The result extended the Blues’ current unbeaten run to 11 games.

Chelsea were plunged into crisis once more as Bournemouth claimed the biggest scalp of their Barclays Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge.

Substitutes Ramires and Willian got Chelsea out of jail as they fought back from 2-0 down at Newcastle to snatch a point.

Chelsea 2 Arsenal 0: The latest chapter in the rivalry between Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho was dominated by the debate about Diego Costa’s gamesmanship, but revealed more about the two managers and their respective teams, Arsenal and Chelsea.

Brendan Rodgers plans another summer of rebuilding at Liverpool with Steven Gerrard’s departure imminent and the absence of Champions League football next term all but mathematically confirmed.

Leicester 1 Chelsea 3: Efficient Chelsea moved to the brink of the Barclays Premier League title after they came from behind to beat gutsy Leicester 3-1.

QPR 0 CHELSEA 1: The league table suggests Chelsea are moving towards the Premier League at a gentle canter but there was nothing serene about their progress as they moved seven points clear at Loftus Road.

As we approach the halfway point of the Premier League season we reflect on the ups and downs, successes and failures of the last five months.

Willian and Santiago Vergini both hit the woodwork as Sunderland extended their run of good results against Chelsea with a 0-0 draw.

Schalke 0 Chelsea 5

Both Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and QPR counterpart Harry Redknapp were less than impressed following the Premier League leaders’ 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

Man United 1 Chelsea 1

Sporting Lisbon 0 Chelsea 1

Champions League Group G

Jose Mourinho is uncertain when he will be able to select Diego Costa for all of Chelsea’s big games as he manages a hamstring problem.

Manchester United manager David Moyes is expected to step up his interest in Marouane Fellaini following the collapse of Cesc Fabregas’ proposed move to Old Trafford.

Sergio Busquets has signed a new contract at Barcelona until June 2019, the club have confirmed.

Barcelona 1 Levante 0

Two early goals helped the Czech Republic heap more problems on struggling Turkey with a 2-0 friendly win at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium tonight.

Spain 1 France 1

He is 25 now.

The football purists may not want to hear it but sometimes, passion, mental grit and whole-hearted defending deserve as many plaudits as pretty triangles, mesmerising skills and outstanding goals; and last night Chelsea scored a quite beautiful victory over the mighty Barcelona.

Barcelona 7 Bayer Leverkusen 1 (Barcelona win 10-2 on aggregate)

Real Madrid 1 Barcelona 2

NEVER renowned for taking a loss with grace, Jose Mourinho put Real Madrid’s weekend 3-1 defeat in ‘El Clasico’ down to luck.

THEY’VE entertained, baffled, irritated and thrilled us. At times they’ve over-hyped things to crazy levels but nobody can deny Sky have been a huge part of the Premier League era.

Arsenal today avoided any embarrassment over Cesc Fabregas’ involvement in their annual Members Day as the club captain faced supporters for the first time in more than three months.

BARCELONA are the best side in the world by some distance, and possess its most exciting and devastating player in Lionel Messi, but even the greatest can occasionally do with some assistance from the referee.

NO DOUBT Arsenal fans were too delirious after the victory against Barcelona to be bothered by their captain’s rather apologetic post-match remarks.

THE old adage that you never win anything with kids, demolished so spectacularly by Manchester United in the past, was decimated again during Arsenal’s victory over Barcelona.

Arsenal 0 Newcastle 1

Arsenal 0 Newcastle 1

I KNOW we shouldn’t laugh but, a bit like the spectacle of a top banker having his gleaming motor repossessed, the sight of everything that can go wrong going wrong for Man City is a guaranteed source of schadenfreude in these bleak times.

Sunderland 1 West Ham 2

THERE was no disguising Gooner disappointment as the transfer window closed without Arsene addressing the Gunners’ much-debated goalkeeping situation.

Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu admits Cesc Fabregas’ decision to stay at Arsenal has come as a major blow to the Catalan giants.

ARSENE WENGER will hope Cesc Fabregas’ integral role at the heartbeat of the Arsenal side is enough to persuade the midfielder to remain at Emirates Stadium for at least another season.

Cesc Fabregas’ father has denied reports he had a meeting with Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano at the weekend after reports linked the Spain international with a move to the Bernabeu.

Cesc Fabregas’ season is over after it was confirmed the Arsenal captain had suffered a small crack in his right fibula during the Champions League clash against Barcelona last night.

Cesc Fabregas’ participation in tomorrow’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barcelona looks to be in doubt after the Arsenal captain did not train with the rest of the Gunners squad this morning.

Birmingham 1 Arsenal 1

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque insists there is no rift between himself and Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez over the use of Fernando Torres.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is awaiting scan results on Cesc Fabregas’ hamstring injury but is optimistic the problem is “not long term”.

Arsene Wenger maintains Arsenal are still in a “strong position” to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League despite throwing away victory as AZ Alkmaar snatched a stoppage-time equaliser in Holland last night.