Arsenal vs Chelsea as it happened: Premier League – Hector Bellerin scores late equaliser for Gunners in thriller

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Key Points

  • Jack Wilshere puts Gunners in front with powerful strike
  • Eden Hazard replies with controversial penalty
  • Marcos Alonso strike cancelled out by Hector Bellerin

Hector Bellerin's stoppage-time goal rescued a 2-2 draw for Arsenal in a pulsating and controversial Premier League clash with Chelsea.

It looked like Chelsea had come from behind to triumph when Marcos Alonso struck six minutes from time, after Jack Wilshere's first league goal since May 2015 had been cancelled out by an Eden Hazard penalty.

But the Gunners would not be beaten and Bellerin punished Alonso's poor clearing header with a fine finish for a share of the points - though there was still time for Chelsea's Davide Zappacosta to hit the crossbar.

Relive all the action with Liam Corless below and read Miguel Delaney's match report here:


Live Updates

Post-match reaction from Bellerin and Hazard

Hector Bellerin: "It was non-stop football. We know it's always a hard game against Chelsea. It's a bit disappointing because we should've held the score at the beginning (after going 1-0 up) but it was a good reaction at the end."
 
Eden Hazard: "I think both teams played really well. Maybe we should've scored more goals but I think a draw at the end is a good result for both teams."
 
Quotes from Sky Sports

Full-time - Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea

Referee Anthony Taylor blows the final whistle and it's ended in a draw here. What a game!
 
Hector Bellerin celebrates his injury-time equaliser
 
90+3' - What a chance!
 
Alvaro Morata has a great chance to win it for Chelsea at the death but he is thwarted by Petr Cech and the ball rebounds back to Davide Zappacosta, whose first-time shot rattles the crossbar!!!
 
What a finish we're having to this match.

GOAL! Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea (Bellerin)

90+2' - Shkodran Mustafi's cross is headed away by Marcos Alonso but the ball only goes as far as Hector Bellerin, whose half-volley flies past Thibaut Courtois and into the top corner!
90' - We'll have four minutes of additional time here.
89' - Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois picks up a late booking for time-wasting.
88' - Theo Walcott replaces Calum Chambers for Arsenal.
Eden Hazard celebrates after equalising for Chelsea from the penalty spot
 

GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea (Alonso)

84' - Marcos Alonso gives Chelsea the lead with a devastating finish from Davide Zappacosta's low cross. 
 
The visitors have turned the game on its head!
82' - Willian replaces Eden Hazard for Chelsea.
 
That's a strange substitution given how well the Belgian has been playing.
80' - Danny Welbeck replaces Alexandre Lacazette for Arsenal.
76' - Eden Hazard kicks off a Chelsea counter-attack with a lovely back-heel to Alvaro Morata but the striker can't make anything of the move, as his low cross back towards Hazard is collected by Petr Cech.
Jack Wilshere celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the game
 
71' - Danny Drinkwater replaces Cesc Fabregas for Chelsea.
70' - Chance! Alvaro Morata does well to hold off Calum Chambers and get on the end of Cesc Fabregas' through pass but the Spaniard's finish lets him down again as he scoops the ball over the onrushing Petr Cech's crossbar.

GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea (Hazard, pen)

67' - Eden Hazard makes no mistake from the spot as he puts the ball down the middle and beyond the diving Petr Cech.
66' - Penalty to Chelsea! Eden Hazard goes down in the box under a challenge from Hector Bellerin and Anthony Taylor points to the spot!
Arsene Wenger watches on from the touchline
 
64' - Arsenal almost double their lead immediately but Thibaut Courtois refuses to be beaten at his near post again as he tips Alexandre Lacazette's deflected shot behind for a corner, which comes to nothing for the hosts.
 
Arsenal on fire here!

GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (Wilshere)

63' - Jack Wilshere gives Arsenal the lead as his first-time shot from Rob Holding's deflected pass rockets into the net off Thibaut Courtois' near post!

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