English Premier League – Second half review: Arsenal versus Chelsea (Part 4)
In the 76th minute of the match, Arsenal made their second substitution as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marouane-Chamakh-c24294. The change was a cautious one by Arsenal’s manager, Arsene Wenger as he took off Van
Persie due to the striker’s susceptibility to fatigue induced injuries and fitness issues. Arsenal were happy to remain on the back foot for the latter stages of the second half as Chelsea controlled more of the ball since their first goal of the match, which
was scored by Ivanovic.
In the 78th minute of the match, Chelsea almost broke through due to a mistake in the Arsenal defence as Koscielny skied his clearance. However, the threat was nullified by Sagna’s incisive defending as Arsenal were
spared embarrassment. In the 80th minute of the match, Arsenal almost got their fourth goal of the night as Diaby was played in by Fabregas, but the Frenchman took too much time on the ball as Terry cleared the ball away.
In the 80th minute, Chelsea broke immediately on a counter attack but some horrible decision-making by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ramires-c30523 cost them, as the Brazilian tried his luck on goal but failed quite spectacularly, as the score line remained
at 3-1. In the 81st minute, Chelsea surged forward once again as this time Essien dictated play. However, Fabregas nicked the ball away but he was brought down by Ramirez. Nonetheless, the referee did not spot the foul as he ushered the match onwards.
In the 83rd minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 stepped up to take the set piece. However, the Ivorian striker’s shot was off the mark as Arsenal retained their two-goal advantage. Arsenal hardly
got any time on the ball in the final ten minutes of the match as Chelsea tried to find a route back into the match. In the 86th minute of the match, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 found himself in space inside the Arsenal penalty area, but his shot was a weak one
as Arsenal breathed a sigh of relief.
In the 87th minute, Arsenal made their final change of the match as Cesc Fabregas came off the field in place of Tomas Rosicky. It was a straight swap in the central of the park for the Gunners as Rosicky took up the
Spanish midfielder’s place in central midfield. In the 88th minute, Arsenal regained control of the ball as Chamakh held up the play brilliantly after the striker kept control of the ball despite some pressure by Jose Bosingwa.
However, the home side surrendered possession soon after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809 intercepted Rosicky’s pass to Diaby. In the 90th minute, Chelsea thought that they had scored as Kalou netted from a close range, but the linesman
had raised his flag for an offside. Thus, Chelsea were denied their second goal of the match. As a result, the match eventually came to an end with the final score line at 3-1 in favour of Arsenal. The Gunners thoroughly outplayed the Champions on the night
as they captured all three points at the Emirates Stadium to go the second place spot in the English Premier League table.
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