Chelsea routs Arsenal 6-0 in Wenger´s 1,000th game

LONDON: Chelsea handed Arsene Wenger one his most demoralizing defeats as Arsenal manager as his 1,000th game ended in a 6-0 rout on Saturday, and the referee also endured embarrassment at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea earned its biggest home league victory under Jose Mourinho and was up 2-0 after just seven minutes through goals from Samuel Eto´o and Andre Schuerrle.

Referee Andre Marriner then provided the London derby´s big talking point by sending off the wrong Arsenal player after 15 minutes.Although Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain blatantly handled to keep out Eden Hazard´s shot, it was Kieran Gibbs who was dismissed despite his teammate´s protests.

Hazard scored Chelsea´s third from the resulting penalty, before Oscar netted twice and Mohamed Salah completed Wenger´s misery with his first goal for the leaders.

Third-placed Arsenal fell seven points behind Chelsea. (AP)