This season’s trend of every Chelsea line-up having at least one interesting or unexpected wrinkle continued against Arsenal. This time it was the benching of club captain Reece James after two pretty positive Premier League showings at left-back, with Marc Cucurella restored to the side in his place.

Pedro Neto’s first Premier League goal for Chelsea earned them a 1-1 draw against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. The London rivals went into the match level on points and for an hour there was nothing to separate them on the pitch either,

Pedro Neto netted a stunning equaliser to earn Chelsea a draw over Arsenal, with the Gunners now nine points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool