Chelsea
Begovic – 6
A quiet afternoon for the goalkeeper
Ivanovic – 6
Didn’t worry his team-mates as he has done on other occasions
Zouma – 9
A performance reminiscent of a younger John Terry – took his goal well, while a first-half recovery tackle on Theo Walcott was one of the game’s highlights
Cahill – 7
Calmer than he has been in recent weeks, looking a little more settled
Azpilicueta – 6
Not his best game for Chelsea but perfectly solid
Matic – 6
Comfortable without Mikel alongside him, but not clear how much of this was down to Arsenal’s midfield being so ineffective
Fabregas – 7
One of his better games this season, looked more composed and a lot more involved than he has done
Pedro – 7
Worried the Arsenal defenders throughout, and could have found his name on the scoresheet with a bit more composure at key points
Oscar – 6
A solid display on his first start of the season, but still a little rusty at times
Hazard – 6
Not as impactful as he might have been against a stretched defence, but the late goal can help kick-start his season
Diego Costa – 6
Surprisingly unthreatening in front of goal, but his mind games made enough of an impact
Substitutes
Ramires – 6
Solid display in a stretched game
Remy and Mikel – N/A
Will have been happy to get some Premier League minutes
Arsenal
Cech – 6
Had no chance with either goal – just the one shaky moment with an early corner
Bellerin – 7
Probably Arsenal’s stand-out performer, keeping close tabs on Chelsea’s forwards. His standing as the first-choice right-back seems justified
Gabriel – 5
One of Arsenal’s best players until his red card, but the sending-off was utterly avoidable and changed the game
Koscielny – 6
Dealt well with Costa by and large but could be blamed for the opener
Monreal – 6
Impressive going forward early on but was pushed back once Pedro got into his groove
Coquelin – 6
Played an important role but looked to be struggling with injury before half-time withdrawal
Cazorla – 6
A decent performance in a deeper role, especially after Coquelin’s withdrawal, but second booking was deserved
Ramsey – 5
Looked out of sorts before being dropped back into a deeper role, but picked up a little in the second half
Özil – 4
Entirely anonymous
Sanchez – 5
Looked as though he needed a rest – some tired play, and blunted after Arsenal went down to 10 men
Walcott – 6
Worked hard to make something happen but lacked the support
Substitutes
Chambers – 5
Struggled after being thrown in against the attackers who tormented him last season, but had a thankless task
Oxlade-Chamberlain and Giroud – N/A
Saw Arsenal go down to 9 men shortly after coming on, so couldn’t really do much
