Arsenal produced a classy display to beat Chelsea 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Gunners are up to third in the table after their fourth successive top-flight win and gave manager Arsene Wenger something else to smile about in the week he celebrated his 20th anniversary at the club.
Alexis Sanchez pounced on a Gary Cahill error to give Arsenal an early lead with a composed finish before Theo Walcott capped off a fine team move to double the advantage.
Mesut Ozil rounded off the scoring with a wonderful chipped volley before the interval, leaving N’Golo Kante trailing in his wake as he exposed the Blues on the counter attack.
Chelsea’s second league defeat in a row sees them drop to eighth and raises serious questions about their defence.
In pictures - Arsenal 3-0 Chelsea:
Arsenal
Cech 8: Focused enough to save late from Batshuayi to preserve the points. Bet Chelsea fans miss him.
Bellerin 8: Brilliant recovery tackle on Pedro who had raced clear and looked set to score.
Koscielny 7: Fantastic saving tackle to deny Diego Costa during the first half.
Mustafi 7: Already looking settled and solid at the heart of the Arsenal defence.
Monreal 6: Steady performance at left-back.
Cazorla 7: Forced the first save from Courtois and helped to run rings around the Chelsea midfield.
Coquelin 6: Unlucky to be forced out early with injury
Iwobi 7: Way too quick for the Chelsea backline. Gave Ivanovic a torrid time.
Ozil 8: Fully deserved the goal which capped yet another fine performance.
Walcott 8: Quick, clinical and creative all evening. Could have had another too.
Sanchez 9: A fighter, a leader, a creator and a goalscorer. Took the battle to Chelsea and cashed in as they crumbled.
SUBS: Gibbs for Iwobi (69), Giroud for Sanchez (79)
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Chelsea
Courtois 4: Cahill screamed at him during the second half to sort himself out and focus. Summed the Belgian’s evening up.
Ivanovic 2: Among those most at threat from the axe. Struggled to keep up with Iwobi. AWOL on the goals and looked very much his 32 years.
Cahill 3: His mistake started the collapse. His tirade at Courtois encapsulated his frustrated. Arsenal ran rings around him.
Luiz 4: Nowhere near the worst performer, to be fair. But Chelsea have conceded seven goals since his arrival.
Azpilicueta 4: Just couldn’t cope with Arsenal’s wide players who were able to supplement the attacks.
Kante 4: Ozil turned him and raced clear to finish a move he started for the second goal. Chelsea were supposed to be better for their arrival. But he can’t do it on his own.
Matic 4: Slow, ponderous and another at threat from the axe. A shadow of the force he was when Chelsea lifted the title two seasons ago.
Willian 4: Normally the one man to keep things afloat but even he seemed off the pace.
Fabregas 3: A surprise that he started. No surprise that he was the first player sacrificed.
Hazard 4: Another of those games where the Belgian went missing when the going got tough.
Costa 5: Very little service or protection from Michael Oliver as a number of players had a nibble. Frustrating day for the striker.
SUBS: Alonso for Fabregas (54) 4, Pedro for Willian (70) 5, Batshuayi for Hazard (70) 5
Man of the Match: Sanchez