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On Saturday afternoon, the XXXI round of the English Premier League started with the always attention-grabbing London derby.
At Stamford Bridge stadium, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea players hosted the Arsenal club, whose strategist Arsene Wenger celebrated his 1000th match at the helm of the team.
Despite the status of the derby, the hosts took control of the game from the very beginning and already in the 5th minute, Samuel Eto'o put the team ahead.
Just moments later, Wojciech Szczesny's goal was breached again when Andre Schurrle scored.
In the 10th minute, a bizarre situation was recorded when Kieran Gibbs was sent off for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s handball - the referee confused these two players. However, Eden Hazard had no problems converting the penalty, making the score 3-0.
Oscar extended the humiliation of the opponents by scoring in the 42nd minute, also scoring in the second half.
The final blow to the Arsenal team was delivered by Mohammed Salah, who escaped the defenders.
Starting lineups:
Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Matic, David Luiz; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Eto'o
Substitutes: Schwarzer, Kalas, Mikel, Lampard, Salah, Ba, Torres
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud
Substitutes: Fabianski, Vermaelen, Jenkinson, Flamini, Kallstrom, Sanogo, Gnabry
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