Premier League: Arsenal v Chelsea – in pictures

Standing water lies all around the pitch at the Emirates (it's been a soggy day) but thankfully the pitch looks playable Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom Jenkins

Arsene Wenger shakes hands with his counterpart Jose Mourinho just before kick-off
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Aaron Ramsey tries to burst through midfield
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Olivier Giroud beats John Terry in the air
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Giroud can't reach a long, flighted throughball Photograph: The Guardian/Tom Jenkins

Willian trips Theo Walcott in the box but no penalty is given. It looked like a foul as Willian hooked Walcott's leg, but arguably the Arsenal man's tumble to the ground was more dramatic than it needed to be
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Frank Lampard dispossesses Bacary Sagna
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The first half is short on chances, save for a cracking volley from Lampard which rattles the underside of the bar and bounces to safety Photograph: David Davies/PA

Jose Mourinho wags his fingers when Arsenal are awarded a throw-in
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Ramiers gets stuck in ... the second half, like the first, has had plenty of meaty tackles but very little else worthy of note
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That is until late on, when Giroud spurns two chances. The first comes when Ramsey's dinked pass sets him free, but he flashes a shot wide
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Then he races onto a near post cross but his goal-bound effort is scooped over the bar by the onrushing Petr Cech. Walcott can hardly believe it
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Lampard congratulates Ramsey for putting the ball out when Ramires is injured - but Giroud runs across because he's incensed. There isn't long to go and Arsenal can ill afford to be so kind Photograph: The Guardian/Tom Jenkins

Substitute David Luiz blasts a freekick straight into the Arsenal wall late on
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Gary Cahill makes a last-ditch tackle on Giroud as the game winds to a frustrating conclusion
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Giroud looks dejected at the final whistle, but a draw is a fair result from a game neither side deserved to win. Final score: 0-0 Photograph: The Guardian/Tom Jenkins