The Blues broke the deadlock in the 13th minute, with Alonso beating Hector Bellerin to a loose ball to head home the rebound after Diego Costa had first crashed his own header back off the crossbar.
Hazard doubled their lead eight minutes after the restart, driving from his own half towards goal, while shaking off Francis Coquelin in the process, before gliding into the box and slotting past Petr Cech.
And Fabregas made it three against his former side late on, sending the ball into an empty net from distance after intercepting a poor clearance from Cech.
Giroud scored a consolation goal for Arsenal deep into stoppage time, heading in a Nacho Monreal cross, but it was too little, too late for the visitors.
Meanwhile, Hull City inflicted a fourth defeat in five games in all competitions on Liverpool with a 2-0 win at the KCOM Stadium to boost their fight against relegation.
Alfred N’Diaye put Hull into the lead on the stroke of half-time, pouncing on a loose ball to score from close range following a mistake from Simon Mignolet.
The Tigers could have added another after the break with Abel Hernandez wasting two opportunities in quick succession, first sending a strike into the side netting and then being thwarted by Mignolet.
However, Sam Allardyce’s reunion with Sunderland was an unhappy one as his former club recorded a 4-0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Sunderland edged ahead after 10 minutes through Lamine Kone, who bundled the ball over the line after his header had first been blocked, before Didier Ndong then made it two shortly before the break with a strike from distance.
The Black Cats were in dreamland by the time the half-time whistle sounded, with Jermain Defoe scoring two in two minutes in stoppage time with a pair of fine finishes.
Romelu Lukaku scored four goals and registered an assist as Everton saw off Bournemouth with a 6-3 win at Goodison Park.
… Why We Lost To Chelsea – Wenger
Arsene Wenger insists his Arsenal side were not clinical enough in their defending in the 3-1 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal’s Premier League title chances went up in smoke after goals from Marcos Alonso, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas ensured Chelsea moved 12 points clear of their rivals.
Alonso’s controversial first goal saw him leap highest to beat Hector Bellerin and head home.
Hazard’s stunning second saw him pick up the ball from the halfway line and waltz past the Gunners defence with relative ease to score.
Then former Gunners star Fabregas capitalised on Petr Cech’s howler to seal their fate.
And Arsene Wenger has slammed his players for their lack of maturity and experience at a time when they needed it most.
“We were really naive and not clinical in our defending. Then Chelsea looked the better side,” Wenger said.
“We took risks and they were well organised and played well on the counter attack and looked powerful.
“We lost ball the many times. In situations we lacked maturity and experience. Individually some of our players were not at their best today.”
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