LONDON -- If you'd tuned into this match by accident, you may have thought you were watching an episode of "Premier League Years" from around 2006. Chelsea defeated Arsenal in the Premier League yet again, winning 2-0 on Saturday, and while Arsene Wenger ended his poor run against Jose Mourinho with last month's Community Shield victory, his league record against his bitterest rival remains hugely underwhelming. Sometimes, it feels like Arsenal simply don't learn.
This wasn't quite the archetypal Chelsea win over Arsenal, in fairness. In previous years Chelsea would have simply overpowered Arsenal with a fierce, ferocious and determined midfield diamond, before Didier Drogba battered a meek Arsenal back line.