Eden Hazard jokes with Hector Bellerin about Arsenal vs Chelsea penalty replay

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Tom Doyle4 January 2018

Eden Hazard joked that he does not need a replay to know that Hector Bellerin fouled him for Chelsea's penalty in a 2-2 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Jack Wilshere scored his first Premier League goal since May 2015 to open the scoring for Arsenal, only for a penalty - won and converted by Hazard - and a close-range finish from Marcos Alonso to seemingly win it for the visitors.

However a stoppage-time strike from Bellerin, who had conceded the spot-kick, earned the Gunners a point.

When asked for their thoughts on the penalty award, Bellerin told Sky Sports Main Event: "He's always very quick in the box. I saw the ball in the air and I tried to challenge for it.

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"We both went for the ball at the same time and the referee thought it was a penalty, so we'll have to see the replay."

In response, Hazard joked: "We don't need a replay, yes it's a penalty."

Bellerin was pleased to earn his side a point, adding: "It was great. I haven't scored in a while so it was great to do it for our comeback. I'm happy with the goal but also happy with the reaction at the end of the game."

"It's non-stop football. We know whenever we play them it's always a hard game, there's always a lot of entertainment, always really hard, we work hard all week. It was a great reaction towards the end."

Hazard said: "It was 50-50. Both teams played a really good game. Maybe we should have scored more goals, we missed a lot of chances, but at the end I think a draw was a good result for both teams. We are happy."

Additional reporting by the Press Association.