The Gunners were handed a boost before kick off as Spain midfielder
Fabregas was restored to the starting line up, as well as Dutch
striker Robin Van Persie, but Chelsea's French forward Nicolas Anelka
was absent with a knee injury. The first half was a scrappy affair as Chelsea sat back and invited
their opponents onto them, with neither side creating much in the way
of goal scoring opportunities. But that all changed five minutes before the break as Samir Nasri
forced Chelsea keeper Petr Cech into a fine save with an effort that
was curling towards the top corner. And just four minutes later Arsenal were ahead. Song exchanged passes
with Wilshere, before picking up a loose ball in the area and driving
it into the corner of the net. The home side came roaring out of the traps in the second half, as
Walcott latched onto a loose pass from Michael Essien and drew Cech
before squaring to Fabregas who stroked the ball into an empty net on
51 minutes. Little more than a minute later the roles were reversed as Fabregas
clipped a ball through to Walcott, who fired low past Cech from the
edge of the area. Chelsea gave themselves a glimmer of hope on 57 minutes as Ivanovic
glanced Didier Drogba's curling free kick into the net, but despite
committing plenty of men forward the champions couldn't fashion a way
back into the match. Nasri and Abou Diaby had chances to compound Chelsea's misery but both
squandered presentable opportunities for Arsenal late on. Chelsea's defeat is bound to heap more pressure on their Italian
manager Carlo Ancelotti, who has presided over a wretched run of form
that has seen them win just once in eight games. After the game he told Sky Sports: "We have to wake up because we are
asleep. We did not play well but Arsenal did and they deserved to win.
We must stay focused and continue to work hard." Arsenal boss Wenger said: "We were disciplined, played for each other
and were less nervous and perhaps less adventurous at some stages. "Let's hope the game has strengthened our belief and that we can
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Fabregas was restored to the starting line up, as well as Dutch
striker Robin Van Persie, but Chelsea's French forward Nicolas Anelka
was absent with a knee injury. The first half was a scrappy affair as Chelsea sat back and invited
their opponents onto them, with neither side creating much in the way
of goal scoring opportunities. But that all changed five minutes before the break as Samir Nasri
forced Chelsea keeper Petr Cech into a fine save with an effort that
was curling towards the top corner. And just four minutes later Arsenal were ahead. Song exchanged passes
with Wilshere, before picking up a loose ball in the area and driving
it into the corner of the net. The home side came roaring out of the traps in the second half, as
Walcott latched onto a loose pass from Michael Essien and drew Cech
before squaring to Fabregas who stroked the ball into an empty net on
51 minutes. Little more than a minute later the roles were reversed as Fabregas
clipped a ball through to Walcott, who fired low past Cech from the
edge of the area. Chelsea gave themselves a glimmer of hope on 57 minutes as Ivanovic
glanced Didier Drogba's curling free kick into the net, but despite
committing plenty of men forward the champions couldn't fashion a way
back into the match. Nasri and Abou Diaby had chances to compound Chelsea's misery but both
squandered presentable opportunities for Arsenal late on. Chelsea's defeat is bound to heap more pressure on their Italian
manager Carlo Ancelotti, who has presided over a wretched run of form
that has seen them win just once in eight games. After the game he told Sky Sports: "We have to wake up because we are
asleep. We did not play well but Arsenal did and they deserved to win.
We must stay focused and continue to work hard." Arsenal boss Wenger said: "We were disciplined, played for each other
and were less nervous and perhaps less adventurous at some stages. "Let's hope the game has strengthened our belief and that we can
challenge for the championship." http://www.rwebstudio.com/ldf/member.php?u=10044&tab=aboutme&simple=1
http://www.st1300.us.com/member.php?u=2152&tab=aboutme&simple=1
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