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The argument over whether London is blue or red has been going on for quite a while. While Arsenal is the only team with an invincible season, Chelsea is the only team in London with a European Cup.
Over the years the rivalry between both these London clubs has only intensified. Despite that, the teams still have engaged in transfers with each other. Ashley Cole famously left Arsenal to join Chelsea. In the more recent times, Petr Cech left Chelsea to join Arsenal. And while both clubs are not fond of each other, they both have mutual disdain towards Tottenham.
In the last ten years, Chelsea has been more successful than Arsenal when it comes to winning trophies. For starters, in the last 10 years, Arsenal have not won the Premier League. In that same time period, Chelsea won it thrice.
In this article, I talk about three Chelsea players who always tend to perform well against Arsenal.
Disclaimer - All stats taken from https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk
3.Eden Hazard
Eden Hazard is fantastic against most big teams. It is no different against Arsenal. The pacy Belgian winger has been a nightmare for the likes of Coquelin, Bellarin, and Koscielny.
He has faced Arsenal 13 times in the league. In those 13 times he has won eight, drawn four, and lost only one. He also has four goals and two assists in the same time period.
With Hazard, it is not about the goals or assists but just the amount of pressure he puts the Arsenal defenders under. He scored a famous goal against Arsenal when he picked up the ball at the half line, dropped Coquelin, went past Koscielny and scored past Cech. It is one of the best goals he has ever scored in the Premier League.
Eden Hazard is just too skillful and quick for the likes of any Arsenal defender. Even this season he was the one who provided the cross which was tapped in by Marcos Alonso for the goal.
What made me realize how much Eden Hazard actually loves playing against Arsenal is this 10-minute YouTube video.
2. Diego Costa
Diego Costa is one player you want on your team. His brute force and aggression, along with his lethal shot, is a problem for any Premier League club. Arsenal, unfortunately, was not the best at controlling the Brazilian.
He played Arsenal six times, putting three goals past them in that time period. In the same period, he also was involved in successfully sending off two Arsenal players.
One of Costa's signature goals came against Arsenal. It was a Fabregas long ball which was controlled perfectly by Costa. The keeper came forward which led to Costa chipping him.
Costa has carried forward his good form against Arsenal as he also scored against them recently while representing Atletico Madrid.
1.Didier Drogba
Arsenal fans are probably sick of seeing Didier Drogba. The Ivorian striker could not stop scoring against Arsenal.
Drogba has played Arsenal 15 times with Chelsea and lost only one of those games. He drew four and won 10. In addition to that he scored an astounding 13 goals in that period, and provided 4 assists.
He has also scored against Arsenal while playing for Galatasaray and MLS All-Stars.
Didier Drogba is arguably one of the best strikers to ever grace the Premier League and Arsenal, unfortunately, got the brunt of his goal scoring.
