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Torres and Mata paired up to win the derby match against Arsenal when Arsenal meet their first defeat this season. Chelsea are on top of the EPL table with 16 points now.
The former Liverpool striker opened the first goal from a set piece from Mata, which finds Torres on the far post. Koscielny can't hold back Torres. Torres just lift his right leg and push the ball into the net on a volley. 22 minutes later, Gervinho equalized from a low cross from youngster Chambelian just before half time.
Parity was short-lived, however, when Arsenal’s early second-half momentum was killed stone dead as a result of more horrendous defending from a fizzing, in-swinging Mata set-piece that took a slight nick off Koscielny before nestling in the far corner of Vito Mannone’s net.
Santi Cazorla, the jewel in Arsenal’s crown, nearly created an unlikely equaliser when his jinking run and subsequent cross was prodded just past his own post by Luiz.
The diminutive Spaniard's influence was largely curtailed by a hardworking Chelsea midfield, but the former Malaga man created a golden chance in injury-time for Giroud.
The France international opened his account for his new club in the League Cup on Wednesday but his confidence will have taken another dent when he skewed his shot into the side-netting having shown decent poise to round Cech.
That flurry of activity aside, however, Chelsea protected their lead with a calmness that suggests their stay at the Premier League summit may well be a long one.
The former Liverpool striker opened the first goal from a set piece from Mata, which finds Torres on the far post. Koscielny can't hold back Torres. Torres just lift his right leg and push the ball into the net on a volley. 22 minutes later, Gervinho equalized from a low cross from youngster Chambelian just before half time.
Parity was short-lived, however, when Arsenal’s early second-half momentum was killed stone dead as a result of more horrendous defending from a fizzing, in-swinging Mata set-piece that took a slight nick off Koscielny before nestling in the far corner of Vito Mannone’s net.
The diminutive Spaniard's influence was largely curtailed by a hardworking Chelsea midfield, but the former Malaga man created a golden chance in injury-time for Giroud.
The France international opened his account for his new club in the League Cup on Wednesday but his confidence will have taken another dent when he skewed his shot into the side-netting having shown decent poise to round Cech.
That flurry of activity aside, however, Chelsea protected their lead with a calmness that suggests their stay at the Premier League summit may well be a long one.
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