"It was a different story when everything changed in the 38th minute, Chelsea reduced to 10 men after Moises Caicedo's X-rated challenge on Mikel Merino. It was one of those that made you wince upon each replay, the stand-in Arsenal striker fortunate to emerge unscathed. Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal: Premier League live reaction It was Chelsea's sixth red card of the season in all competitions not including the one for the manager, Enzo Maresca, in the win over Liverpool in October."
"Chelsea had been in fire-breathing mood at the outset. Perhaps it was part of the reason why Caicedo overstepped so grievously. And they rocked Arsenal when Trevoh Chalobah looped home a header from a Reece James corner at the start of the second half. Arsenal had to react and they did. It was Merino who scored the equaliser, a tribute to his own tenacity as much as anything else."
Arsenal travelled without William Saliba after he injured himself in training. Chelsea were reduced to ten men in the 38th minute when Moises Caicedo received a red card for an X-rated challenge on Mikel Merino. Chelsea took the lead early in the second half through Trevoh Chalobah's header from a Reece James corner. Mikel Merino scored the equaliser, showing tenacity, and later had a low shot brilliantly saved by Robert Sanchez. Viktor Gyokeres' rebound was blocked, and Jurrien Timber cleared a late aerial threat to deny Arsenal a winner. The match ended 1-1, a fair and pulsating contest.
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