Chelsea defender Gary Cahill: This is what it means to beat Arsenal

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Gary Cahill celebrates with Marcos Alonso after Chelsea's 3-1 win over Arsenal

Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to go 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to goals from Marcos Alonso, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas.

The Blues were hammered 3-0 by the Gunners at the Emirates back in September, but have come on leaps and bounds since in a new 3-4-3 formation under Antonio Conte.

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Eden Hazard scored a sensational goal in the 3-1 win over the Gunners

And Cahill admits this win will add a 'bit of desire' to go on and clinch the title after admitting he felt like 'a bit of a mug' when the sides previously met.

Cahill told Sky Sports: "Fantastic. In football you get opportunities to put things right. I remember walking off after defeat at Arsenal. I felt like a bit of a mug after that game.

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"That result added a bit of desire. We are confident at home and we knew a win was vitally important. Personally I felt after that away game I wanted the chance to put things right. It felt good today.

"We practice this formation and tactics. The manager is very thorough. We created a lot. We could have had more goals. Eden scored a special goal. For me that killed the game.

"We put ourselves in a great position. We knew today was important for that."

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