Theo Walcott believes Arsenal made Chelsea look 'average' in their resounding 3-1 success.

Gunners ace thrilled with pressing performance against Blues

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Theo Walcott believes Arsenal made Chelsea look 'average' in their resounding 3-1 success over their rivals at Emirates Stadium. It was a low-key start to the North London affair and it proved to be virtually one-way traffic following Alex Song's opener on the stroke of half time. Captain Cesc Fabregas tucked home Arsenal's second after the interval with Theo Walcott putting the home side three in front before Branislav Ivanovic pulled one back. Chelsea did the double over Arsenal last season and while The Gunners had a poor record against their rivals, Walcott was always confident of securing a result. The former Southampton winger was thrilled with Arsenal's pressing play and felt their hard-working game-plan paid dividends as Chelsea were crowded out of the contest."We didn't think about that at all. It was in the past. We were concentrating on the defensive of the game today. Everyone pressed. It was so good to see," he told. "Not just the starters, but the players who came on as well. They pressed and we didn't give Chelsea space at all. We did that throughout the 90 minutes. "I think everything went well for us. We made Chelsea look average at times. We played some great football and not just the pressing. It was fantastic to see. "We wanted to do that for the fans. In recent years we've been disappointing and we've not got the result, but tonight we've shown the fans what we can do and hopefully we're ready for the season. "It was a fantastic result for us."Spain ace Fabregas looked back to his best with a goal and two assists, but he is refusing to get carried away with the club's lofty standing. Arsenal are now second in the table, although the games come thick and fast and Fabregas is now focusing on beating Wigan on Wednesday. "Well mentally it's very important, but we have to show that on Wednesday the Premier League is the best in the world," said Fabregas. "It's the most competitive. After today you have to play again. I don't think in any country you'd have to do that. "Football is massive here and if we have to play in two days we'll have to wear the shirt and we always do, give 100 per cent and try to beat Wigan. "The difference to be a good and a great team is just very, very little. Today we did what a great team does. Pressed, played for each other, discipline, focus. We have everything today. "We knew that we couldn't drop off in the games that we lost. The Premier League is so tight. Anyone can win it. We'll try to do our best until the end and we'll see where our future takes us."