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Chelsea 6 Arsenal 0: Chelsea hit Arsenal for six in Wenger's 1,000th game

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Oxlade-Chamberlain even approached Marriner to tell him it was he who handled the ball

LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - Chelsea ripped apart Premier League title rivals Arsenal in a 6-0 mauling at Stamford Bridge on Saturday to ensure Arsene Wenger's 1,000th game turned into a nightmare for him and blundering referee Andre Marriner.

Goals from Samuel Eto'o, Andre Schuerrle, Eden Hazard, Oscar (2) and Mohamed Salah coupled with Marriner's decision to send off Kieran Gibbs for a handball by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will ensure Wenger remembers the day for all the wrong reasons.

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