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Chelsea are on this Premier League title race. Little doubt about that. This time final yr Enzo Maresca performed down their prospects however together with his optimistic, defiant strategy to this feisty recreation, regardless of being all the way down to 10-men, he confirmed that can push all the best way.
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This was a much more mature, grown-up efficiency from them. However for one essential caveat: they should keep away from these pink playing cards. Astonishingly it’s already seven this season, 4 of them within the league.
It was not the one method that Maresca has learnt. When Chelsea suffered one other early sending off, earlier this season in opposition to Manchester United they – and their recreation plan – spectacularly unravelled. Maresca withdrew two attackers and handed the benefit to United who went on to win.
Afterwards his overly-cautious strategy was used as a keep on with beat the Chelsea head coach.
Was it a lesson? Maresca later pushed again on that idea however Chelsea suffered one other early pink card right here, deservedly shedding Moisés Caicedo to a spiteful sort out, and this time they held their nerve and didn’t shortly make modifications.
Was it as a result of they have been at house? Presumably so. However they have been going through one of the best staff within the league in Arsenal and have been cheered off on the finish having pushed them more durable than another facet has finished this season.
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That was captured by an incident late on when Arsenal received a nook and Chelsea stored three gamers – Liam Delap, Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto – upfield for a counter-attack. It confirmed ambition nevertheless it was additionally a wise transfer because it cleared their very own penalty space, giving goalkeeper Robert Sánchez extra space to say the nook in opposition to the league’s most harmful facet at set-pieces. Which he did.
May, additionally, a brand new rivalry have been born? There was sufficient spite and chunk – with seven yellow playing cards (six to Arsenal) in addition to the pink – to counsel so and likewise lay down a marker that Chelsea would possibly truly be creating into actual challengers to Arsenal’s hopes of toppling Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis.
Actually at occasions it teetered on being one other Battle of the Bridge and it was attention-grabbing, though not wholly nice, how Chelsea arrange snarling, in-your-face match-ups all around the pitch: from Marc Cucurella in opposition to Buyako Saka to Enzo Fernández in opposition to, nicely, everybody and anybody.
Chelsea captain Reece James and Maresca later argued there “ought to have been yet another pink” as they accused Piero Hincapie of elbowing Trevoh Chalobah within the face, leaving the Chelsea goal-scorer with a black eye. It was that form of recreation.
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Chelsea have dropped from second to 3rd, nonetheless six factors behind Arsenal, who’re 5 forward of Metropolis nevertheless it felt like they’d closed the hole. Chelsea would possibly nicely have received this and can declare an ethical victory which they will construct on given how nicely they performed.
In the meantime Arsenal will ponder whether or not this was a hard-fought draw or , taking part in for greater than an hour with an additional participant.
Chelsea have been epitomised by James. He’s England’s greatest right-back however dominated in a midfield position, a job he struggled with initially when used there in final summer time’s Membership World Cup, as he made up for the lack of Caicedo. To say Chelsea appeared to barely miss Caicedo spoke to how nicely James performed.
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“I believe everybody can see the place we’re and what we’re preventing for. I believe in the present day was an enormous assertion,” James mentioned, including that it’s going to “ship a message to the opposite groups within the league”.
It was not simply Chelsea (with Cole Palmer solely match sufficient for the unused substitutes) who have been weakened, after all. This was undoubtedly the worst Arsenal have performed all season however they’d the mitigation of getting to manage with out their first-choice centre-half pairing, one of the best within the league, with William Saliba injured in addition to Gabriel Magalhães after struggling “a knock” in coaching.
Of their place was Cristhian Mosquera and Hincapie and it was telling how usually Arsenal coach – and former defender himself – Gabriel Heinze issued directions to them from the bench.
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It regarded like the sport would swing on Caicedo’s dismissal for a horrible over-the-ankle sort out on Mikel Merino. And possibly it ought to have finished.
The Chelsea midfielder realised he was in hassle, reacting as if he was extra badly injured and initially acquired solely a warning. After watching a replay, the Arsenal bench reacted angrily whereas referee Anthony Taylor was suggested to check the incident on the pitch-side monitor by VAR John Brooks earlier than rightly upgrading to a pink. It actually didn’t take an excessive amount of learning.
May Arsenal capitalise? As an alternative they fell behind.
Joao Pedro received a free-kick, with David Raya beating away his header from it for a nook. However Jurrien Timber won’t need to watch what occurred subsequent as he misplaced Chalobah, who rose on the close to submit to look a header into the far nook of the web.
Set-piece FC undone by a set-piece? Actually Chelsea are second solely to Arsenal and Manchester United in scoring from such conditions and this was their ninth purpose of the marketing campaign.
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May they maintain on? Arsenal responded and shortly after Arteta had made two key substitutions, as soon as once more displaying the facility he has in reserve, they drew stage with Saka reducing again onto his left foot and sending in an inswinging cross. Wesley Fofana failed to trace Merino who headed house from close-range.
There can be no profitable purpose though, admirably, Chelsea nonetheless refused to retreat. “I believe we’re higher than final season,” Maresca allowed himself to confess afterwards. “We’re nearer. We’ll see the place we’re in February and March after which we’ll assess our goal.”
On this proof they need to, actually, be in that title race.
07:26pm
Enzo Maresca speaks
I believe we confirmed we’re on the right track once more. We have been a a lot, significantly better staff than them at 11 v 11 then with 10 gamers it’s harder however the best way they handled that was excellent.
We simply tried to use one of the best state of affairs and the best way we ready labored fairly nicely. We could be comfortable.
I believe the [Caicedo] pink card is a pink card, however I battle to know… what about Rodrigo [Bentancur] v Reece James [earlier this month], why was that not a pink card?
Moises [Caicedo] is a prime participant for us… his need, it was the identical for all of the gamers, was to attempt to do their greatest and win.
You must double your effort [with 10 players] however once we have been on the ball we didn’t change our plan.
We’re a greater staff in comparison with final season, we’re nearer, we’ll see the place we’re in March after which we resolve our goal then.
We’re there [when asked if they can compete for title].
07:09pm
Mikel Arteta speaks
A troublesome one. Two groups taking part in with nice aggression, depth and can. Within the first 20 minutes you couldn’t see a lot by way of lengthy sequences of play. Then it started to settle after which the pink card.
Two prime groups preventing for the Premier League it’s regular [that it was so intense].
We had 4 gamers with yellow playing cards they usually have been focusing on these 4 gamers to make it even. That’s why I took Ricky [Calafiori] off.
With the primary free-kick, the best way we conceded however they’re a extremely good staff. they’ve scored seven from corners, we’ve scored eight.
It was a variety of elements, an enormous week emotionally, bodily, the standard we’ve performed. They’ve simply crushed Barcelona right here and we misplaced two extra gamers to accidents. earlier than…
We’ve got one other recreation on Wednesday, a tricky opponent Brentford after which Aston Villa.
06:53pm
Mikel Merino speaks to Sky Sports activities
On the one hand I’m disillusioned as a result of if you put on this T-shirt you need to win each recreation. Then again it’s a tricky stadium to return to and we take a degree.
We might have managed the sport a bit higher, looking for the wings a bit extra. We did nicely in the present day, we take a degree and transfer on.
I felt mu ankle go all the best way [when hit by Caicedo]. Fortunately my ankles transfer a good distance do I wasn’t anxious about my security however I knew it was a horrible sort out and a pink card straightaway.
This Premier League may be very sturdy. Should you win a duel you possibly can assault the field however in the present day we weren’t at our greatest that’s why there have been so many transitions.
06:42pm
Man of the match Reece James speaks to Sky Sports activities
Clearly it’s disappointing to return away with just one level. We went all the way down to 10 early and that made it tough. Everybody can see the place we’re and what we’re preventing for. At this time’s an enormous assertion and we are able to take a variety of positives from that.
We labored onerous, a variety of evaluation from the supervisor that units us up io the appropriate solution to harm them.
Trying on the quantity of yellows I assumed there could be one other pink. [Why so many yellows?] London derby. Daft query!
I haven’t seen the pink card again so I’ve no touch upon that. The supervisor modified the formation barely at half time. We had to absorb strain and attempt to catch them on the counter which we did on just a few events.
I’m pleased with the boys. We take a degree and transfer ahead.
06:30pm
Full time: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Correct derby. Arsenal have been removed from their peak, Chelsea have been very recreation and performed nicely. The hole between stays at six factors whereas Metropolis at the moment are 5 behind.
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06:27pm
90+4 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Madueke and Hincapie hyperlink up down the left and the centre-half will get to the byline to face up a cross. Gyokeres is well-placed to run on to the header however doesn’t yell for it and Timber nips forward to have a go and doesn’t join correctly.
06:25pm
90+3 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Fofana boots a clearance all over to Raya, the primary signal that Chelsea are able to settle.
06:23pm
90+1 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
The primary of 4 minutes of stoppage time ends with Hincapie’s cross that catches Saka offside.
06:22pm
89 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Sanchez makes one other large save low to his left. He doesn’t cling on to Merino’s fizzing shot at first try however then dives to get better fractionally in entrance of Gyokeres who catches him as he tried to snap on to the rebound. Sanchez hams it up a bit however the yellow card is sufficient.
06:19pm
87 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Sanchez catches Odegaard’s weak cross/shot and bowls it out to Pedro Neto who dribbles 60 yards till he will get to the sting of the realm then goals for the highest left nook together with his left foot however floats it huge.
06:18pm
85 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Each side might nick a winner right here. Maresca appears comfortable to go for it, figuring out how weak they might be in the event that they sat again. Gusto floats a cross too removed from the appropriate.
06:16pm
82 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Madueke, who has switched to the appropriate, drives to the byline however Cucurella squeezes his house so nicely that he can’t maintain his footing or his cross in play.
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Right here’s one thing I didn’t know earlier than in the present day – Gabriel Heinze is an excellent whistler. He simply managed to whistle over the noise of all the crowd when he was attempting to get a message to an Arsenal participant. Nice approach.
06:13pm
80 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Enzo and Raya sq. up for just a few moments with the ball up the opposite finish and Madueke lets a tone of exasperation creep in when, standing unmarked on the again submit, Saka wafts one other shot from the appropriate together with his left excessive and huge.
06:12pm
78 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Now Timber concedes a free-kick on the Chelsea left with a lazy journey on Garnacho. Pedro Neto swings it to the again submit. Fernandez heads it again throughout and Fofana scuffs his volley. The ball ricochets out of the field and is picked up by Delap who drills a low shot to Raya’s left. The keeper will get down nicely to save lots of.
06:09pm
76 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Timber’s cross from the appropriate is blocked by Fofana and the rebound strikes Timber on the thigh and goes out for a goal-kick.
06:07pm
74 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Rice chips a diagonal to the appropriate of the field that Saka meets on the half-volley together with his proper, on the lookout for the runs of Gyokeres and Madueke however he diverts it straight at Sanchez. Half a minute later Saka smears one other left-foot shot from the appropriate huge. In search of bend, he can’t persuade it to return in shortly sufficient.
06:05pm
72 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Garnacho is discovered by a wonderful crossfield cross and runs at Timber, backing him up earlier than selecting out Cucurella’s underlapping run. The left-back stands up a cross to the center of the field and Neto rises excessive to steer a tame header inside Raya’s grasp.
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Saka wafts a left foot shot from the appropriate over the bar.
Gyokeres → Eze.
06:02pm
69 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
I’d have anticipated Arsenal to kick on from the equaliser however Chelsea have managed to exert some management on the sport. However now they concede a nook with James’ choosing the pragmatic clearance. They go away Neto and Delap up entrance and Saka whips the nook straight down Sanchez’s throat.
06:00pm
67 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Alert defensive header from Fofana when Eze tries to scoop the ball over him units him off on a rangy run upfield. They maintain probing across the field for a few minutes however can’t choose the killer cross, yielding possession after which a free-kick once they attempt to discover one after which need to cease the break.
05:57pm
65 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Estevao’s workload needs to be managed however Chelsea’s proper facet has not had the identical stage of menace it loved earlier than half-time.
05:55pm
63 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
Hincapie celebrates blocking Neto’s cross out for a nook by shouting in Neto’s face. Odegaard goes down clutching his head when the cross is available in and the referee blows his whistle and makes Neto retake it.
05:51pm
GOAL!
Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1 (Merino) Saka drives in direction of the byline with the ball below the management of his proper foot then spins shortly on to his left when going through up Cucurella and whips an inswinging cross that Merino meets in the midst of the purpose six yards out, He buries his header into the highest left nook.
05:51pm
57 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 0
Delap overhits a cross that would have put Pedro Neto by way of 40 yards from purpose and again come Arsenal…
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Loud booing from the Chelsea followers for Noni Madueke as he got here on to the pitch for Arsenal. Appears extra performative than nasty, however Madueke might be extra motivated to make an affect now.
05:49pm
55 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 0
Garnacho erans a nook off Rice after driving up the left. Rice sees off James’ menace on the nook however Chelsea are on hearth tonight, snapping on to the free ball, and placing Arsenal again below strain.
Madueke → MartinelliOdegaard → Zubimendi.
Madueke is greeted with cries of ‘Chelsea reject’.
05:47pm
53 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 0
Liam Delap is on the point of come on for Chelsea. Lewis-Skelly runs into James to cease him breaking upfield. Out comes the yellow card as soon as extra.
Delap → Joao Pedro.
05:45pm
51 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 0
Saka tries to strike again instantly however his shot hits Cucurella and appears to be heading for a nook till Sanchez makes haste to seize it.
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Chelsea have been second solely to Arsenal for scoring from set-piece targets thus far this season earlier than the weekend’s video games. Together with penalties, Trevoh Chalobah’s header was Chelsea’s tenth purpose from set items – that’s just one fewer than they managed over the whole thing of final season.
05:42pm
48 min: Chelsea 1 Arsenal 0
Properly, nicely, nicely. The nook got here from the free-kick for the foul on Joao Pedro. He leapt on the again submit to fulfill the whipped centre and Raya made a flying save to claw it behind.
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Set-piece FC undone from a set-piece. Jurrien Timber has been excellent for Arsenal this season however the defender won’t need to see replays of how he didn’t problem Trevoh Chalobah for that nook. Ten-man Chelsea are deservedly within the lead right here and Arsenal can haven’t any complaints. Massive check now for them.
05:39pm
GOAL!
Chelsea 1 Arsenal 0 (Chalobah) Hoist by their very own petard. The set-piece kings are mugged with a near-post flick-on at a nook. Chalobah rises to beat Rice and glances it in.
05:39pm
46 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Solely the anti-fun league would welcome Estevao’s substitution… and Arsenal.
Are Arsenal now obliged to win this match, Alan Smith is requested. ‘Sure,’ he says as succinctly as potential.
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Chelsea free-kick after Joao Pedro is caught in an an aerial problem.
05:36pm
A half-time change apiece
Lewis-Skelly → Calafiori
Garnacho → Estevao
05:35pm
Chelsea to make half-time change
Garnacho is stripped and able to come on.
05:23pm
Half-time: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Fernandez turns like a dervish out by the left touchline in a tussle with Mosquera, glancing a blow throughout his throat. Anthony Taylor blows for half-time and so there may be prone to be no additional investigation.
Pleasing needle all through. They clearly can’t stand one another.
05:20pm
45+3 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Sanchez once more offers with the close to submit nook, fairly unconventionally, with a volleyball-serve type underarm smash. Chelsea break and fly ahead with Estevao whose cross components Joao Pedro’s hair as he made his near-post run.
05:18pm
45+2 min: Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0
Two misplaced passes, one from Zubimendi, one other by Timber, destroy promising Arsenal assaults. However they are going to have a nook after Fofana stops Calafiori’s run down the left.
05:17pm
45 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
5 minutes of stoppage time begin with Sanchez’s wonderful save, low to his proper, to cease Martinelli’s thunderous shot with a powerful wrist, seeing it late because it got here by way of a thicket of legs.
Sanchez saves – AFP/JUSTIN TALLIS
05:15pm
44 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Finally a soccer match has resumed and Arsenal have a nook after Saka and Eze linked up and Fofana received his foot in to intercept an tried return cross. Sanchez catches the nook below strain from pink shirts and shielded by blue.
05:13pm
42 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Chelsea have been breakfasting on uncooked meat in the present day given how wound up and aggressive they’ve been. Arsenal have responded in sort.
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In an try to even it up Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca – having watched a replay – has simply ordered Pedro Neto to run over and protest to referee Anthony Taylor that Piero Hincapie elbowed Trevoh Chalobah within the face as they contested a header.
05:11pm
41 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Chalobah may have a lump on his cheekbone after being caught by Hincapie’s arm. One other reserving. The VAR says he had his eyes on the ball always.
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I believe that’s Chelsea’s seventh pink card in all competitions this season, together with head coach Maresca. Self-discipline is an actual drawback for them and also you wouldn’t be shocked if one other Chelsea participant goes at some stage this night.
05:09pm
Caicedo is shipped off
Straight leg problem with extreme power. Caicedo is shipped off.
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05:07pm
Solely a reserving thus far however the ref goes to the display
VAR John Brooks tells him to have a more in-depth look.
Caicedo takes out Merino… and himself – Getty Photos/Ryan Pierse
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Gabriel Heinze, who’s a part of the Arsenal backroom workers today, was very sad when he noticed the replay of that problem by Caicedo. The Arsenal bench clearly assume it ought to have been a pink card. Maresca disagreed with Heinze earlier than the previous defender was pulled away.
05:05pm
VAR verify for pink card.
Caicedo injures himself in a reckless sort out on Merino. Appears like a pink card to me. His studs went into the underside of his shin
05:04pm
35 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Saka has a protracted chat with Taylor after he’s fouled by Cucurella once more. Extra clumsy than malicious and never worthy of the second yellow Saka might be lobbying the ref to offer. James comes over to current the case for the defence.
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Positively one to observe is the variety of niggly contests all around the pitch… Marc Cucurella is attempting to wind up Bukayo Saka, and may be very tight to the Arsenal winger always – and he actually needs to be cautious if he’s not going to get despatched off whereas there’s a little feud happening between Martin Zubimendi and Enzo Fernandez.
05:03pm
33 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Dazzling run from Estevao down the appropriate, pushing Calafiori again earlier than reducing into the field. There’s an opportunity to shoot however he angles it again in direction of the appropriate of the D for Enzio to wrap his instep round a shot however he bends it straight at Raya. Wanted extra whip.
05:01pm
31 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Joao Pedro pounces on Hincapie’s dawdling on the ball within the D, delaying the again cross. However then he dithers himself, not taking pictures however popping it by way of Calafiori’s legs however knocking the ball too far to get a shot off in time.
05:00pm
29 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Timber steals some territory at a throw-in after Maresca not giving him the ball again cleanly. Maresca does a Rumpelstiltskin dance in his gray romper go well with and Taylor switches the throw-in the opposite method.
04:58pm
27 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Out comes the yellow card once more, this time for Calafiori who had received the ball and was striding away solely to be blindsided by James nipping forward of him. So he shoved him over. Elite Premier League soccer appears to be as a lot concerning the arms because the legs today.
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Chelsea are taking part in rather well and ought to be forward. Estevao has missed their greatest likelihood whereas Arsenal’s defence – with out first-choice central halves William Saliba and Gabriel Maghalaes – is wanting shaky. Understandably so, maybe. Nevertheless it actually appears like an enormous alternative for Chelsea to press their very own title credentials. Can Arsenal survive? At current they’re struggling a bit with the tempo that Chelsea need to play the sport.
04:56pm
25 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Caicedo shoves Eze over because the No 10 dropped deep to take possession from Mosquera’s angled cross. Thirty seconds later Merino pays Caicedo again in sort with one other shove within the again.
04:55pm
23 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Chelsea fairly comfortable to knock it lengthy. Estevao can be having fun with loads of possession.
04:53pm
21 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Now it’s Timber’s flip to make a well timed sort out after Enzo’s pretty first contact units up a shot from 18 yards on the half-volley. Arsenal are uncharacteristically open by way of midfield.
04:52pm
19 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
One other shot from Estevao, this time from a much less promising place, with comparable consequence, rising into orbit off his proper boot as he reduce in off the wing.
Estevao wafts a few pictures over the bar – Motion Photos through Reuters/Matthew Childs
04:49pm
17 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Good likelihood for Estevao within the field after Gusto’s wonderful run down the appropriate. The ball breaks to him kindly off Mosquera’s block however he blazes his half-volley from 12 yards over the bar.
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Arsenal are with out the first-choice central defenders William Saliba – who suffered a ‘knock’ in coaching on Saturday – and long-term injured Gabriel Maghalaes. It’s attention-grabbing to see how a lot teaching Gabriel Heinze, Mikel Arteta’s assistant, is doing of Cristhian Mosquera and – specifically – Piero Hincapie. The Argentinian has been issuing directions to the pair on their positioning, telling Hincapie to get tighter to Joao Pedro. In the meantime Cucurella is lastly booked for an additional hefty sort out on Bukayo Saka. It already appears like there could be a sending off until this calms down.
04:47pm
15 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Terrific and obligatory sort out from Rice within the field, dicing with hazard by sliding in to cease Pedro Neto after a jinking run from Estevao down the appropriate had Calafiori and Hincapie backpedalling furiously. Neto tried to make the angle for a right-foot shot and as he did Rice telescoped out his leg to knock the ball away.
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It might now be a protracted night for Cucurella. He’s earned that yellow card and he’s going to need to watch out now. Absolutely Arsenal will look to get the ball to Saka as usually as potential to any extent further.
04:45pm
13 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Arsenal throw in on the left, roughly parallel with the 18 yard line. Rice launches it it in, on the lookout for Hincapie on the close to submit. Chelsea clear to the sting of the field the place Eze pounces and takes a contact then pings a diagonal to Saka on the appropriate of the field who thumps a right-foot shot together with his swinger and Sanchez blocks firmly together with his legs.
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Chelsea attempt to break with Joao Pedro haring away from Saka, who slips, up the left till greatly surprised by Mosquera who turns into the third reserving in 12 minutes.
04:41pm
11 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
James and Caicedo are attempting to take a seat on Rice and cease him driving ahead. Cucurella goes into the guide for an additional foul on Saka, scissoring the England winger.
04:40pm
9 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Appears to be settling down after a really spicy begin. Chelsea are stroking the ball across the again 4.
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There’s a debate in fashionable soccer about ‘over-coaching… with Chelsea’s first purpose kick head coach Enzo Maresca has simply ordered his winger Pedro Neto to maneuver – all of two yards from half-way to simply inside Chelsea’s half. Unsure what distinction that made.
It has been a full of life begin with Martin Zubimendi the primary participant into the guide, for a bodycheck on midway. Mikel Arteta isn’t comfortable about that, stating to fourth official Sam Barratt that Marc Cucurella was not cautioned for an apparently worse problem moments earlier than.
04:38pm
7 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Wonderful from Calafiori, utilizing his power and positioning to thwart the mercurial Estevao who was operating at him down the Chelsea proper.
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Joao Pedro has already been whipping up the Chelsea crowd. It appears like the house facet are actually going to lean into the London derby ambiance.
04:36pm
5 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Caicedo shoves Merino over after the Chelsea midfielder was fouled by Rice and Merino stood over the ball. From the free-kick Zubimendi is booked for wrapping an arm throughout James as he bustled by way of midfield. ‘Anthony Taylor, it’s all about you,’ sing the Arsenal followers.
04:34pm
3 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Arsenal play it out brief from the again and Cucurella whacks Saka who was attempting to show him with a kick throughout the calf. Arsenal construct up the appropriate from the free-kick and Saka thinks he ought to have a nook and he ought to have as each Pedro Neto and Cucurella converge to take care of his menace. Neto’s was the ultimate contact however the linesman and referee get it fallacious.
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Mikel Arteta was straight into the fourth official after that Cucurella foul on Saka. It actually regarded like an old style early reducer from the Spaniard. Arteta used it as an opportunity to place Sam Barrott, who’s patrolling the technical areas, on alert.
04:32pm
1 min: Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0
Arsenal kick off, attacking from proper to left, barracked by Chelsea followers singing ‘Champions of Europe you’ll by no means sing that’. Each side of their house strips. Mosquera heads away a protracted ball knocked up his channel.
04:26pm
Gloves climate on the Bridge
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The gamers are out and the dry ice machine appears to be turned as much as most. One of many Chelsea mascots limped out with a plaster solid on her leg. Mascoting by way of the ache barrier.
Gabriel Martinelli begins on the left for Arsenal – Getty Photos/Ryan Pierse
04:18pm
Leads to the early kick-offs
Crystal Palace 1-2 Man Utd
Nottm Forest 0-2 Brighton
Which imply Villa go as much as third and Chelsea begin the sport in fourth.
04:09pm
Enzo Maresca’s pre-match ideas
It’s too early in any case [to speak of us as title contenders] if we win or don’t win [against Arsenal]. It’s November, there’s 5 or 6 months to go.
It’s vital the place we’re in February and March and we’ll see if we are able to obtain one thing vital.
It’s one other large recreation. We completed the one in opposition to Barca with a great feeling. If it’s greater than the final one, I don’t know. For me they’re all vital.
It’s a pleasant feeling nevertheless it’s three factors. Then we’ve Leeds which is three factors in the identical method.
The mindset and temper are excellent. We’re doing good within the Premier League and Champions League. It’s a great feeling that we are able to see we’re bettering and rising.
We’d like that setting, the followers the best way they have been. It’s all the time good to share that form of second on the finish of the sport with everybody.
04:01pm
Arsenal needed each Moises Caicedo and Declan Rice – now £100m males are greatest on the planet
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Again in 2023, it was agreed by ’s coaches and executives that they wanted to recruit a brand new powerhouse midfielder. They needed an elite-level, charismatic central participant who might dictate video games together with his persona and dominate opponents together with his physicality. A younger participant, confirmed within the Premier League, who would solely turn into higher within the years to return.
Arsenal knew which midfielder they needed, they usually knew he needed to hitch them. A secret assembly between the participant and key Arsenal operatives in north London had gone nicely, and there was sufficient cash within the financial institution for the membership to make a critical supply. Inside the Emirates Stadium, there was confidence he would quickly be theirs.
You would possibly assume that was this midfielder in query. However , six months earlier than Arsenal signed Rice from West Ham United. The participant Arsenal have been focusing on in that winter window was, as a substitute, .
03:54pm
Comfortable returns
Gabriel Jesus is again within the squad for the primary time since his harm on January 12 – Reuters/David Klein
Cole Palmer returns to the Chelsea bench after overcoming the harm that has stored him out since September 20 – PA/John Walton
03:43pm
Groups for the monochrome set
Chelsea Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, James; Estevao, Fernández, Pedro Neto; Joao Pedro.Substitutes Jorgensen, Acheampong, Tosin, Badiashile, Andrey Santos, Palmer, Gittens, Garnacho, Delap.
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Arsenal Raya; Timber, Mosquera, Hincapie, Calafiori; Zubimendi; Eze, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli.Substitutes Arrizabalaga, Lewis-Skelly, White, Odegaard, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Madueke, Gyokeres, Gabriel Jesus.
Referee Anthony Taylor (Wythenshawe)
03:33pm
Arsenal staff information
Mikel Arteta makes three modifications from Wednesday night time: Saliba is injured and is changed by Hincapié as is Trossard so Martinelli is available in whereas Calafiori resumes because the common Premier League left-back, nudging Lewis-Skelly again on to the bench the place he’s joined in happier information by Gabriel Jesus and Viktor Gyokeres.
03:30pm
Chelsea staff information
Maresca makes one change from the conquerors of Barcelona, Joao Pedro approaching for Garnacho.
03:27pm
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03:25pm
Preview: Chelsea looking for first house win over Arsenal for seven years
Good afternoon and welcome to stay protection of Chelsea vs Arsenal from the Premier League which kicks off with the guests prime and hoping a win can stretch their lead over Manchester Metropolis again to seven factors and Chelsea striving for a primary house victory over the Gunners since 2018 which might take them as much as second, merely three factors off the leaders.
Mikel Arteta, whose facet have received seven and drawn two of their 9 league matches since their offered defeat by Liverpool, has by no means misplaced as a supervisor at Stamford Bridge, a exceptional feat given how soundly Arsène Wenger’s groups have been crushed throughout the fallow years submit Invincibles when Arsenal needed to pay for a brand new floor whereas Chelsea soared on Roman Abramovich’s Katastroika billions. Actually Thomas Tuchel is the one head coach to get one over Arteta again in 2021 on the Emirates when Romelu Lukaku and Reece James scored the targets in a 2-0 victory although Enzo Maresa’s staff managed a draw final season at house when Pedro Neto equalised Gabriel Martinelli’s opener.
Leandro Trossard, Gabriel and Kai Havertz are all lacking for Arsenal and there are rumours that William Saliba might also have picked up an harm in coaching although there may be higher information from Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Jesus, each of who’re ‘again on the grass’. Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo, Romeo Lavía and Mykhailo Mudryk are all long-term absentees for varied well-known causes however Cole Palmer, with some safety for his damaged toe, is accessible for choice.
Having been dismissed by Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich as a set-piece staff who’re inferior to PSG, Arteta shall be smiling if his facet scores from considered one of Declan Rice’s deliveries once more in the present day. “I believe the sport they performed in opposition to PSG was very comparable when all the things turns into man-to-man and the best way they’re with the full-backs, the best way we did what we did by way of rotation, they create a recreation that may be a very low sequences of passes, so I do know what he’s saying, in order that’s wonderful,” Arteta mentioned. “It’s a part of the sport.”