Chelsea’s dominant victory gave the club a 12-point lead over second-place Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur atop the Premier League. Wenger sat in the middle of the celebrating Chelsea fans as Hazard produced his spectacular play eight minutes into the second half. View all New York Times newsletters. Hazard wove his way past Koscielny and then outmuscled Shkodran Mustafi before slotting a low shot past goalkeeper Petr Cech. With five minutes to go, Cech’s clearance went straight to Fabregas, the former Arsenal captain, who chipped the ball into an empty net.

Source: New York Times February 04, 2017 16:28 UTC