Champions League: Arsenal v Shakhtar Donetsk in pictures

Arsène Wenger includes the returning captain Cesc Fábregas, who has been out since mid-September with a hamstring injury, in his starting XI Photograph: Tom Jenkins

...someone else returning to the Emirates tonight is ex-Arsenal player Eduardo. However he's not in the visitors' starting line-up so he wraps up warm on the bench as it's 9C and falling Photograph: Tom Jenkins

... 9C, that feels like tropical temperatures to the Shakhtar Donetsk fans Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Fábregas is keen to make an impact after being out for so long. He's soon in the thick of the action Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Chamakh takes a lead from his captain Photograph: Tom Jenkins

... and he also has a couple of chances. Here he rises above Yaroslav Rakitskiy but can't convert his header Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Jack Wilshere pleads innocence after a bad tackle - it does the trick and he doesn't end up in the ref's book Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Arsenal's pressure pays off in the 19th minute when Andriy Pyatov in the Shakhtar goal drops a cross which lands at the feet of Johan Djourou. He knocks it goalwards towards Alex Song who tries a fancy-dan flick with his back foot from four yards out. It hits a defender and luckily for Song rebounds back off him and into the net Photograph: Tom Jenkins

With half time approaching Arsenal are still in control and increase their lead courtesy of a tidy strike by Sami Nasri. Song puts in a cross from the right which Nasri brings down in one nice touch. A feint outfoxes the centre-back and the Arsenal midfielder slams the ball into the net Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Jack Wilshere plays a smart curling pass with the outside of his left boot Photograph: Tom Jenkins

This time it's Fábregas on the receiving end of a tough tackle as he is fouled by Tomas Hubschman Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Just before the hour mark the ball is swung into the Shakhtar box and Adriano is all over Djourou. Penalty ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins

...which Fábregas steps up and strikes firmly and well out of the way of Pyatov. 3-0 Photograph: Tom Jenkins

It doesn't stop there. Just six minutes later Wilshere makes it four with a fine finish. Chamakh flips a smart ball through to the midfielder, who swaps a snappy one-two with Tomas Rosicky as he bursts through into the box before popping the ball over the onrushing keeper and into the net. It's the youngster's first goal in the Champions League Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Sebastien Squillaci climbs above Luiz Adriano to clear Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Arsenal players are almost lining up to score. In the 69th minute Nasri plays a ball over the top for Chamakh who has enough time to pause, look over to the linesman to see if he's onside and then nudges the ball past the keeper to make it five. That means that he's scored in each of Arsenal's group games this season and seeing as he also scored in his last three Champions League games with Bordeaux before moving across the Channel, the Morroccan captain becomes the first player to score in six consecutive Champions League matches Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Wenger brings on some fresh legs for the last 20 minutes or so, with Theo Walcott and Andriy Arshavin replacing Chamakh and Nasri. It takes Walcott's legs a bit of time to get used to the pace as here he is caught by Rakitskiy Photograph: Tom Jenkins

With just eight minutes to go a rare Shakhtar attack manages to produce a consolation goal and it couldn't be scripted better as it's Eduardo who scores it. He arrives in the Arsenal box at a fair pace to smack the ball home from 15 yards. The home crowd applaud and cheer his goal and he refuses to celebrate Photograph: Tom Jenkins

So the final whistle goes and Eduardo hugs former team-mate Rosicky. It was a far easier win than the Gunners were expecting, seeing as the Ukrainian side had also won their first two matches Photograph: Tom Jenkins