{"id":9,"date":"2019-03-01T09:49:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T09:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/2019\/03\/01\/arsenal-vs-chelsea-the-classic-matches-between-the-two-sides-during-the-premier-league-era\/"},"modified":"2019-03-01T09:49:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T09:49:11","slug":"arsenal-vs-chelsea-the-classic-matches-between-the-two-sides-during-the-premier-league-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=9","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal vs Chelsea: The classic matches between the two sides during the Premier League era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal and Chelsea face off in the Premier League on Saturday evening and you can listen to the huge London derby\u00a0LIVE on talkSPORT.<\/p>\n<p>The rivalry stretches back over a number of years and they have shared countless classic matches together.<\/p>\n<p>They also have a history of players playing for both during their careers, which has served to intensify that rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>Here at talkSPORT.com, we have looked back at some of the best matches between the two teams in the Premier League era.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Arsenal 3-3 Chelsea, September 1996<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A managerless Arsenal were blown away by Chelsea in the first 45 minutes of this match and found themselves 2-0 down after goals from Frank Leboeuf and Gianluca Vialli.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners turned the game on its head, though, when goals from Paul Merson, Martin Keown and Ian Wright put them 3-2 up.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues had the last laugh when Dennis Wise got an equaliser in this classic clash.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal, September 1997<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This thriller was settled with an absolute screamer scored from an unlikely source.<\/p>\n<p>Nigel Winterburn popped up with a 30 yard thunderbolt to decide this match.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea had to play the final 20 minutes of the match with ten men when Frank Leboeuf was given his marching orders.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal, Feb 1998 \u2013 League Cup semi-final second leg<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Blues were losing 2-1 after the first leg and Gianluca Vialli took charge of the team after the sacking of Ruud Gullit.<\/p>\n<p>Vialli masterminded the comeback to send his team into the final of the competition.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Arsenal 0-5 Chelsea, November 1998 \u2013 League Cup<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This was Arsenal\u2019s heaviest-ever home defeat in this League Cup clash at Highbury.<\/p>\n<p>The home side could have been well ahead before Frank Leboeuf tucked away a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Vialli doubled the lead before Gus Poyet killed off the game for the Blues.<\/p>\n<p>They both then scored again to rub salt into the wound.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal, October 1999<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Gunners came back from two goals down at Stamford Bridge to win this one 3-2 thanks to a stunning hat-trick from Kanu.<\/p>\n<p>The third was out of this world as the striker rounded the goalkeeper close to the byline before firing in from the tightest of angles.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea, April 2004 \u2013 Champions League quarter-final<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This epic Champions League encounter saw the Blues progress to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Bridge score the winner with three minutes to go to give Chelsea their first win over Arsenal in 17 attempts.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal, February 2007 \u2013 League Cup Final<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This game is mostly remembered for what happened off the ball rather than the football itself.<\/p>\n<p>There were seven yellows, three reds and a melee that included both managers.<\/p>\n<p>John Terry also had to be taken to hospital after being knocked unconscious and swallowed his tongue.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal, October 2011<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This eight-goal thriller was settled by the Robin van Persie show in the last five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman fired in twice to settle the brilliant contest including a goal that saw John Terry slip and allowed him through to round Petr Cech and score.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chelsea 6-0 Arsenal, March 2014<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Arsene Wenger\u2019s 1000th game in charge for Arsenal did not end how he would have wanted.<\/p>\n<p>Kieran Gibbs was sent off early on in a case of mistaken identity following an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain handball and Chelsea ran riot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal and Chelsea face off in the Premier League on Saturday evening and you can listen to the huge London derby\u00a0LIVE on talkSPORT. 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