Arsenal 3-0 Chelsea: Premier League - as it happened
2.14pm EDT 14:14 2.13pm EDT 14:13 2.11pm EDT 14:11 84 min David Luiz breaks up an Arsenal attack and plays a magnificent left-footed pass to put Batshuayi through on goal. 2.06pm EDT 14:06 2.05pm EDT 14:05 2.04pm EDT 14:04 76 min “Conte is class,” says William Hargreaves. 2.01pm EDT 14:01 73 min Costa robs Kosicelny on the halfway line, with Pedro picking up the loose ball and scooting towards goal. 1.56pm EDT 13:56 70 min Arsenal bring on Kieran Gibbs for the excellent Iwobi. 1.56pm EDT 13:56 1.55pm EDT 13:55 1.54pm EDT 13:54 67 min Ivanovic, 30 yards from goal, mistakes himself for Peter Lorimer.
Cheer up, Chelsea fans: it will (probably) get better
It also cast a big bright spotlight on the monumental task that Conte has in front of him. Chelsea's flaws are numerous and nearly rampant across the entire pitch. Branislav Ivanovic, deputizing for the absent Terry as Chelsea's captain, was equally ghastly. For all the knee-jerk reactions that come with such a lopsided match, Conte is still less than a quarter of a way into his first season in charge. For all of Chelsea's pitfalls, fatigue should be the one hurdle they shouldn't have to contend with.
PMB: Arsenal v Chelsea - the numbers
news Fri 23 Sep 2016 N’Golo Kante has the best Premier League pass accuracy in 2016/17 (+100 passes) - 93.97 per cent. Diego Costa 5, Hazard 2 (1 pen), Batshuayi 1, Moses 1, Willian 1 Michael Oliver is the official for his first Chelsea match of the season. Last term he was in charge of five, the most recent being the draw at Liverpool in May. His most recent Arsenal game was their opening day home loss to Liverpool. The match against our London rivals is the third of a tough string of fixtures.
Arsenal 3-0 Chelsea - Report
Mohamed Elneny dropped out of the matchday squad, while Granit Xhaka and Lucas - who both scored at Nottingham Forest - had to make do with a place on the bench. Alexis saw a snapshot deflected over the bar moments later as a see-saw game got off to a thrilling start. It saw a beautiful passing move on the edge of the area pull Chelsea out of position, before Alex Iwobi rolled the ball right to the onrushing Bellerin. The early departure of Francis Coquelin to a knee injury was the only blot in the copybook for the home side, with the buoyant home fans constantly on their feet to applaud the effort of their side. Alexis made a sharp run in behind them, Ozil found him and then raced to the back post, where the Chilean picked him out with a well-weighted cross.
Relive these classic goals v Chelsea
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