da betway: From the first kick of all the ball – and presumably whenever they’ve seen him out and about in London during the week – Arsenal fans have been booing their former captain, Cesc Fabregas.
da mrbet: After Arsene Wenger’s rejected bringing back the Spanish international from Barcelona in the summer, the midfielder committed the second biggest sin to an Arsenal fan and joined Jose Mourinho over in west London at Chelsea.
Ever since then, Fabregas has become enemy No.1 for all Gooners – and he probably didn’t help things by bagging a delightful assist in the first meeting between these two sides earlier in the season.
In what has been a pulsating opening half an hour or so at the Emirates, we’ve seen Chelsea have Oscar’s neat chip headed off the line and a couple of penalty shouts for the boys in the Blue. However, one of those penalty claims was nothing more than a deceitful dive, according to the man with the cards, that is.
Michael Oliver opted to book Fabregas – although replays suggest it may well have been a harsh call – much to the delight of every single Arsenal fan in all corners of the globe…