Thibaut Courtois was only able to play 24 minutes of the match, after a clash with Alexis Sanchez
BRANISLAV IVANOVIC - Thrived in the combat. Inevitably made his way into the book for tripping Sanchez. 7
GARY CAHILL - Classy first half dummy left Sanchez in no-man’s land. Rock solid alongside his captain. 7.5
JOHN TERRY - Chants about Terry’s off-field indiscretions inspire him. This was a colossal performance by Chelsea’s captain. 8
John Terry put in a colossal performance at the heart of Chelsea's defence on Sunday afternoon
CESAR AZPILICUETA - Disciplined and focused in a team that loves to keep clean sheets. This was another and he deserved to be part of it. 6.5
NEMANJA MATIC - Neat and tidy in the centre of midfield, settling in front of Chelsea’s back four whenever they needed him. 6.5
CESC FABREGAS
- Didn’t react, at times under huge provocation from Arsenal fans.
Those who applauded him yesterday deserve much credit. Lovely chip for
Costa’s goal. 7
It was a big day for ex-Gunner Cesc Fabregas, playing against his former side in the blue of Chelsea
ANDRE SCHURRLE
- Always a threat when he’s on the ball, but the nagging doubt over the
winger is that he’s better when he comes on as a substitute. 6
OSCAR
- His movement was top class, eluding defenders and making space for
himself. The trouble is that Chelsea didn’t get him on the ball anywhere
near enough. 6.5
EDEN HAZARD
- Lovely first half, earning Chelsea’s penalty and then putting the
ahead from the penalty spot. Sometimes he operates at another level. 7
Eden Hazard opened the scoring with a first-half penalty after he was brought down in the box
DIEGO COSTA - The
guy is different class when he has a run on goal. His chest down and
finish on the run was first class. Chelsea wanted a goal muncher. They
have one. 7.5
SUBSTITUTES:
CECH (Courtois 24) - Composed and calm, he played as though he had never been away. Instant presence in Chelsea’s defence. 7.5
MIKEL (Schurrle 68) - Brought on to help see the game out for Chelsea, did just that. 6
WILLIAN (Oscar 87) - Oscar had just been booked, Mourinho wanted to avoid a potential second yellow card. 6
Subs: Luis, Zouma, Salah, Remy
Booked: Cahill 20, Ivanovic 53, Schurrle 66, Oscar 86
Scorers: Hazard 27, Costa 78
ARSENAL
WOJCIECH SZCZESNY: Beaten by Hazard’s penalty, but didn’t have a great deal to do beyond that. 6.5
CALUM CHAMBERS
- Not a great game. Booked early for a foul on Hazard, could easily
have been sent off for tripping Schurrle before half time. 5
PER MERTESACKER - Couple of decent interceptions on an afternoon when the Arsenal defender couldn’t take his eyes off Diego Costa. 6.5.
LAURENT KOSCIELNY
- Dreadful. Hazard’s mazy run took him past two Arsenal players and
then Koscielny chopped him inside the area. Daft, daft, challenge. 4
Laurent Koscielny had a terrible game, pictured lagging behind Diego Costa as he puts Chelsea 2-0 up
KIERAN GIBBS - Desperate to get forward, but he had Andre Schurrle for company down Arsenal’s left. Still, rarely beaten. 6.5
MATHIEU FLAMINI
- Never quite sure whether he was supposed to be tracking Oscar’s runs
or leaving it to someone else. Decent enough, without making an impact.
6.5
MESUT OZIL - Improved in the second half with a couple of slinky runs, but this was a long way from his performance at Aston Villa. 6
Mesut Ozil's performance at Stamford Bridge on Sunday was far from his impressive game at Aston Villa
JACK WILSHERE - Superb lob wedge into Alexis Sanchez that sadly led to Courtois’ injury. To his credit, tried to drive his team on. 7
SANTI CAZORLA
-Limited impact on the game, he couldn’t keep up with the pace and
Arsenal couldn’t get him on the ball enough. Substituted. 5.5
ALEXIS SANCHEZ
- Frustrated whenever he sprinted forward, looked round to find to his
surprise that he had noone in support. This isn’t how they play at
Barcelona. 6.5
DANNY WELBECK - Barely
had a kick against two of the toughest central defenders in the Premier
League. The very best strikers fined a way whoever their opponents are.
Booked for naughty challenge on Fabregas. 5
Danny Welbeck struggled to get into the game, and capped it off with a late, naughty challenge on Fabregas
SUBSTITUTES
OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN (Cazorla 69) - Sprightly, energetic performance but didn’t get a decent chance. 6
ROSICKY (Wilshere 83) - Nowhere near enough time to get into the game. 6.5
PODOLSKI (Sanchez 79) - Little time to make any impact. 6
Subs: Martinez, Monreal, Campbell, Coquelin.
Booked: Chambers 22, Koscielny 27, Welbeck 90+1
Star man: John Terry - 8
Referee: Martin Atkinson - 7
Jose Mourinho: 7.5
Arsene Wenger: 5
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