Chelsea vs Arsenal (2000/01)

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00:00The Builders were in when Stamford Bridge played host to an early season meeting between two of the London Giants.

00:08Even with a reduced capacity, a highly charged atmosphere awaited the sides as they took to the field.

00:14Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli was feeling the pressure amidst stories of unrest in the camp.

00:19His star-studded team had lost to Bradford and only drawn with Aston Villa in the two games before this one.

00:25Recent meetings between Chelsea and Arsenal had been feisty to say the least

00:29and Marcel Desailly and Martin Keown had been involved in some verbal exchanges during a recent international friendly.

00:36An injury to first-choice keeper Ed De Hooym and at Carlo Cuduccini had a chance to impress in goal.

00:41It was only the Italians' third start in the Premiership.

00:44Graeme Lesaut and Gianfranco Zola were back in the side.

00:47Lesaut's first game in ten months after injury problems, Dennis Wise had passed the late fitness test.

00:53Martin Keown was missing his regular central defensive partner.

00:57Tony Adams was injured and out for a month.

01:00Oleg Luzhnik started in his position.

01:03Nigerian striker Kanu had scored a dramatic hat-trick in the corresponding fixture the previous season.

01:09The Gunners were without their key midfield player Patrick Vieira.

01:12He was serving a five-match suspension after receiving two red cards.

01:17It was Jimmy Foyt Hasselbank's first season at the bridge

01:20following his £15m pre-season transfer from Atletico Madrid.

01:24Your match commentator is Ian Dart.

01:29So it's Chelsea who get us underway here.

01:36This is always a big, big fixture.

01:38Two clubs who've spent over £50m in the transfer market

01:43to try to bridge the gap with Manchester United,

01:46who of course won the title by 18 points last season.

01:50A rather embarrassing margin there.

01:55David Seaman, complete with ponytail.

01:59Seaman getting a great deal of length with his kick.

02:03Desailly.

02:04Here's Graham Lassaud back in the starting line-up at last after all his injury problems.

02:20Oh, that's a terrible mistake by Le Boeuf.

02:25But what a mistake that was by Frank Le Boeuf,

02:29whose future at Stamford Bridge

02:31certainly is in some doubt after his public criticism

02:36of Gianluca Vialli on a website.

02:41But he at least is back in the starting line-up.

02:45Just look at this.

02:47There's a present to Thierry Henry of West Ham.

02:50Just look at this.

02:52There's a present to Thierry Henry of all people.

02:56Neither side have really got their passing together so far.

03:01A sign of a bit of tension among the players.

03:03They know there's a lot on this game, even this early in the season.

03:12Strong work by Desailly.

03:15And Babayaro's done well.

03:16There's a wrong foot Lee Dixon.

03:19Keown

03:21mops up the damage.

03:23Zola's won it back well though.

03:26Now Babayaro.

03:29Up forward by Di Matteo, but the move just lost its impetus at the vital moment.

03:33Perez, clever if he meant it.

03:37Panucci picks it up for Chelsea.

03:39Frenetic stuff.

03:41And maybe something here for Chelsea and a great bit of goalkeeping that by Seaman

03:45who was off his line very, very quickly indeed to deny Roberto Di Matteo.

03:57Somebody strayed offside.

04:02It was well worked this by Chelsea.

04:04This is Christian Panucci.

04:08Feeding Di Matteo.

04:09Well he did get there first actually, but Seaman blocked it.

04:16Arsenal runners-up in the last two seasons, but they have no silverware

04:28since their double year of 1998.

04:30They're once on this time.

04:35Panucci

04:36seeing a lot of the ball in that

04:39Dan Petrescu kind of role. Petrescu of course has gone off to

04:43Bradford now.

04:48A lot of the Chelsea fans didn't like that.

04:50They liked the way Petrescu performed.

04:52Here's Di Matteo this time.

04:54Poiet, lovely little touch. Hasselbank, Poiet again.

04:57Very nice football by Chelsea.

05:00Beautifully worked.

05:03They're all slick stuff around the edge of the box here.

05:08Di Matteo.

05:10Poiet, look at that.

05:11And the two of them understood what they were up to there.

05:14Rapport was beautiful between Hasselbank and Poiet.

05:18This would have been some goal.

05:28Hasselbank

05:30being very carefully policed.

05:32Chelsea's record signing at fifteen million pounds.

05:37Here's Lauren, the Cameroon man.

05:40In towards Kanu.

05:43Perez trying to get on the end of it.

05:45Panucci robbed him. Kanu again

05:47with his usual box of tricks close in.

05:49Raipala

05:50took a deflection off Desai by the look of it.

05:53Ought to be a corner.

06:06Which of these two London giants

06:09can make the big breakthrough here?

06:12Keown's in another

06:13argument this time with

06:15Graeme Lesault.

06:19He's not the quietest guy out there on the pitch.

06:21Keown, you might have noticed that. Here's Perez.

06:24Flicked on and just wide of the post.

06:26Which was being guarded.

06:28It was Grimaldi who got something on it

06:30on that near post.

06:34Perez with the corner

06:35and Grimaldi gets up pretty well.

06:38But they did have it covered.

06:48Zola's picked it up now

06:49for Chelsea.

06:50Good penetrative run from the little Italian.

06:54Keown had to do some quick work there with

06:56Hasselbank

06:57waiting in predatory fashion behind him.

07:04Wise.

07:05Interesting angle.

07:06Hasselbank and great save

07:08by David Seaman.

07:11Almost had to dive backwards

07:13to keep this out.

07:15Well, Hasselbank

07:17got away from his markers there.

07:19The header, nothing wrong with it.

07:20Good reactions

07:21from Seaman.

07:29Wise. Leboeuf got something on that

07:31and there was nobody waiting

07:33on the far side of the six yard box

07:35to take advantage.

07:45Chelsea

07:46looking the more convincing

07:48of the two sides early.

07:59Here's Zola.

08:01Battling away for a regular place in the

08:03starting line-up.

08:05Zola.

08:06Well, we see some of his magic tonight.

08:09It's a good ball releasing

08:10Panucci on the right-hand side.

08:12And that will be a free kick

08:14for Salvigno's challenge.

08:19Here comes the first yellow card.

08:22Despite Panucci's attempts to

08:24make light of it.

08:26Credit to him for that.

08:27But Salvigno goes into it

08:29the book anyway.

08:34And Chelsea have a free kick

08:36in dangerous territory here.

08:40Desai is forward. Leboeuf is forward.

08:42And oh my goodness me.

08:47Free header.

08:49And it drifts wide of the post.

08:53The goalkeeper rooted to his spot.

08:55And that really should have been in.

08:59That's a big lead off for Arsenal.

09:08Wise.

09:10Arsenal Bank taking a little kick there

09:12at Keown.

09:13Off the ball.

09:16Referee

09:17didn't appear to see it.

09:19Or did he?

09:21Watch for that

09:22little confrontation as the game goes on.

09:25Here is Hasselbank.

09:26He's got a great shot on him.

09:27There it is.

09:28And it's in the back of the net.

09:30Jimmy Floyd.

09:31Hasselbank with a big goal

09:33for Chelsea.

09:35In the 31st minute here.

09:41Mix-up in the Arsenal defence.

09:43And Hasselbank makes the save.

09:46And it's in the back of the net.

09:48Mix-up in the Arsenal defence.

09:49And Hasselbank made room for the shot.

09:51And he really can hit them.

09:55Just look at the velocity.

09:56He gets on that and he hits them low too.

09:59They're low skidders.

10:02Very hard place

10:03for the goalkeeper

10:05to reach.

10:11Here's Parler.

10:15Kanu.

10:19Now then, here is

10:20Henry.

10:21He has looked a fabulous signing.

10:25Look at that.

10:26It's outrageous really, isn't it?

10:28Parler.

10:35Here's Ray Parler again.

10:36Good looking ball in.

10:37Great chance.

10:38And the header

10:39does not trouble

10:40Koudicini

10:41from Henry.

10:44Chelsea

10:45were unzipped there.

10:49Arsenal who scored

10:51in 34 of their 38 Premier League games last season.

11:00Here's Kanu.

11:03Henry with Lauren waiting in the middle.

11:05Other players arriving.

11:07Henry

11:08couldn't drag it back.

11:19Here's Lasso.

11:28Now Parler.

11:29Arsenal just beginning

11:30maybe to build up a little head of steam.

11:34That's

11:36unceremoniously

11:37into the crowd

11:38from Frank Leboff.

11:39That wasn't your

11:40normal cultured bit of defending, was it?

11:49I don't think Arsenal are going to sit back

11:51and just take it.

11:52They'll be going for it in the second half.

11:55That might leave one or two gaps,

11:56mind you, to be exploited behind.

11:59They can't be too gung-ho about it.

12:01There is the half-time whistle

12:02blown by

12:03referee Mike Riley.

12:05But

12:06Jimmy Floyd

12:07Hasselbank

12:09is the man whose striking ability

12:11separates the sides here.

12:13And a half-time score here

12:14of Chelsea 1, Arsenal 0.

12:19Arsenal

12:21get ready

12:22to get us underway

12:23at the start of the second half.

12:25Trailing by a goal

12:26to nil.

12:40On that occasion.

12:46Leboff

12:48Kudicini

12:49took control

12:50straight away.

12:52The Italian under-21 international

12:54Panucci harping it forward.

12:58Here's Perez

12:59still waiting to score

13:00his first goal for the Gunners.

13:05Kanu

13:09Perez again.

13:12Savino

13:13not quite the angle he was looking for

13:15with the cross

13:16but a decent one nonetheless.

13:18And Babayaru

13:19has to give away the corner.

13:44Perez

13:45to take the corner

13:46and there's a

13:47header on the

13:48near post from Grimond.

13:49He was pretty dangerous in the air.

13:52He's not the tallest

13:53individual.

13:55But he does get up well.

14:00From that close in

14:01that has to go down as a miss

14:02though he did well to get up there

14:04in the first place.

14:17Panucci looking

14:18a useful signing

14:19as you'd expect.

14:20A man with two

14:21European Cup winner's medals

14:23in his

14:24career.

14:27With Real Madrid and AC Milan.

14:31Laurent

14:32dangerous Kanu

14:33oh he's hit the angle

14:34of Poston Bar

14:35still not away

14:36Parler's shot is blocked.

14:38Dixon tried his luck

14:39and it's fallen on the far side

14:41to Henry

14:42and Chelsea

14:43breathe again.

14:44Well it seemed that Kanu

14:45must score there.

14:46It was on his right foot

14:47it was close in

14:49and really

14:51it was a miss

14:52to only

14:53hit the frame of the goal

14:54from there.

14:59All Arsenal

15:00at the start of this second half.

15:02Some good play from Laurent

15:04who looked pretty strong there

15:06pulled it back well

15:07lovely turn by Kanu

15:09he was under pressure

15:10but he sliced it

15:11didn't he really.

15:17FANS ROAR

15:38WHISTLE BLOWS

15:42Now Lesault

15:43yellow card

15:44for that challenge.

15:47FANS ROAR

15:48Welcome back to the Premier League.

15:57Here's what happened.

15:58Oh

15:59now that was nasty

16:00on Dixon.

16:01The studs were up

16:02and there was no attempt

16:03to play the ball

16:05and the

16:06professionals

16:08are very

16:10very

16:11loathsome of that kind of challenge.

16:14It was a bit lucky really

16:15that

16:16it was only yellow

16:17that's worse than some

16:19red cards I've seen

16:20that by Lesault.

16:29Now you're getting a few

16:30afters.

16:32And there's Ray Parler

16:33on Graham Lesault

16:34who committed that offence.

16:35The Arsenal players

16:36know it was him.

16:40It's all getting a bit tasty

16:41out there at the moment.

16:45FANS ROAR

16:50Free kick is quickly taken.

16:51No substitution

16:52at the moment

16:53by Arsenal

16:54but they are a bit short of options

16:55in covering

16:57Lee Dixon.

17:02I suppose they could put

17:03Lauren

17:05back there at right back

17:06and then put Jungberg

17:07into the midfield.

17:16Celestin Babayaro.

17:23Desai.

17:24Chelsea

17:25one up.

17:46Lee Dixon

17:47against all the odds

17:48returns to the fray.

17:51And fray I think

17:52is the right word

17:53just at the moment.

18:01But it hasn't been as bad

18:02as some of the

18:03previews of this game

18:04might have suggested.

18:06Now Zola

18:07kept it down

18:08brilliantly

18:09and Chelsea are two up.

18:11They seem to go through

18:12Davies.

18:13They seem to go through

18:14David Seaman a bit

18:15I must say.

18:17But Chelsea aren't going to

18:18worry about that.

18:20In virtually

18:21their first attack

18:22of the second half

18:25Chelsea are ahead.

18:26Pojic did well

18:27didn't he?

18:28And

18:29David Seaman

18:31just couldn't get down there.

18:35It's good skill by Zola

18:36to keep that down

18:37because it wasn't really sitting

18:39too comfortably

18:40for the volley.

18:41It was bouncing high

18:42he had to get over it

18:43he did that

18:44and I think Seaman

18:45might have even just got

18:46something on it.

18:47Let's have another look.

18:50Yeah he did

18:51just half a hand

18:52and

18:54well

18:55I suppose

18:56cruel judges

18:57might say

18:58Seaman should have

18:59kept that out.

19:12Come on!

19:29Silvinho

19:30that's quite clever.

19:32It's very clever.

19:33It's Henry

19:34and it's 2-1.

19:36Oh it's a great move

19:37by Arsenal.

19:40And now

19:41with 14 minutes

19:42to go

19:43this might get

19:44very interesting indeed.

19:49Well

19:50trademark finish

19:51from Henry

19:52including

19:53his trademark

19:54celebration as well.

19:55Look at that

19:56started by Silvinho

19:57nicely done

19:58by Bergkamp

20:00and a lovely finish

20:04by Thierry Henry

20:05who finished last season

20:06with 15 goals

20:08in 15 matches.

20:11And that's his fourth

20:12already this season.

20:17Well this

20:20might be quite a finish now.

20:24Flo

20:25has done well

20:27waiting for a bit of support

20:28not much around him

20:29at the moment.

20:32He's got pretty good skill

20:33on the ground

20:34for such a

20:35big man

20:36André Flo.

20:41Chelsea

20:57Chelsea leading by

20:58two goals

20:59to one remember here.

21:05Hasselbank and Zola

21:06with the goals

21:08for Chelsea.

21:09Henry for Arsenal

21:11by the way that goal

21:12for Hasselbank

21:13the fifth time

21:15in a row he scored

21:16against Arsenal.

21:18Here he is on the ball now

21:19the others were for leads

21:20he's going to try another shot

21:21and oh he's hit the post

21:22this time.

21:24Goodness me.

21:29The margin

21:30remains one.

21:31Melchior

21:32he's done very well.

21:34Away by Loren.

21:37Kanu with a rather

21:38untypical up and under.

21:42Play being brought back.

21:45And Hasselbank

21:47beseeching

21:48the referee.

21:51Keown and Hasselbank

21:55in something that looked like

21:56an excerpt from the World

21:57Wrestling Federation.

22:02No yellow card as far as

22:03I could see there.

22:05But

22:06it's a

22:07goal.

22:08No yellow card as far as

22:09I could see there.

22:14Wiltor's touch is too short.

22:16Arsenal surrender

22:17possession.

22:36Kanu

22:37Silvino

22:38oh he scored!

22:40It was deflected

22:41and Silvino

22:42has come up with an equaliser

22:45with four minutes remaining.

22:47Arsenal have done it again

22:49here at Stamford Bridge

22:51back from the dead

22:53of 2-0 down.

22:56And you wonder what next.

22:58Silvino

22:59it took a little

23:00deflection on the way through

23:01there was nothing

23:02Cunicini

23:03could do about it.

23:08Splendid strike.

23:11But what drama here.

23:17Well how have we thrown this away

23:18he's thinking.

23:29Awful lot of goals being scored

23:31in the Premiership this season.

23:33And there might be more to follow.

23:34It's Henri

23:38out to

23:39Silvino.

23:41Are Arsenal

23:42going to

23:43complete

23:45a remarkable comeback?

23:50A razzle-dazzle from

23:51Henri.

23:53Maybe that's an indication

23:54that Arsenal

23:55would not exactly be

23:56broken-hearted with a point

23:57as Silvino feeds it all the way

23:58back from the halfway line.

24:07Le Boeuf

24:08is beaten

24:09by Bergkamp.

24:10Wiltor was waiting

24:11in the middle.

24:12Oh and a chance

24:13over the bar

24:14from Thierry Henry.

24:17Well there was the opportunity

24:19for Arsenal

24:21to do something quite extraordinary

24:23and steal

24:24all three points.

24:37Both sides

24:38take a point

24:39from this fixture

24:40but it was a real

24:41rescue job

24:42from Arsenal.

24:43Look how frustrated

24:45Jimmy Floyd

24:46Hasselbank is.

24:48Chelsea know

24:49that they've thrown

24:50the win away here.

24:52So a pretty dramatic

24:53old night here

24:54and a final scoreline

24:55at Stamford Bridge.

24:57Chelsea 2

24:58Arsenal 2.

25:00Chelsea's frustrations

25:01very apparent

25:02at the end of a tense

25:03London derby.

25:04The early season

25:05pressure continued

25:06to build around

25:07Gianluca Vialli

25:08who was sacked

25:09a week after the match

25:10replaced by

25:11assistant

25:12Graham Ricks.

25:13The team finished

25:14a disappointing

25:15sixth behind

25:16relative minnows

25:17Ipswich.

25:18Arsenal on the other hand

25:19were runners-up

25:20to eventually

25:21win the game.

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