Summary

  • Chelsea 12 points clear at top of Premier League

  • Alonso heads Chelsea in front from six yards

  • Bellerin taken off injured - hurt by Alonso's elbow as Spaniard scores

  • Hazard adds second with brilliant individual goal

  • Fabregas adds third with lob after Cech error

  • Giroud heads late consolation for Arsenal

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017

    Tweet #bbcfootball

    Come on then Gooners, I want to hear from you.

    Chelsea fans, can you start celebrating?

    Tweet #bbcfootball.

  2. 'Title is Chelsea's to lose'published at 14:29 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017

    Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal

    Danny Mills
    Ex-England defender on Radio 5 live

    The title is Chelsea's to lose. I can't see them losing four or five games. They're playing brilliant football.

  3. This is what it means...published at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017

    Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal

    Chelsea 3-1 ArsenalImage source, Getty Images
  4. 'Chelsea bullied Arsenal'published at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017

    Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal

    Danny Mills
    Ex-England defender on Radio 5 live

    Realistically, have Arsenal got ambitions of winning the title? I've not seen any passion or desire from them today.

    Chelsea were fantastic, they bullied Arsenal and dominated from start to finish.

  5. FULL-TIMEpublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017

    Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal

    And with a whimper, that looks like game over for Arsenal in the title race.

    They fall 12 points adrift.

    Chelsea are rocking and rolling. When Eden Hazard scored that superb solo goal, Roman Abramovich celebrated like a man who knowed he owned the title-winning side.

    Antonio Conte dived into a section of Chelsea fans. It all went a little wild. And why not? Chelsea, champions? 

    Almost.

    Eden Hazard and Marcos AlonsoImage source, Getty Images
  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Raymond Little: How many times does this has to happen Arsenal before something changes?

    Ricky Kelehar: If the Arsenal board don't start plotting for the next manager tomorrow, they are not doing their job.

    Gooner72: I knew we would lose this game but the manner of it is just disgusting. No heart. No motivation. Wenger has got to go. NOW.

  7. Postpublished at 90+1 mins

    Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal

    As Danny Welbeck flashes a shot across goal, Roman Abramovich reaches into his pocket in the stands to get his mobile out.

    He needs to see if those old boots he's flogging on Ebay have sold.

  8. Postpublished at 91 mins

    Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal

    One Arsenal fan holds a sign saying 'enough is enough, time to go.'

    He's not talking about his own dash to make public transport. He's focusing on Arsene Wenger.

  9. Experiment over from Contepublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017

    Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal

    Danny Mills
    Ex-England defender on Radio 5 live

    I didn't see that coming!

    David Luiz just got dragged out of position for the first time today. It's moments after they've changed to a flat back four, so Antonio Conte will be thinking "well, I'm not doing that again".

    He's changed back to a back three instantly!

  10. goal

    GOAL - Chelsea 3-1 Arsenalpublished at 90 mins

    Olivier Giroud

    Here is one for all of you who will call into phone-ins later on. Why did Olivier Giroud not start?

    He's on the end of a good Nacho Monreal cross here to head low into the net.

    Arsenal are done for and hence he keeps his head down after netting.

    Olivier GiroudImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Chelsea 3-0 Arsenal

    A look at the average positions these sides have taken up shows show Chelsea use Marcos Alonso's legs going forward. The number three, seen here on the left, has been high up the pitch today.

    interestingly, Victor Moses - who has just gone off - is the more conservative of the two wing-backs. Only 18 months ago he was playing off the striker. Now he's a wise guy picking his moments to venture forward.

    Chelsea 3-0 ArsenalImage source, .
  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 86 mins

    Chelsea 3-0 Arsenal

    After a quick prayer, Kurt Zouma enters the pitch to replace Victor Moses.

  13. 'Fabregas looks embarrassed'published at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017

    Chelsea 3-0 Arsenal

    Danny Mills
    Ex-England defender on Radio 5 live

    Fabregas almost looks embarrassed at how easy that was.

    I think he hit the camera with his lobbed finish! Fabregas was a fantastic servant for Arsenal, a former captain.

    We said it might get interesting if Arsenal got the next goal. Forget about that.

  14. goal

    GOAL - Chelsea 3-0 Arsenalpublished at 85 mins

    Cesc Fabregas

    One for old time's sake. 

    Petr Cech - ex-Chelsea - presents the ball to Cesc Fabregas - ex-Arsenal - leaving a simple lob into an empty net.

    It's grade A garbage from Cech. The ball was thrown back to him and I don't really know what he tried. Part clearance, part pass, it was as confused as a Westminster politician right now. 

    Fabregas has time 30 yards out to measure the lob. Job done. No celebration from the man sporting a thick beard. Maybe he was smiling underneath all that hair.

    Cesc FabregasImage source, Reuters
  15. Postpublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017

    Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

    A high-five and a big smile for Eden Hazard from Cesc Fabregas on the touchline.

  16. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 82 mins

    Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

    Willian will come on for Chelsea shortly. 

    Arsenal probe down the left but a cross is deflected for a corner off Victor Moses.

    I make this the 23rd corner. No one can say these teams haven't had a go.

    Willian comes on for Pedro, Arsenal old boy Cesc Fabregas replaces Eden Hazard.

  17. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

    Arsene Wenger is seen yelling into a microphone in the stands. Scream as loud as you want Arsene, it's just not happening.

    Victor Moses has a ping from range. Well, I say ping, a toddler could have got more power on it.

  18. 'Chelsea have had a magnificent season'published at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017

    Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

    Danny Mills
    Ex-England defender on Radio 5 live

    Just imagine, had Costa scored that penalty against Liverpool midweek, you'd have to say their lead at the top of the table would be unassailable. 

    They've had a magnificent season so far.

  19. GREAT SAVE!published at 78 mins

    Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

    Thibaut Courtois may have just secured the points for Chelsea.

    A downward Danny Welbeck header looks like it will nestle in the bottom corner but the keeper gets a hand to it to tip for a corner. Superb save. 

    In comes the delivery, header by Shkodran Mustafi... wide. Game over?

    Thibaut CourtoisImage source, AP
  20. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

    The ball bounces around in the Chelsea area and lands at the feet of David Luiz. 

    The old David Luiz would have tried a step over and maybe a rabona in there. The new one just puts the ball out for a corner.

    David LuizImage source, Getty Images