finding form?published at 13:41

    Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

    Back to the actual football (for now) and good to see Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas being heavily involved in Chelsea's attacks.

    Fabregas got more assists than anyone else in the Premier League last season but is yet to manage one so far this season. 

    Today, though, he has been more involved in the opposition half (left graphic) than he was against Everton last weekend (right graphic). You can also see below that during the first 20 minutes many of his passes are heading towards Eden Hazard on Chelsea's left wing. 

    Pass mapImage source, Opta