Chelsea have moved 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League table courtesy of a comfortable 3-1 victory over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge this afternoon. Goals from Marcos Alonso, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas put the runaway league leaders in complete control of the contest before a late Olivier Giroud header provided scant consolation for the visitors. Arsenal have now lost on their last five visits to Stamford Bridge, but the visitors almost broke the deadlock inside two minutes when a defensive mix-up between Thibaut Courtois and David Luiz presented Alex Iwobi with a chance, but he fed his shot narrowly past the far post. Chelsea soon began to gain a degree of control over the...
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