Chelsea v Arsenal, 04 February 2017

Score3-1 to Chelsea
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,490

View Chelsea v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Arsenal had now lost on their last five visits to Stamford Bridge (all Premier League) since their 5-3 win on 29 October 2011.

3 Chelsea

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Marcos Alonso 13 G
Eden Hazard 53 G
Cesc Fàbregas 85 G

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Diego Costa
Forward Eden Hazard

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Eden Hazard 84
Willian for Pedro 84
Kurt Zouma for Victor Moses 88

Substitutions:

Gabriel Paulista for Héctor Bellerín 17
Olivier Giroud for Francis Coquelin 65
Danny Welbeck for Theo Walcott 70

Cards:

Nemanja Matić 70 Y

Cards:

Shkodran Mustafi 23 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender John Terry
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won their last nine home games in the Premier League (scored 27, conceded four goals in this sequence). The Blues had now won all nine Premier League games in which Eden Hazard had scored in this season. At the end of this round of Premier League games (played 24), they held a nine-point lead at the top of the table.

Comments:

League position: 3rd Arsenal had now lost four of their last nine Premier League games; the same total that they had lost in their preceding 35 league games. The Gunners had now not won any of their last ten away games against the other teams currently in the Premier League's top six (lost five). Olivier Giroud scored in the first minute of added time in the second-half to become the first Arsenal player to score at Stamford Bridge since Theo Walcott in January 2013.

3 Chelsea

Goals:

Marcos Alonso 13 G
Eden Hazard 53 G
Cesc Fàbregas 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Diego Costa
Forward Eden Hazard

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Eden Hazard 84
Willian for Pedro 84
Kurt Zouma for Victor Moses 88

Cards:

Nemanja Matić 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender John Terry
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won their last nine home games in the Premier League (scored 27, conceded four goals in this sequence). The Blues had now won all nine Premier League games in which Eden Hazard had scored in this season. At the end of this round of Premier League games (played 24), they held a nine-point lead at the top of the table.

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 90 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel Paulista for Héctor Bellerín 17
Olivier Giroud for Francis Coquelin 65
Danny Welbeck for Theo Walcott 70

Cards:

Shkodran Mustafi 23 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 3rd Arsenal had now lost four of their last nine Premier League games; the same total that they had lost in their preceding 35 league games. The Gunners had now not won any of their last ten away games against the other teams currently in the Premier League's top six (lost five). Olivier Giroud scored in the first minute of added time in the second-half to become the first Arsenal player to score at Stamford Bridge since Theo Walcott in January 2013.