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This barely tells the story of a game that will leave Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger furious and frustrated in equal measure as he saw his players fall victim to the trademark and predictable wind-up tactics of Chelsea striker Diego Costa.

Cazorla was shown a second yellow card for sliding in on Cesc Fabregas and Hazard made the game safe a minute from time with a shot that beat former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech via a sizeable deflection off Calum Chambers.

Chelsea looked a different proposition in attack as they picked up a much-needed win against West Brom at The Hawthorns on Sunday, with Pedro starring on his debut having only completed his move from Barcelona earlier in the week.

That seemed to give West Brom hope of salvaging something from the game, but Casar Azpilicueta popped up with a goal late in the first-half to give the home side a mountain to climb.

After a testing week, a visit to West Bromwich Albion today is the one of the last assignments Jose Mourinho would have chosen for his spluttering Chelsea side.

But Louis van Gaal missed out on both players in what has been a disastrous few days for the Red Devils, with Spain worldwide Pedro choosing Chelsea and Manchester City beating their fierce local rivals to sign Argentina defender Otamendi. Almost, but not yet. I’m not happy...

Club doctor Eva Carneiro thanked the public for their support in the aftermath of the criticism, but reports suggest she is set to be given a reduced role on the Chelsea bench as a result.

Jose Mourinho was on the verge of storming out of a media briefing on Friday after the Chelsea manager lost his cool during a grilling over his criticism of the club’s medical staff.

The Chelsea manager expressed his disappointment with the decision of Carneiro and physiotherapist Jon Hearn to rush onto the pitch to attend to Eden Hazard during Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Swansea.

Mourinho’s behaviour towards the Gibraltar-born Carneiro was “absolutely appalling”, Liverpool’s former head of sports science Peter Brukner told Talksport radio on Wednesday.

British media reports claim Carneiro will no longer attend Chelsea’s matches or training sessions after Mourinho lambasted her and physiotherapist Jon Fearn for running onto the pitch to treat Eden Hazard during the latter stages of last weekend’s 2-2 draw at home to...

The incident at the center of this storm regard Carneiro running onto the pitch with head physiotherapist Jon Fearn to treat Eden Hazard in the dying stages of Chelsea’s game with Swansea.

They scored twice in the first half, but neither goal was crafted by Chelsea genius, but was, instead, the result of fortune.

“Jon Fearn and Dr Carneiro will not be on the bench on Sunday (tomorrow) but that doesn’t mean they cannot be in the future”.

“I was unhappy with my medical staff. They were impulsive and naive, ” Mourinho said after the game.