00:00But a derby between London's top two Premiership sides was motivation enough.
00:05Chelsea's Gianfranco Zola had the first clear-cut opening after 10 minutes,
00:09but he fired his volley over the top.
00:12Bergkamp hit the target for Arsenal, but Grodasch covered his near post well.
00:18Chelsea had four players suspended,
00:20and Viali in for Mark Hughes had a point to prove,
00:24but couldn't beat David Seaman.
00:26With so much pressure at either end, a goal was always likely,
00:30it went Arsenal's way.
00:32Bergkamp's pass was instinctive.
00:34Ian Wright's finish, emphatic,
00:36and takes him to 27 in the goal-scoring charts,
00:39one behind Robbie Fowler.
00:42Ruud Hullit didn't seem so impressed.
00:44As the Viali voodoo started to work again,
00:47heading for their ninth defeat,
00:49the Chelsea striker has played a part in eight of them.
00:53Eight minutes after the break, Arsenal went further ahead.
00:57Chelsea's defence again split wide open,
00:59as Ian Wright unselfishly squared the ball for David Platt
01:02to score his first goal in four and a half months.
01:06When the two sides met at Highbury,
01:08the final score was three all.
01:10Arsenal repeated their part at least,
01:12with ten minutes to spare.
01:14Bergkamp raced clear,
01:15rounded Grodasch,
01:16and the rest was easy.
01:18Arsenal moved second,
01:20despite their protest that the championship is beyond them.
01:22For Chelsea,
01:24their UEFA Cup hopes are now in danger.
01:27Olly Foster, Sky News.
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