Chelsea captain John Terry was in the starting eleven three days after spending the day on crutches following an injury sustained in the Champions  League against Porto.

Arsenal took an early lead when Theo Wallcott broke through the Chelsea defence to score his first goal for the club. However the Arsenal youngsters could only hold their lead for a short time before Didier Drogba brought the blues level on twenty minutes.

For the second time in less than a week Chelsea had to substitute their captain through injury. This time the injury was much more severe, Terry was kicked full in the face as Abu Diaby tried to clear his ranks. Terry was out cold before he hit the deck, the players immediately summoned the physios of both clubs, who promptly despatched the Chelsea and England captain to get checked out in hospital.

After the huge delay it took Chelsea and Drogba another twenty minutes to put the league Champions ahead. As Chelsea tried to play out the remainder of the additional injury time added for the delay when Terry got hurt, tempers began to fray and a brawl involving all the players ensued. Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger entered the field of play to try and calm their players.

Red cards were awarded to Mikel, Toure and Adebayor for their parts in the fracas. However there were a number of other culprits who could face punishment from the FA after they have reviewed the referees report.