"Chelsea were bright in the opening 38 minutes, until Caicedo saw red for a rash lunge on Mikel Merino. However, Chelsea went ahead after the interval, with Trevoh Chalobah heading in from James' fantastic cross. Merino equalised for Arsenal, but the Blues had chances of their own before Robert Sanchez made a fantastic stop to deny the Spain international from doubling his tally late on."
"Everyone can see where we are, what we're fighting for. Today was a big statement. Even though we wanted to win, there's lots of positives to take from that. We worked hard, a lot of analysis from the staff that sets us up the right way, and how [Enzo Maresca] felt we could hurt them. [Maresca] changed the formation slightly [after Caicedo's red card], we knew we wouldn't have the ball as much,"
"Disappointing to only come away with one point. We went down to 10 men pretty early in the game, and that made it difficult. We had a lot more of the ball when it was 11 against 11, so we'd have to soak up the pressure and try and catch them on the counter, which we did a few times but didn't have the final touches. I'm proud of the boys, it was electric here. We take a point and move forward."
Chelsea played most of the Stamford Bridge match with ten men after Moises Caicedo received a red card for a rash lunge on Mikel Merino. Trevoh Chalobah headed in from Reece James' cross after the interval to give Chelsea the lead, and Mikel Merino later equalised for Arsenal. Chelsea created further chances but were denied by Robert Sanchez late on. Reece James described the performance as a statement, expressed disappointment at taking only one point, praised staff analysis and Enzo Maresca's tactical tweak, and underlined the team’s work ethic and atmosphere. Arsenal extended an unbeaten run to 17 games.
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