00:00On the calf, kept him out of the FA Cup tie at Norwich.
00:02Alvaro Morata got the very late winner in the last round against Bournemouth.
00:07And David Luiz is back amongst the options after a long absence with a knee injury.
00:12Born out on the town 48 hours before he played on Sunday.
00:15Mesut Ozil is not in the squad.
00:16Alexis Sanchez is on the bench.
00:18But this was the front three which did so well in the league draw here in September.
00:24He'll be really, he's next in line.
00:26A bit of room here for Hazard and that could spell early trouble for Arsenal.
00:30He's read it through to Morata.
00:33Who didn't have the best of time in the league game at the Emirates.
00:37Missed some one-on-ones a week ago.
00:42And he slipped into that little pocket.
00:44Arsenal have got to be aware of that with Hazard.
00:47I mean, Morata here, he's just trying to poke it in at the near post rather than using his left
00:51foot.
00:54No pressure on Azpilicueta.
00:56And he plays the ball not for Morata but for Alonso coming in behind him.
01:00Yeah, I think the Arsenal defenders sensed that and they did drop off.
01:04Games in a row.
01:07Showing every sign of being back to his best.
01:10He's very involved here.
01:13Bellerin took a bit of defending by the capable Cesar Azpilicueta.
01:18Yeah, it was.
01:21You mean a verbal volley or a volley with a football?
01:24Either way.
01:27No plaque.
01:29Lacazette.
01:35Drink water.
01:38Morata is getting it to feet this time.
01:40Have a shot here.
01:42I wonder if it was fumbled by Ospina who just grabbed it.
01:47As Fabregas coming in with his eyes lighting up, I'm sure, thought he might have had a tap-in.
01:52Yeah, just felt he cut inside Maitland-Niles far too easily here.
01:55Didn't have to do much at all.
01:58Flag would have gone off if Morata would have put it in.
02:05Hazard.
02:06Morata waiting in the middle.
02:07Alonso's there as well.
02:09Here he is.
02:14Space for a left-foot shot.
02:17Crossed shot to the corner.
02:19See?
02:21On the field and off it.
02:25Moses.
02:27Maitland-Niles in trouble.
02:29The Aftel could be in trouble here.
02:30Still Victor-Moses.
02:33Ospina dropping down by his near post.
02:36Victor-Moses are out of jail from this.
02:39Now have a corner.
02:40Yeah, just slip in at the vital moment.
02:43Maitland-Niles.
02:48Just about get away with it, the visitors here.
02:51It's in the post, so I've been a save.
02:54Time for Hata.
02:58Into Fabregas.
03:00Lovely play from him.
03:02Maitland-Niles hasn't prevented the corner.
03:08And he sets up and go, look, Conte.
03:13Maybe left alone as an unlikely candidate to fire it into the top corner from there.
03:18Yeah, well, that zonal marking doesn't account for somebody 20 yards out.
03:25Slicing across in a touch.
03:31Nicely working it with Welbeck.
03:38Another chance of this pushed away.
03:40Acrobatically by Courtois.
03:43And now there's a decision for Martin Atkinson.
03:48And one wonders where...
03:50Absolutely adore Antonio Conte here, the Chelsea fans.
03:53And they're going to be shouting Hazard's name, are they?
03:56Or maybe they should have been.
03:59They had to take it when he got to the ball initially.
04:02Yeah, he was so quick on to it, Hazard, I think it was meant for Morata, but the little Belgian
04:07was anticipating, so sharp.
04:13Short runs on.
04:15Hazard to Fabregas.
04:21Hazard again.
04:25Deepest of the outfield players, Azpilicueta, but that's his ball.
04:28Fabregas!
04:32Azpilicueta...
04:33Played that thoughtful, deep pass again.
04:36Yeah, how many times have we seen it?
04:38Maybe wrong man, right place just on, Fabregas.
04:41Fabregas takes, and Alonso went towards it, comes out to Conte, hit one of his own players.
04:50Conte's original shot.
04:51Yeah, it looks so strange, because Alonso has just wandered into the near, and that's what led to this chance.
04:57Christensen really leaping high, still can't...
04:59Darks corner for Chelsea, this time, towards Alonso!
05:03That's twice now, he's just run across the front line.
05:06And because it's zonal marking by Arsenal, nobody goes with him.
05:15It was Wilshere, actually, who's struggling now, who couldn't affect it, he can't get going there.
05:22You know what it's like, they've whacked the ball against his ankle, and his creativity.
05:29Backhill by Hazard, Fabregas, Chelsea looking the more likely side at the moment, power-pass spinner from Morata.
05:41Decent enough connection, but you're expecting us being a taparie, that way, why?
05:47And Jack Wilshere goes down.
05:50How they can make use of it, going forward.
05:56Morata, right away from Mustafi!
06:00That's another narrow streak for Arsenal, which has been the story of this second half so far.
06:05Well, it's been a fair old tussle between Morata and Mustafi, and Mustafi just trying to go for it.
06:11He's appealing that he gets fouled here, but he doesn't, it's a rash, silly challenge from the defender.
06:19Nearly made to pay.
06:24He's trying to squeeze it in, might have been greater percentage in the middle there, thought he could go and
06:29get the ball further up the pitch.
06:30He's out of position still, Moses having to tuck in, but Arsenal have got the ball in a good area
06:35here with Maitland-Nile.
06:36Oh, Storrs Welbeck, and so close to connecting there, just beyond his eyebrows.
06:41He's eyeing up this free kick from Fabregas.
06:47Good anticipation by Alonso.
06:50And he puts it back towards Storrs Welbeck, Johnson-Moses to have a crack.
06:56Probably was going wide, but Mustafi wasn't to know that.
07:00Yeah, there's maybe a little bit of cut on it.
07:05Fair for the space there, Moses.
07:11Chelsea once again doing all the pushing.
07:16It's a deep corner, and Ospina didn't get there.
07:19And Christensen did, it's a second header for him in the second half, and it's off target again.
07:24Yeah, what a great chance, another chance.
07:27Nicely weighted into the pass of Fabregas.
07:31Here's Morata.
07:35Oh, it runs for Hazard, right man right place for Chelsea.
07:40Oh, money in the end, he tried.
07:43That's good work by Iwobi, and they've got three running up in support,
07:48but Alex Iwobi thinking about going all the way and quite sure whether it is in his mind too.
07:56Alonso.
08:02Fabregas.
08:03Willian.
08:05Worth a crack.
08:07Something about swerve on it, but it's been a cope with it.
08:12Yeah.
08:12Might have taken a deflection.
08:20Alonso has a go, and it's not the worst try of the evening by any means.
08:31Loves to stride forward, doesn't he?
08:33The goal that Arsenal are attacking Sanchez.
08:37Loves it in and took the Chelsea players out, but sped away from...
08:45...expel this from Arsenal.
08:47Looking for an away goal, but not just that, a winning goal.
08:54It's only the bounce that could have troubled Courtois.
08:57I thought the video assistant referee should be brought in to play.
09:03Can't blame him, I suppose.
09:05Willian.
09:07Fabregas is in behind Arsenal here.
09:09Oh, and it hit the post.
09:11Reflected onto the post, it will be a corner.
09:14Penalty appeal forgotten.
09:17Yeah, Arsenal gotta be careful here.
09:20Losing the concentration.
09:24Again, Alonso going towards the near post.
09:28Oh, reflect off a patch right.
09:34It's all about angles, and there was one angle that showed...
09:43Jacka.
09:46Well, you still can't separate them.
09:48But there is a second leg to come this time,
09:51after Arsene Wenger's side for the second time this season.
09:54Get a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge.
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