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Good evening and welcome to live coverage of Chelsea v Arsenal in the Premier League.

Premier League / Matchday 36
Stamford Bridge / 12.05.2021
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Ibrahim Mustapha

Updated 12/05/2021 at 21:12 GMT


End of 2nd Half
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The whistle goes and Arsenal have a win that the club desperately needed after a morale-sapping couple of weeks. It’s a double over the Chelsea for Mikel Arteta too. Thomas Tuchel’s team will now be looking over their shoulders a little after missing a chance to nail down a top four spot. At Stamford Bridge it finishes Chelsea 0 Arsenal 1.
96'
Arsenal’s defenders throw themselves at the ball time and again inside the box as the defending gets increasingly desperate. But they survive again and that is surely the win in the bag!
94'
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Arsenal break and Partey goes down in the box. He’s going to be booked for simulation there and rightly so.
93'
It’s all hands to the pump now for Arsenal as Chelsea pump cross and after cross into the box.
90'
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There will be SIX MINUTES of added time.
90'
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WHAT!? How did that not go in for Chelsea? Zouma loops a brilliant header over Leno and off the bar (via a crucial touch from the keeper), and on the rebound Giroud turns a shot from a tight angle back off the crossbar for a second time in quick succession. Remarkable!
88'
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And this time he does make way.
C. Chambers
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C. Chambers
Arsenal
Arsenal
H. Bellerín
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H. Bellerín
Arsenal
Arsenal
On target1
87'
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Bellerin is down again…
86'
That’s better from Chelsea! The home side open Arsenal up and Hudson-Odoi curls a cross towards Pulisic on the far side. The American is at full-stretch though and fails to make good enough contact to trouble Leno.
84'
But no, the right-back is okay to continue.
83'
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Bellerin looks like he’s picked up a bit of an injury here. He’s hobbling to the touchline.
81'
Tuchel made seven changes for this game and you can kind of tell – Chelsea, for all of their possession, haven’t really clicked into anything approaching top gear tonight.
79'
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Arsenal make a change of their own, much to the disappointment of the player making way...
A. Lacazette
On
A. Lacazette
Arsenal
Arsenal
P. Aubameyang
Off
P. Aubameyang
Arsenal
Arsenal
Assists1
Offsides1
78'
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Chelsea make an attacking change as they go in search of an equaliser.
H. Ziyech
On
H. Ziyech
Chelsea
Chelsea
C. Azpilicueta
Off
C. Azpilicueta
Chelsea
Chelsea
Fouls1
Free Kicks4
74'
Smith Rowe tries to beat the whole Chelsea defence on a mazy run and he almost succeeds, finally being halted by Thiago Silva.
71'
Now it’s Arsenal enjoying a rare spell of possession. It’s not been pretty but so far it’s been quite effective from Mikel Arteta’s team this evening.
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68'
It’s all bit a bit meh from Chelsea tonight, almost as if the team are playing with half an eye on their two cup final matches to come.
66'
Bellerin is involved straight away, but at the attacking end of the pitch, getting a shot away that Kepa saves.
65'
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Chelsea also make a change, bringing on a player who can offer something completely different up top.
O. Giroud
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O. Giroud
Chelsea
Chelsea
K. Havertz
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K. Havertz
Chelsea
Chelsea
Fouls1
Wide1