Arsenal – Chelsea: Playing with one less player, Arsenal lost at home

(Baonghean.vn) - Being 3 points behind Leicester City on the rankings, Arsenal was determined to win 3 points to return to the top position. However, in a brilliant day of competition from Chelsea players, combined with Mertesacker being sent off early, Arsenal lost at home with a score of 0-1.

Entering 2016, Chelsea is showing a revival when they are unbeaten in 3 matches in the Premier League with 2 draws and 1 win. Coach Hiddink's mark on the "ruins" under Mourinho is quite clear. Chelsea's performance is getting better and better and the players have played with determination in every match.

With the spirit of the defending champions, Chelsea entered the match with confidence even though their opponents were the "gunners" who were playing brilliantly, continuously sharing the top spot with Leicester City. Right after the opening whistle of referee Mark Clattenburg, Chelsea players rushed to attack with continuous attacks, especially the central passes of Cesc Fabregas.

Center back Mertesacker left the field early after a foul on Costa

In the 17th minute of the match, from Fabregas's pass, defender Mertesacker fouled Costa and received a red card from referee Clattenburg. Having one more player in the first half, Hiddink's Chelsea completely dominated the match and did not have to wait long, just 5 minutes after Mertesacker left the field, from a pass from the right wing by defender Ivanovic, Costa rushed in to tap the ball into the goal to open the score for The Blues. In the following minutes, despite being short of players, Wenger's Arsenal played with determination, and in the 45+2 minute, Flamini had a chance to equalize for the "gunners" when facing goalkeeper Courtois, but the French player's jump shot went over the bar. The first half ended with a score of 0-1 in favor of the away team Chelsea.

Playing with one more player, Chelsea soon had Costa's opening goal.

Video of Costa's opening goal

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Entering the second half, both teams entered the match with determination and the speed of the match was pushed up. In the 57th minute of the match, Coach Wenger strengthened the attack by sending Sanchez onto the field and Arsenal's front line showed sharpness with consecutive attacks on Chelsea's goal. In the 63rd minute of the match, Arsenal had a chance to equalize the score in a chaotic situation in front of Courtois' goal, but the "gunners" were unable to score after a series of inaccurate shots. Although playing with one less player, the second half was the half of the London "gunners". In the 84th minute of the match, from a situation where goalkeeper Courtois failed to catch the ball, the ball bounced in front of Chelsea's goal but no Arsenal player took advantage of it successfully. In the final minutes of the match, the ball almost only rolled on Chelsea's field. However, Chelsea's defense had an excellent day, especially goalkeeper Courtois, Arsenal had to helplessly watch the opportunities pass by one by one. The match ended with a score of 0-1 in favor of the away team Chelsea.

Coach Wenger sadly watched his team lose.

With this important victory, Chelsea extended their unbeaten streak in 2016, a contrast to the situation under coach Mourinho just 5 rounds ago. After this match, coach Hiddink's Chelsea climbed to 13th place with 28 points. Meanwhile, London "Gunners" Arsenal remained in 3rd place with 44 points.

Line-up

Arsenal:Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Flamini, Ramsey; Campbell, Ozil, Walcott; Giroud.

Reserve:Ospina, Gibbs, Chambers, Gabriel, Elneny, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexis Sanchez.

Chelsea:Courtois; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry, Azpilicueta; Mikel, Matic; Willian, Fabregas, Oscar; Costa.

Reserve:Begovic, Cahill, Baba Rahman, Loftus-Cheek, Traore, Hazard, Remy.

Tung Lam