Premier League Match Report: Chelsea vs Arsenal – Part 1
Arsenal travelled to the Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea, as the Gunners looked to narrow down the gap at the top of the Premier League table.
However, the Blues had plans of their own as they were looking to try and cu down the lead that the Manchester clubs had established at the top of the league table and were going to try and take home all three points from the game, in hopes of keeping their
title hopes alive.
However, with the game being played at the Stamford Bridge, nearly everyone was certain that the home side would end up winning the game, with a draw being an ideal result for the Gunners.
Both the teams started the game in an emphatic fashion, as they crafted a number of goal scoring opportunities early on in the game.
In the 14th minute, the dead lock was broken in the game as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 scored the opening goal. After a long ball was played to Mata on the right flank, the Spaniard cut back and curled a cross into the box. With the Gunners defenders sleeping on
the pitch, Lampard managed to rush in between them and knock the ball past the keeper.
In the 36th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gervinho-c14755 on with a delicate through ball. The winger zipped forward and then cut the ball back to Van Persie, who had the simplest of tasks of stroking the
ball into the back of the net.
As a result, both teams were now level in the game.
In the 45th minute, just before the end of the half, Chelsea were awarded a corner. The ball was knocked into the heart of the defence, but once again with the Gunners defenders seemingly sleeping on the pitch, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 managed to leap the highest
as he comfortably knocked a ball past the keeper and into the back of the net.
Both the teams had shown signs of terrible defending in the first half and hence, as the referee blew the whistle for the break, both managers looked eager to give their players apiece of their minds.
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