We Ain't Got No History - 2015-16 Premier League, Match 23: Arsenal 0-1 ChelseaChampions of Europe!https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52884/21_SBN_002_We_Aint_Got_No_History_Favicon_32x32..png2016-01-26T09:43:00+00:00http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/rss/stream/105858552016-01-26T09:43:00+00:002016-01-26T09:43:00+00:00Arsenal vs. Chelsea: Player Ratings
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<p>Costa first, Fàbregas second, for the second consecutive match.</p> <p>
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<b>1. DIEGO COSTA </b>- FC</td>
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<span class="statwords">Minutes played</span><span><b>69</b></span>
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<span class="statwords">Touches</span><span><b>23</b></span>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Before the match, I talked about how Ramires had sort of taken the mantle of being <a href="https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Arsenal's</a> scourge, but it turns out I was wrong. It's most definitely <span>Diego Costa</span> who's taken over from Didier, and that makes far more sense. Diego has now faced Arsenal three times, having won all three while scoring twice and getting two people sent off (one through guile, the other by being better at football). Perfect.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Six goals in his last six games for Costa and his third Man of the Match award of the season alongside the highest rating since last January's 5-0 win at Swansea. Welcome back, Diego.</div>
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<b>2. CESC FÀBREGAS </b>- AMC</td>
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<span class="statwords">Take-ons</span><b>3/4</b>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The other and just as important half of the Costa & Fàbregas Show, Cesc put in an absolutely glorious performance, frolicking in the space afforded. The icing on the cake really should've been the penalty kick that he won when <span>Laurent Koscielny</span> took him out in the box, but who Clatts swallowed his whistle on that one.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">He led all players in touches, passes, fouls drawn, tackles. Well-rounded. Can we just play Arsenal every week?</div>
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<b>3. WILLIAN </b>- AMR</td>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Willian is Willian and even though his passing and shooting radar was a bit broken for much of the day, he still managed to provide a ridiculously good pass that even Cesc would be jealous of (the one that sprung Costa on the red card), and he still managed run ragged much of the Arsenal defense and midfield.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">After the break-out year that was 2015 for the winger, Big Willi Style should be in his prime and should be putting in performances like these at a minimum. If he can maintain his form, alongside the improvement seen from others, we may just yet make some noise going forward for rest of the season.</div>
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<p><i>STARTERS:</i><br>Courtois (<b>6.5</b>), Azpilicueta (<b>7.3</b>), Terry (<b>7.4</b>), Zouma (<b>7.7</b>), Ivanović (<b>7.2</b>), Matić (<b>6.6</b>), Mikel (<b>7.0</b>), Oscar (<b>6.8</b>), Fàbregas (<b>8.7</b>), Willian (<b>7.8</b>), Costa (<b>8.9</b>)</p>
<p><i>SUBS:</i><br>Rémy (<b>4.7</b>), Hazard (<b>6.4</b>)</p>
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https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/1/26/10832190/arsenal-vs-chelsea-player-ratings-the-costaDavid Pasztor2016-01-25T10:43:00+00:002016-01-25T10:43:00+00:00The more you boo Cesc Fàbregas...
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<p>Cesc Fàbregas was once again welcomed back to his old stomping grounds with a 90-minute long chorus of boos on Sunday. Unfortunately for <a href="https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Arsenal</a> fans, the boos only seemed to energize the midfielder and propelled him to arguably his best showing of the season and maybe even his best in the last 12 months or so.</p>
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<p>"He's in a line of improving. He played the previous games in a better way. He likes it when he can play and get the opportunity to play as we try to get the team in balance, the creative part and also with the boys who can recover balls as well. He can play well if the balance is right."</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-Guus Hiddink; source: <a href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chelsea FC</a></p>
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<p>He likes it so much, he even pretended to be Lionel Messi for a hot minute there...</p>
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<p>More tangibly, Fabregas was afforded plenty of space and time in the midfield and thus ran the show. He may not have gotten onto the scoresheet, but he created several chances, big boy'd Özil again, and warmed a few still cold Chellsea hearts.</p>
<p>All in a day's work! It's almost as he was wearing a magic hat to allow him to perform such amazing feats of magic.</p>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/1/25/10825778/cesc-fabregas-chelsea-arsenal-post-match-reactionDavid Pasztor2016-01-25T00:13:03+00:002016-01-25T00:13:03+00:00Hiddink, JT dreaming of 4th place again
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/">Arsenal</a> may have won the Community Shield way back in August (and may still threaten to win a long-overdue Premier League title), but it's <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/">Chelsea</a> who've had the upper hand in this particular matchup since, just as we've had the upper hand for many many years now. Which is especially hilarious given our otherwise atrocious season.</p>
<p>Obviously, confidence was high after the massive 1-0 win on Sunday. High enough even that we're once again back to dreaming about fourth place.</p>
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<p>"Anything is do-able. Everybody is beating everybody else. It is a tough league and if we put a run together we have a good chance [at fourth]. We will fight until there are no points to play for."</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-<span>John Terry</span>; source: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3414772/Chelsea-skipper-John-Terry-reckons-finishing-four-able.html">Mail</a></p>
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<p>"If the captain says yes then we follow the captain! It's a gap but if you see the results in the Premier League, how competitive all the teams are, it's unpredictable which means all teams can beat all teams. With the gap it's difficult but when the captain says that I will follow my captain."</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-Guus Hiddink; source: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3414772/Chelsea-skipper-John-Terry-reckons-finishing-four-able.html">Mail</a></p>
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<p>Delusions of grandeur aside, it was certainly a good enough performance to follow on from the emotional high of last week's comeback and last-gasp equalizer. Cesc Fàbregas and <span>Diego Costa</span> were once again influencing things as expected, and even before the red card (especially before the red card), we looked to attack and control. Even Nemanja Matic looked something far more useful than useless! And another clean sheet away from home.</p>
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<p>"I am very pleased with the attitude of the team. I'm also pleased with the way the team tried to play - it was not just reactive, but proactive in the first part of the first half."</p>
<p>"We showed ambition to go forwards. We had one or two good chances through Willian. The team showed its ambition and that was pleasing against an opponent who are very skilful even with one man down. They always have the ability to surprise so we were very pleased to see the attitude and also the way of playing."</p>
<p>"The only thing you can criticise is that we didn't go for the kill to make it 2-0. There were a lot of options in both halves and then there could be a loose ball from a corner or whatever which could have caused an equaliser. That's the only thing we didn't do that we can be critical of."</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-Guus Hiddink; source: <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/final-whistle-verdict-post-arsenal-away.html">Chelsea FC</a></p>
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<p>Unbeaten in eight straight and up to 13th in the table — rarefied air not tasted since the middle of October, 14 matches ago — could we finally have reached <i>the</i> turning point?</p>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/1/25/10823658/arsenal-chelsea-hiddink-terry-reaction-fourth-place-dreamsDavid Pasztor2016-01-24T19:26:00+00:002016-01-24T19:26:00+00:00Match report: Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
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<p>Last time Chelsea played Arsenal, Diego Costa was the underhanded star of the show. The striker used every dark art in his possession to secure victory back in October, and although he copped a three-match ban for his antics, the demolition job he did on Gabriel's dignity will live long in the annals of derby history.</p>
<p>This time there wasn't much underhandedness required. Just like at Stamford Bridge, Costa managed to earn a red card for an Arsenal defender. This time, however, he did so by entirely legal means, and then added the winning goal for good measure. Yes, that's 'winning' -- Chelsea earned a 1-0 victory at the Emirates, giving the Blues their first two-win month of the season. That's a depressing statistic for an exciting day, so let's not linger on it any further.</p>
<p>Instead, the game! Normally, one might expect that taking three points from Arsenal on their own turf would require an exceptional performance. After all, it's been more than three years since Chelsea won there (Roberto di Matteo was in charge, Fernando Torres, Gervinho and Juan Mata the scorers), and this squad is playing several notches below its predecessors. But today we didn't get an excellent performance. The Blues were<em> </em>fine -- perhaps a little below fine, in fact -- but won anyway, and in surprisingly comfortable fashion.</p>
<p>Consider this: Arsenal's chances to equalise after going down 1-0 came from a) A Mathieu Flamini kung-fu volley, b) Thibaut Courtois failing to catch a free kick*, c) A Mathieu Flamini tumbling backheel and d) Thibaut Courtois failing to catch a free kick because he was being fouled. Down to 10 men or no, that's a fairly listless performance against a Chelsea squad that's been hemorrhaging goals against far less potent attacking groups.</p>
<p><em>*More on this later.</em></p>
<p>Even before the red card, there didn't seem to be much in this Arsenal side. Aaron Ramsey spent the first 20 minutes helpfully guiding the ball out of play, Flamini didn't appear to be particularly inclined to stay in the one position that he needed to be and Per Mertesacker did a pleasing imitation of a particularly clumsy donkey whenever the ball came near him.</p>
<p>Cesc Fabregas took advantage of the space the Gunners midfield so generously afforded him, looking livelier than he has in months with some penetrating running and clever passes. Perhaps returning to his old stamping grounds energised him; more likely it was not being marked in any way, shape or form that did the trick. Either way, his airy forays forward stood in marked contrast to most of what we've seen from him this season.</p>
<p>But it wasn't the Gunners' old captain who struck the first blow. Instead it was Willian. His passing radar had been slightly off-kilter for the opening spell, but he managed to get it just right 17 minutes in. Leading Chelsea's breakout after an Arsenal attack had smashed itself hopelessly against a Blue wall, Willian saw Costa peel left of Mertesacker and delivered a jaw-dropping ball between the centre backs. Costa was free. And then he suddenly wasn't.</p>
<p>The striker had been brought to earth by a challenge so clumsy it very nearly failed to earn Mertesacker his marching orders. The German's flailing leg missed Costa's lead foot, but clipped his back one mid-stride, sending him tumbling to the ground. Laurent Koscielny was in no position to cover what would surely have been a one on one against Petr Cech, and so Mark Clattenburg had little choice but to reduce Arsenal to 10.</p>
<p>Arsene Wenger was forced into a reshuffle, and decided to withdraw Olivier Giroud in favour of Gabriel, apparently trying to bar Chelsea's route to goal and hit them on the counterattack. It's safe to say that that didn't work out, because within minutes of Giroud's withdrawal, the Blues were ahead.</p>
<p>Cesar Azpilicueta and Nemanja Matic combined to put in a not-very good cross from the Chelsea left, which despite attempts from both Costa and Koscielny squirted through everyone to reach Branislav Ivanovic on the right wing. With Nacho Monreal closing him down, Ivanovic didn't have time to think (perhaps this helped?), firing a teasing ball into the six-yard box that left Cech helpless and Arsenal's defenders hoping nobody was nearby. Unfortunately for them, Costa <em>was</em> nearby, and helped himself to an easy goal.</p>
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<p>Arsenal now had to attack without a centre forward, and their speedsters on the wings didn't seem to have much clue as to how to damage Chelsea. With no focal point to worry about, the Blues seemed content enough to cede the flanks whenever the hosts did come forward (in the first half, not often), and it's somewhat telling that the only truly dangerous moment the defence encountered came when Flamini got between Kurt Zouma and John Terry and Bruce Lee'd a looping cross over the bar.</p>
<p>At halftime it was clear the opportunity was there to hand Arsenal an utter pasting. Looking at the scoreline, you'd have to say that the Blues failed to take it, but in truth they were extremely close to blowing it open. Nine minutes after the break, Fabregas, still the driving force behind the Chelsea attack, left Flamini sprawled on the ground, powered into the box and was wiped out by a Koscielny charge. It was certainly a penalty and, if Clattenburg hadn't been grading the hosts on an 'I'm sorry you're all idiots scale', would have been Koscielny's second booking. Alas, no penalty was forthcoming, and any impending romp lost its momentum.</p>
<p>Instead, Arsenal pushed forward. But without Giroud, they simply couldn't do anything. Their only shot on target came via Flamini, who took a miskick from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and attempted an audacious backheel which totally failed to work, leaving Thibaut Courtois with an easy catch.</p>
<p>It was actually Courtois who seemed to be Chelsea's biggest problem. His distribution was frankly depressing all match, but in the second half his apparent inability to catch and secure the ball on set pieces (remember that this was one of his greatest strengths at Atlético Madrid and in the first spell of last season) very nearly proved fatal. A dropped free kick turned into a mad scramble that was only cleared via a strong block from Zouma, and another one could have led to some rather unhappy moments had the loose ball not been dealt with decisively.</p>
<p>There were some scary moments, especially after Alexis Sanchez made an appearance just before the hour mark, but despite occasionally sustained pressure, Arsenal simply couldn't get anyone in front of goal with the ball. Their best spell actually came when Eden Hazard made his return from injury and Chelsea's master plan became 'lump long balls in his direction', which might worked had Hazard been in a racecar but only served to give the ball back since he wasn't.</p>
<p>Eventually the danger was seen out and the counterattacks could begin. Unfortunately, they didn't go very well. Diego Costa had spent much of the second half joyously exploring the definition of the offside rule, and Loïc Rémy followed in the scorer's footsteps after he departed with what looked like a hamstring injury. And although Hazard did put a spark into the match as the game died down, his final ball was either bad (Rémy, twice) or totally botched (Willian).</p>
<p>Chelsea didn't need to score again to win, so Guus Hiddink and friends were perfectly fine to burn through five minutes of added time without finding the net. Indeed, so was Hazard -- full time found him wandering around near the corner flag, daring Arsenal to come try to take the ball away. Arsenal couldn't, and Arsenal didn't.</p>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/1/24/10822894/chelsea-vs-arsenal-final-score-match-reportGraham MacAree2016-01-24T17:54:26+00:002016-01-24T17:54:26+00:00Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea: React & Rate
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<p>How sweet it is! No matter how bad a season is going, three points away at <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/">Arsenal</a> will brighten it! It was one of the better performances of the season for <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/">Chelsea</a> in their 1-0 victory.</p>
<p>An event-filled first half that saw Arsenal go down a man and a goal early on was followed by a much more calculated and dull second half at the Emirates. Per Mertesacker saw red for a DOGSO challenge in the 18th minute, and <span>Diego Costa</span> struck just four minutes later. <span>Mathieu Flamini</span> had the best chance for the Gunners on the brink of half-time that went begging. A few mad goalmouth scrabbles were all Arsenal could muster in the second half. The lone goal stood up and Chelsea are taking three points back to the Bridge.</p>
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<li><span>This has to be in the top 2 of overall club performances on the season. </span></li>
<li><span>The first half was a sublime showing with all 11 men up for the occasion. </span></li>
<li>Chelsea took their foot off the gas a bit in the second half, but it was job done. </li>
<li>Diego Costa looked in his best form of the season. </li>
<li>As did Cesc Fabregas (weird how that works) </li>
<li>THREE POINTS!!!!</li>
<li>BELIEVE!</li>
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<p>The first 45 minutes at the Emirates have come and gone. The opening half between <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/">Chelsea</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/">Arsenal</a> began at a frantic pace with both sides in the mood to attack. The first major talking point in the match came early when Willian threaded a ball behind the Arsenal back line for <span>Diego Costa</span> to run onto. The Spaniard was in on goal before being taken down by <span>Per Mertesacker</span>, a challenge that saw the defender sent off in the 18th minute.</p>
<p>Arsene Wenger reacted by taking his main goal threat, <span>Olivier Giroud</span>, off the pitch. The sub didn't work as the Blues took advantage just a few minutes after the red card. A Branislav Ivanovic cross was met by a perfect near post run by Costa, and Chelsea found themselves up a man and a goal just 22 minutes into the match.</p>
<p>Arsenal finally got into the match after half hour mark, but never really threatened Thibaut Courtois's goal. A few half chances fell their way, but their inability to stay onside was a reprieve for Chelsea. The majority of the half was played in the Arsenal end both before and after the dismissal. The Blues had one last chance to extend their lead, but Ivanovic had a header cleared off the line from a corner kick. The last chance of the half came with the last kick of the half and it was the Gunners's best. Mathieu Flamini's flick over the bar from a wide open position in front of goal will give something for the Chelsea back line to think about during the break.</p>
<p>All is left to play for in this one. With a man advantage and a 1-0 lead, Chelsea will have to be expecting the full three points at the end of the day.</p>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/1/24/10821820/arsenal-vs-chelsea-premier-league-half-time-reportRob Usry2016-01-24T16:27:06+00:002016-01-24T16:27:06+00:00Diego Costa scores against 10-man Arsenal<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/DJMightyMike/status/691295391019634688/video/1">Diego Costa scores against 10-man&nbsp;Arsenal</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>1-0 to the good guys! Come on you Blues!</p></p></div>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/1/24/10822356/diego-costa-scores-against-10-man-arsenalRob Usry2016-01-24T15:08:00+00:002016-01-24T15:08:00+00:00Arsenal vs. Chelsea: Lineups & Game Thread
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<p>Here. We. Go.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">"<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/">Chelsea</a>, Chelsea, no one can stop us now!!" ⚽️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ComeOnChelsea?src=hash">#ComeOnChelsea</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFC?src=hash">#CFC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PremierLeague?src=hash">#PremierLeague</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/W22?src=hash">#W22</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC">@ChelseaFC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/premierleague">@premierleague</a> <a href="https://t.co/kCFivBtXIm">pic.twitter.com/kCFivBtXIm</a></p>
— Willian (@willianborges88) <a href="https://twitter.com/willianborges88/status/691133606438293505">January 24, 2016</a>
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<p><b><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/">Arsenal</a> starting lineup (4-2-3-1):</b><br>Petr Cech | <span>Nacho Monreal</span>, <span>Per Mertesacker</span>, <span>Laurent Koscielny</span>, Hector Bellerin | <span>Aaron Ramsey</span>, <span>Mathieu Flamini</span> | <span>Theo Walcott</span>, Mesut Özil, <span>Joel Campbell</span>, | <span>Olivier Giroud</span></p>
<p><i>Substitutes from:</i> <span>David Ospina</span>, <span>Calum Chambers</span>, <span>Kieran Gibbs</span>, Gabriel, Mohamed Elneny, <span>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain</span>, Alexis Sánchez</p>
<p><b>Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):</b><br><span>Thibaut Courtois</span> | César Azpilicueta, <span>John Terry</span>, Kurt Zouma, Branislav Ivanovic | Nemanja Matic, <span>John Obi Mikel</span> | Oscar, Cesc Fàbregas, Willian | <span>Diego Costa</span></p>
<p><i>Substitutes from: </i> Asmir Begovic, <span>Gary Cahill</span>, Baba Rahman, <span>Ruben Loftus-Cheek</span>, Bertrand Traoré, <span>Eden Hazard</span>, Loïc Rémy</p>
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<p id="paragraph6"><b>Date/Time</b>: Sunday, January 24, 2016, 16:00 GMT; 11:00am EST; 9:30pm IST<br><b>Venue</b>: Emirates Stadium, London, England<br><b>Referee</b>: Mark Clattenburg<br><b>On TV</b>: Sky Sports 1 (UK); NBCSN, Telemundo (USA); Star Sports 4 / HD 4 (India); <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" data-ref-index="10" href="http://www.livesoccertv.com/match/1614077/arsenal-vs-chelsea/" target="_blank">elsewhere</a><br><b>Streaming Online</b>: Sky Go (UK); <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" data-ref-index="11" href="http://stream.nbcsports.com/premier-league/?pid=20284&cid=sbnation">NBC Sports Live Extra</a>, NBC Deportes En Vivo Extra (USA); Star Sports (India); Chelsea TV, talkSport (radio, int'l)</p>
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<p>So no Hazard and no Alexis in the respective starting lineups, but both are available as substitutes.</p>
<p>Hiddink gives Matic another chance, while Pedro and Ramires are nowhere to be found. That's sure to fuel some transfer speculation regardless of what the actual reason behind their absences may be.</p>
<p>COME ON, CHELSEA!</p>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/1/24/10821800/arsenal-vs-chelsea-premier-league-confirmed-lineups-streaming-liveDavid Pasztor