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Commentary
5¹Uncertainty in the Arsenal defence enabled SILVA to crack an effort inches wide.
6¹A penalty box scramble resulted in MARCELO tapping the ball over.
10¹GOAL!! After a good build-up SILVA drove the ball past the Arsenal 'keeper. (1-0 Chelsea)
13¹DZEKO raced past MARCELO but knocked the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
15¹GOAL!! With his back to goal DZEKO swivelled and rattled the ball past CECH. (1-1)
22¹HIGUAÍN flicked a left foot shot wide from close range.
27¹A shot from XABI ALONSO held no problem for the 'keeper.
8²A accurate pass bobbled toward TORRES and his right foot shot flew narrowly over.
13²A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing Chelsea 'keeper.
14²The stunned Arsenal 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from CLICHY fell just wide.
15²A weak shot from VERMAELEN rolled agonisingly wide.
19²GOAL!! An energetic LAMPARD ran down the wing and knocked the ball back for SILVA to slip home. (2-1 Chelsea)
20²CECH did well to hold onto a fierce shot from MARIN.
22²The Arsenal 'keeper blocked a lovely strike from TORRES.
25²A good ball from GAGO on the right found DZEKO who mishit his shot inches wide.
28²XABI ALONSO worked the ball to CAMBIASSO, SILVA latched onto his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of REINA.
29²The ref books FABREGAS for violent conduct against FELIPE MELO.
32²LAMPARD beat a number of Arsenal players and blasted a shot wide.
33²XABI ALONSO brought the ball round FABREGAS and flicked a poor shot over the bar.
38²A shot from HIGUAÍN seemed a certain goal but the Chelsea 'keeper managed to parry the ball away.
39²GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of LAMPARD who lashed the ball past the helpless Arsenal 'keeper. (3-1 Chelsea)
41²A left foot shot from TORRES was stopped by REINA.

 
Arsenal
 
League position: -
Home league form: WWWW
Overall league form: WWLWWWXW
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
José REINA6 16 Petr CECH
ALEXIS Ruano6½27½DANIEL Alves
Sébastien SQUILLACI7½37 MARCELO Vieira
Kolo TOURÉ6½46½John TERRY(c)
Gaël CLICHY7 56½Thomas VERMAELEN
Fernando GAGO7½66½FELIPE MELO
Jesús NAVAS7 76½Esteban CAMBIASSO
Marko MARIN7½87 XABI ALONSO Olano(f)
Edin DZEKO7½97½Fernando TORRES(p)
(p)Gonzalo HIGUAÍN6½107 Frank LAMPARD
(c,f)Francesc FABREGAS6 116 David SILVA
Gavin LOFTUSManagerHeath BROWN
Jan VERTONGHEN  12  Gianmarco ZIGONI
Manuel ALMUNIA  13  DIEGO LÓPEZ Rodríguez
Cesar AZPILICUETA  14  Ben SWALLOW
DENÍLSON Pereira  15  Simon KJÆR
NILMAR Honorato  16  Julien ESCUDÉ
 
Chelsea
 
League position: 2
Away league form: WWLO
Overall league form: XWWWWLLX
Formation: 4-5-1

Statistics
Arsenal 1 Chelsea 3
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 59,833, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Mark Halsey 6)

Dzeko 15¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Silva 10¹, Silva 19², Lampard 39²
  
  
Fabregas 29² 
66
810
30
69
68
1217
56
43%57%
Man of the match: Marko Marin