CHELSEA YAIFANYA KITU MBAYA ARSENAL KATIKA MECHI YA 1,000 YA WENGER

 

GHARIKA. Jose Mourinho amempa mechi ya 1,000 chungu Arsene Wenger baada ya Chelsea kuigaragaza Arsenal mabao 6-0 katika mchezo wa Ligi Kuu ya England jioni hii Uwanja wa Stamford Bridge, London.

Siku moja baada ya Wenger kukabidhiwa tuzo ya dhahabu kwa kuiongoza Arsenal katika mechi 1,000 tangu aanze kazi, leo alitoka Uwanja wa Stamford Bridge akiwa kichwa chini na asiye na hamu kwa kipigo kikali kutoka kwa wapinzani wao hao kwenye mbio za ubingwa.

Mcameroon Samuel Eto’o alitangulia kuifungia The Blues dakika ya tano kwa pasi ya Andre Schurrle, ambaye yeye mwenyewe akafunga la pili dakika ya saba kwa pasi ya Nemanja Matic kabla ya Edin Hazard kufunga kwa penalti dakika ya 17.

Penalti hiyo ilifuatia Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain kuushika mpira kwa makusudi akiokoa shuti la Edin Hazard, lakini ajabu refa akampa kadi nyekundu Kieran Gibbs.

Zikiwa zimesalia dakika tatu kabla ya mapumziko, Oscar aliifungia Chelsea bao la tatu kwa pasi ya Fernando Torres, ambaye naye alipokea krosi ya Andre Schurrle.

Kipindi cha pili, Chelsea walirudi na moto ule ule na dakika ya 66 Oscar aliifungia The Blues bao la tano kwa shuti la kawaida akiwa ndani ya eneo la hatari, ambalo lilionekana kama kipa Szczesny angeweza kuokoa, lakini akatunguliwa, kabla ya Mohamed Salah kufunga la sita dakika ya 71.

Kwa matokeo hayo, Chelsea inazidi kujiwekea zege kileleni kwa kutimiza pointi 69 baada ya mechi 31 na Arsenal inabaki na pointi zake 62 baada ya mechi 30. 

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Thumping: Chelsea ran riot over a hapless Arsenal in the first-half at Stamford Bridge

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Contrast: Chelsea players celebrate their sixth goal scored by Mohamed Salah

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Early lead: Samuel Eto'o celebrates scoring the opening goal after just five minutes at Stamford Bridge

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Hammer blow: Schurrle strikes from just inside the area to put Chelsea 2-0 up early on

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Milestone: Arsene Wenger celebrated his 1,000th game in charge with a disastrous defeat

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Admission: Oxlade-Chamberlain even approached Marriner to tell him it was he who handled the ball

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Why me? Gibbs looks frustrated as he departs the pitch after being sent off

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Dejected: Arsenal gave themselves a mountain to climb after going 2-0 down inside seven minutes

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Rampant: Oscar (left) celebrates with team-mates after scoring the fourth

Match facts

Chelsea: Cech 7, Ivanovic 7, Terry 6, Cahill 6, Azpilicueta 8; Luiz 7, Matic 7, Schurrle 8, Oscar 8 (Salah, 67), Hazard 8, Eto'o 7 (Torres, 10)
Subs not used: Schwarzer, Lampard, Mikel, Ba, Kalas
Goals: Eto'o 5, Schurrle 7, Hazard pen 17, Oscar 42, Oscar 66, Salah 70
Arsenal: Szczesny 6, Sagna 5, Metesacker 5, Koscielny 5 (Flamini, 45), Gibbs 6; Arteta 4, Rosicky 5; Oxlade Chamberlain 4 (Jenkinson, 45), Cazorla 5, Podoloski 5 (Vermaelen, 23) ; Giroud 5
Subs not used: Fabianski, Sanogo, Kallstrom, Gnabry.
Booked: Rosicky
Sent off: Gibbs
Referee: Andre Marriner 4
Attendance: 41,614
*Player ratings by Adam Crafton at Stamford Bridge

Hazard converted the penalty to give the Blues a 3-0 advantage after 17 minutes as once against the Gunners imploded at the home of a title rival following the heavy losses at Manchester City and Liverpool.
Oscar added a fourth before the interval, a fifth after 66 minutes and his replacement Mohamed Salah struck his first Chelsea goal as the Blues responded from the controversial loss at Aston Villa in emphatic fashion.
Stamford Bridge revelled in the success, roaring 'Arsene Wenger, we want you to stay' and 'specialist in failure'.
Marriner has previous at Stamford Bridge this season, awarding Chelsea a controversial last-gasp penalty against West Brom in November when it appeared Ramires dived.
Hazard scored on that occasion to earn a draw in a result which preserved Mourinho's unbeaten Premier League record at home, which now stands at 76 matches.
The only saving grace on this occasion was that the decision did not appear to impact on the result and it is likely that Oxlade-Chamberlain will serve the suspension if Arsenal appeal or the Football Association intervene.
With eight games remaining, Chelsea top the standings having played more matches than their three rivals, but Wenger's title chance seems to have slipped and regaining the FA Cup won in 2005 appears to be the Gunners' only opportunity of ending their silverware search.

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Six and out: Most Arsenal fans stayed until the end of the match despite the embarrassment

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Six up: Mohamed Salah slots past Szczesny in the second-half to compound Arsenal's misery

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Bow down: Salah celebrates after scoring his first goal for Chelsea in the win

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Stand-in keeper: Chamberlain dived to his right and got the faintest of touches on the ball

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Not needed: The handball was intentional but not necessary, with the ball going wide

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The wrong man: Oxlade-Chamberlain protests with the referee, telling him 'It was me'

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Aware: Oxlade-Chamberlain looks guilty after handling the ball on the goal-line

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Mistaken identity: Gibbs (left) is shown a red card despite Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's handball

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Three's up: Eden Hazard celebrates with Fernando Torres after putting Chelsea 3-0 up

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Helpless: Oscar wheels away in celebration as Arsenal fans behind the goal look distraught

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Fourth: Oscar slots home from close range after Fernando Torres' low ball into the six yard box

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Goalmouth: Oscar finished superbly under pressure from Laurent Koscielny

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Slotted: The ball nestles into the top corner of the net from Oscar's right foot

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Record-breaking victory: The win was Jose Mourinho's biggest as Chelsea boss

After the 6-3 loss at the Etihad Stadium and 5-1 defeat at Anfield, the sinking feeling on a Saturday lunchtime was familiar for the Gunners.

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Not again: Arsenal were four goals down at half-time, just as they were at Anfield earlier in the season

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Credit: John Terry and Cesar Azpilicueta congratulate Petr Cech after his save just before the first goal

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Opener: Eto'o stands tall as Chelsea fans celebrate behind him

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Captured: Szczesny dives at the feet of Fernando Torres as the strike slipped through

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Touch: Giroud looks to control the ball under the watchful eye of John Terry

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Forward: Fernando Torres drives through the Arsenal midfield in the second-half

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Shielded: Oscar vies with Oxlade-Chamberlain during the first-half at the byline

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Through the legs: Chelsea's Nemanja Matic and Arsenal's Santi Cazorla battle for the ball

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Tussle: Nemanja Matic of Chelsea and Tomas Rosicky of Arsenal battle for the ball

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The boss: Arsenal fans hold up a sign to mark Arsene Wenger manager of his 1000th game at the club