Gallas (45)
Fabregas fouled Ashley Cole and then the Chelsea defender appeared to raise his hands to the Spaniard, a fiery end to a bad-tempered game
A frantic and often bad tempered game finishes 1-0 to Arsenal thanks to Gallas' header in first-half stoppage time.
Fabregas misses another great chance and is then booked
Nicklas Bendtner comes on for Adebayor in the final minute
Arsenal break menancingly on the counter again but can't make the most of it and Chelsea survive
Almunia tips Shevchenko's free-kick over, into the second minute of injury time now
Five minutes of stoppage time allocated as Chelsea earn a free-kick from a very good central position
Shevchenko wastes a chance now as his downward header is saved by Almunia
Cech makes a fantastic double save to deny Arsenal a second goal - first from Van Persie and then from Fabregas on the rebound
Chelsea have knocked on the door in the second half but Arsenal retain a slender lead
Joe Cole's shot never troubles Almunia - time running out for Chelsea now
Rosicky finds Van Persie who puts the ball in the net but he's offside, a tight decision though
Mikel is booked now for a late challenge
Gael Clichy has to scramble the ball clear after Ashley Cole fizzes over a cross
It's still breathless - Kalou's curled shot is just wide
Van Persie then wastes a wonderful chance at the other end after an Arsenal counter - the substitute sliding in lifts his shot over the bar
Hleb is now replaced by Gilberto Silva by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger
Wright-Phillips is then hauled off - Salomon Kalou comes on his place
Wright-Phillips wastes a great chance for an equaliser, blasting well wide when it seemed easier to score
Ben Haim becomes the eighth player to booked
Van Persie's involved again but this time his shot is way over
Van Persie almost makes an immediate impact, firing a shot at Cech that the Chelsea keeper bats away
Eboue has also suffered an injury and will be forced off, Robin van Persie comes on for him
Joe Cole is rightly booked for a foul on Eboue - Toure races upfield to complain
Gallas has picked up a knock and looks very unstable on his feet but, after some treatment, is back on
Claudio Pizarro comes on for Makelele
Hleb can't quite get on the end of a pass and Cech comes out to gather
Toure is also booked for showing dissent
Flamini becomes the fifth player booked
Mikel strikes a good effort at goal but Almunia saves well
Still a lack of clear chances at either end but Wright-Phillips does his best to create one - his cross is just in front of Shevchenko though
Chelsea break on the counter-attack and Gallas has to concede a corner but nothing comes from it
Fabregas goes down under a tackle from Adebayor but it's not a free-kick
Lampard has to be alert to defend well again as Arsenal push early in the second half
Sagna's cross is defended well by Chelsea, as the Gunners look for a second goal
Ferreira's drilled cross is dangerous but Almunia claims the ball
There are fears that Terry, who was substituted in the first half, has suffered a broken metatarsal
Joe Cole aims a cross for Shevchenko but it's too high and harmless
Arsenal have a slender lead after Gallas' header just before the break - they kick off the second half
Half-time and Gallas, against his former club, has given Arsenal the advantage heading home from a corner, but it was a bad mistake from Cech
Gallas heads Arsenal in front in stoppage time, after a mistake from Cech
Rosicky breaks into the box but Ferreira's tackle is good and puts the ball out for a corner
Wright-Phillips' control lets him down and the ball rolls out of play
Approaching half time and Arsenal have had slightly the better of a really tight game
Eboue's shot is wildly over the bar
A real blow for Chelsea as Terry does go off and Tal Ben Haim replaces him
Terry comes back on but is still in trouble and looks like he will have to be substituted
Tomas Rosicky works a bit of space but his shot is just wide
Terry needs treatment after the tackle from Eboue and he goes off temporarily - it looks like he'll be OK though
Eboue catches Terry and the Chelsea man goes down and that's a booking for Eboue as well
Shevchenko's strike is parried out by Almunia, it looked like the Arsenal keeper could have caught it though
Fabregas' free-kick is off-target though and drifts over
Lampard follows Terry into the book in the melee after the free-kick was awarded
John Terry is booked for confronting Cesc Fabregas after the Arsenal star is fouled
It's been a fiery half so far with Ashley Cole, back on Arsenal soil for the first time since leaving for Chelsea, heavily involved
Lampard's free-kick is an awful mis-kick and drifts wide by some margin
Joe Cole is brought down on the edge of the box by Eboue now, loads of free-kicks in the first half here
Paulo Ferreira gives away a free-kick but Toure's shot is blocked by the wall, Chelsea then break but Joe Cole is offside
Adebayor raises his foot high in a challenge on Ashley Cole and is booked
Toure has to put the ball out of play with Shevchenko lurking
Ashley Cole appears to have picked up a knock and seems to be limping
Ashley Cole's cross is well delivered but Arsenal defend well
It's been tight with few early chances but Arsenal are playing the better football at the moment
Chelsea defend it well again and then break with Shaun Wright-Phillips firing an effort straight at Manuel Almunia
Alex heads the ball past his own keeper Petr Cech but luckily for him it goes just over the bar for another Arsenal corner
Alex gets a challenge in on Emmanuel Adebayor but the Arsenal striker still gets his shot in, it rises over the bar though
From the free-kick, Lampard turns Mathieu Flamini's cross behind for a corner but Chelsea eventually clear it
It's been predictably frantic early on as Frank Lampard fouls Emmanuel Eboue
Joe Cole puts the ball out of play so Bacary Sagna can receive treatment following an accidental collision with Ashley Cole
A fairly scrappy start to the game as Ashley Cole wins a free-kick and complains to the referee
Ashley Cole is predictably getting booed by the Arsenal fans on his return to his former club
The second of today's two huge Premier League games gets underway at the Emirates, Chelsea kicking off
Arsenal have midfield trio Cesc Fabregas, Mathieu Flamini and Alex Hleb back in their side while Andriy Shevchenko starts up front for Chelsea
Arsenal
Chelsea
Fabregas fouled Ashley Cole and then the Chelsea defender appeared to raise his hands to the Spaniard, a fiery end to a bad-tempered game
Full time
A frantic and often bad tempered game finishes 1-0 to Arsenal thanks to Gallas' header in first-half stoppage time.
Yellow Card
Fabregas misses another great chance and is then booked
Substitution
Nicklas Bendtner comes on for Adebayor in the final minute
Arsenal break menancingly on the counter again but can't make the most of it and Chelsea survive
Almunia tips Shevchenko's free-kick over, into the second minute of injury time now
Five minutes of stoppage time allocated as Chelsea earn a free-kick from a very good central position
Shevchenko wastes a chance now as his downward header is saved by Almunia
Cech makes a fantastic double save to deny Arsenal a second goal - first from Van Persie and then from Fabregas on the rebound
Chelsea have knocked on the door in the second half but Arsenal retain a slender lead
Joe Cole's shot never troubles Almunia - time running out for Chelsea now
Rosicky finds Van Persie who puts the ball in the net but he's offside, a tight decision though
Yellow Card
Mikel is booked now for a late challenge
Gael Clichy has to scramble the ball clear after Ashley Cole fizzes over a cross
It's still breathless - Kalou's curled shot is just wide
Van Persie then wastes a wonderful chance at the other end after an Arsenal counter - the substitute sliding in lifts his shot over the bar
Substitution
Hleb is now replaced by Gilberto Silva by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger
Substitution
Wright-Phillips is then hauled off - Salomon Kalou comes on his place
Wright-Phillips wastes a great chance for an equaliser, blasting well wide when it seemed easier to score
Yellow Card
Ben Haim becomes the eighth player to booked
Van Persie's involved again but this time his shot is way over
Van Persie almost makes an immediate impact, firing a shot at Cech that the Chelsea keeper bats away
Substitution
Eboue has also suffered an injury and will be forced off, Robin van Persie comes on for him
Yellow Card
Joe Cole is rightly booked for a foul on Eboue - Toure races upfield to complain
Gallas has picked up a knock and looks very unstable on his feet but, after some treatment, is back on
Substitution
Claudio Pizarro comes on for Makelele
Hleb can't quite get on the end of a pass and Cech comes out to gather
Yellow Card
Toure is also booked for showing dissent
Yellow Card
Flamini becomes the fifth player booked
Mikel strikes a good effort at goal but Almunia saves well
Still a lack of clear chances at either end but Wright-Phillips does his best to create one - his cross is just in front of Shevchenko though
Chelsea break on the counter-attack and Gallas has to concede a corner but nothing comes from it
Fabregas goes down under a tackle from Adebayor but it's not a free-kick
Lampard has to be alert to defend well again as Arsenal push early in the second half
Sagna's cross is defended well by Chelsea, as the Gunners look for a second goal
Ferreira's drilled cross is dangerous but Almunia claims the ball
There are fears that Terry, who was substituted in the first half, has suffered a broken metatarsal
Joe Cole aims a cross for Shevchenko but it's too high and harmless
Second half
Arsenal have a slender lead after Gallas' header just before the break - they kick off the second half
Half time
Half-time and Gallas, against his former club, has given Arsenal the advantage heading home from a corner, but it was a bad mistake from Cech
Goal
Gallas heads Arsenal in front in stoppage time, after a mistake from Cech
Rosicky breaks into the box but Ferreira's tackle is good and puts the ball out for a corner
Wright-Phillips' control lets him down and the ball rolls out of play
Approaching half time and Arsenal have had slightly the better of a really tight game
Eboue's shot is wildly over the bar
Substitution
A real blow for Chelsea as Terry does go off and Tal Ben Haim replaces him
Terry comes back on but is still in trouble and looks like he will have to be substituted
Tomas Rosicky works a bit of space but his shot is just wide
Terry needs treatment after the tackle from Eboue and he goes off temporarily - it looks like he'll be OK though
Yellow Card
Eboue catches Terry and the Chelsea man goes down and that's a booking for Eboue as well
Shevchenko's strike is parried out by Almunia, it looked like the Arsenal keeper could have caught it though
Fabregas' free-kick is off-target though and drifts over
Yellow Card
Lampard follows Terry into the book in the melee after the free-kick was awarded
Yellow Card
John Terry is booked for confronting Cesc Fabregas after the Arsenal star is fouled
It's been a fiery half so far with Ashley Cole, back on Arsenal soil for the first time since leaving for Chelsea, heavily involved
Lampard's free-kick is an awful mis-kick and drifts wide by some margin
Joe Cole is brought down on the edge of the box by Eboue now, loads of free-kicks in the first half here
Paulo Ferreira gives away a free-kick but Toure's shot is blocked by the wall, Chelsea then break but Joe Cole is offside
Yellow Card
Adebayor raises his foot high in a challenge on Ashley Cole and is booked
Toure has to put the ball out of play with Shevchenko lurking
Ashley Cole appears to have picked up a knock and seems to be limping
Ashley Cole's cross is well delivered but Arsenal defend well
It's been tight with few early chances but Arsenal are playing the better football at the moment
Chelsea defend it well again and then break with Shaun Wright-Phillips firing an effort straight at Manuel Almunia
Alex heads the ball past his own keeper Petr Cech but luckily for him it goes just over the bar for another Arsenal corner
Alex gets a challenge in on Emmanuel Adebayor but the Arsenal striker still gets his shot in, it rises over the bar though
From the free-kick, Lampard turns Mathieu Flamini's cross behind for a corner but Chelsea eventually clear it
It's been predictably frantic early on as Frank Lampard fouls Emmanuel Eboue
Joe Cole puts the ball out of play so Bacary Sagna can receive treatment following an accidental collision with Ashley Cole
A fairly scrappy start to the game as Ashley Cole wins a free-kick and complains to the referee
Ashley Cole is predictably getting booed by the Arsenal fans on his return to his former club
Kickoff
The second of today's two huge Premier League games gets underway at the Emirates, Chelsea kicking off
Awaiting Kickoff
Arsenal have midfield trio Cesc Fabregas, Mathieu Flamini and Alex Hleb back in their side while Andriy Shevchenko starts up front for Chelsea