It`s Saturday and a big day in London,
as the two biggest football clubs of the city meets for the second time this
season. Conte`s Chelsea versus Wenger`s Arsenal both teams running for the
Premier league title this season. Currently Chelsea is at the top of the table
with 56 points, 9 points ahead of rivals Arsenal. A win for the Gunners would
make the title race more interesting, but Chelsea has been in a very good form
recently, only losing one game of the last 17 matches, while Arsenal managing
to win only 5 of their last 10 fixtures.
While the form
was with the blues, Gunners had the psychological advantage having beaten
Chelsea 3-0 in their last encounter at the Emirates stadium scoring all three
goals in first half, the victory was already sealed before half time. Chelsea
on the other hand having been working on their tactics since that match. After
the loss, Conte made some changes in Chelsea`s line-up, and changing the
formation to 3-4-3 with two wingbacks bolstering the defense, has worked
wonders making Chelsea close to unbeatable this season leaving fans with high
anticipation.
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| Eden Hazard continue his brilliant run of form against Arsenal ©Getty Images |
When the two
teams met on Saturday, Chelsea`s 3-4-3 worked once again as the Blues dominated
the first half on Stamford bridge, not giving much space or time at all for
Arsenal to create any good scoring chances. An early goal in the 13th minute
from Marcos Alonso with his header gave Chelsea a 1-0 lead which they
were able to maintain until half time. The goal from Alonso was a bit
questionable though, because he did challenge Gunners' wingback Hector Bellerin
in order to get to the ball. Bellerin had to be replaced by Gabriel Paulista
after the challenge.
Chelsea
continued to push in the second half and the result soon reflected on the
scoreline. The blues upped their lead by 2-0 in the 53rd minute with
individual brilliance from Eden Hazard, who has been on fire throughout the
season. Arsenal, now two goals down, starts to take over ball possession, and
Chelsea focuses on defense while counter attacking at every possible
opportunity. Thanks to the new tactic, Chelsea`s defense has been solid
throughout the season and once again they had no problems dealing with Arsenals
attempts to break up the home team's lines. Cesc Fàbregas who came on the pitch
to replace Eden Hazard in 84th minute made his presence
felt only one minute later as he capitalized on the poor pass from
Arsenal`s goal keeper Peter `Cech sending the ball into the empty net swelling
the lead to 3-0 for the Chelsea. The game is as good as gone for the Gunners.
Despite Arsenal's efforts to fight back and Oliver Giroud`s goal during the
injury time, it was all too late for the Gunners. Chelsea earned 3 well
deserved points from the match and continues their convincing run for the
Premier league title with the final score 3-1.
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