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Key occasions
44 min Chalobah has a burgeoning shiner, which he shows to the referee when he will get to his toes.
43 min “This,” says Justin Kavanagh, “is Sunday league stuff (with no discernible midfield), performed on a manicured pitch with an expert ref, who’s, to date, its most spectacular participant.”
42 min A couple of Chelsea followers needed a purple card for Hincapie however it was reckless reasonably than malicious. Whereas Chalobah receives remedy, Anthony Taylor has an extended chat with the Chelsea captain Reece James and some different gamers. Thus far he has dealt with the sport very well within the circumstnaces.
41 min Chalobah is caught by a stray elbow from Hincapie, who’s booked. This can be a disgusting sport of soccer, completely vile.
39 min Chelsea’s tackling machine has malfunctioned at a vital second in ah enormous sport. He can’t actually have any complaints.
Caicedo is shipped off!
38 min He tried to nick the ball off Merino, missed and plunged his studs into Merino’s shin. The extra you have a look at it, the more serious it will get.
36 min Caicedo has been booked by Anthony Taylor – however VAR have really useful a video assessment.
35 min A really poor deal with from Caicedo on Merino is being checked by VAR for a possible purple card.
33 min “I’m not watching however I’ll take your phrase for it in regards to the high quality to date, Rob,” says Simon McMahon. “Are they taking part in with a pink ball?”
No that’s within the Ashes. Anybody know when that begins btw?
32 min Estevao leads a Chelsea break and performs the ball again to Enzo Fernandez, whose shot from 20 yards is straight at Raya. Properly struck however too straight.
Chelsea have carried the better risk to date.
30 min Chelsea have probability to vary that when Joao Pedro nicks the ball off Hincapie on the sting of the D, however he delays after which overhits a move to Enzo Fernandez.
29 min That is garbage. The one shot on course to date is that Saka shot within the thirteenth minute, and that will have been dominated out for offside had he scored.
27 min James nicks the ball off Calafiori, who pulls him again and is booked.
26 min This isn’t a terrific advert for the Premier League. But.
22 min It’s nonetheless very scruffy. Arsenal are dominating possession however Chelsea have appeared extra threatening in transition.
Speaking of which, Joao Pedro lobs a great move to Enzo Fernandez, who’s ready for the ball to drop on the sting of the realm when Timber makes an necessary problem.
19 min Estevao tries to make amends with a roller from distance. Goalkick to Arsenal.
18 min: Likelihood for Chelsea! Estevao was the primary clear probability, blootering into orbit from 12 yards when a low cross from Joao Pedro is barely half cleared by Mosquera.
16 min Estevao’s low ball into the field nearly breaks for Neto, who’s about to shoot from six yards when Rice stretches to make a terrific problem.
13 min Rice’s lengthy throw is half cleared to Eze on the sting of the realm. He performs a great move to Saka, whose right-foot drive is kicked away by Sanchez. Seems like Saka was offside so any objective wouldn’t have counted.
Chelsea break and Mosquera is booked for a foul on Joao Pedro.
11 min In a surprising growth, Marc Cucurella is booked for a foul on Bukayo Saka.
This sport is muck, a kicking match with the odd little bit of soccer.
8 min Timber goes over after a problem from Caicedo. The referee provides a throw-in to Chelsea, to the distaste of Mikel Arteta. It’s been a niggly begin to the sport.
5 min Zubimendi is booked for a cynical foul on James.
5 min All a bit stop-start for now, with one other stoppage when Rice is penalised for a foul on Caicedo.
Caicedo then shoves Merino (I feel) out of his method off the ball.
3 min Cucurella waves his fingers angrily after being penalised for a strong problem on Saka.
1 min And so they’re off, Arsenal kicking from left to proper as we watch.
A reminder of the groups earlier than they take the sector
Chelsea (4-1-2-3ish) Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo; James, Enzo; Estevao, Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto.
Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Tosin, Badiashile, Andrey Santos, Palmer, Gittens, Garnacho, Delap.
Arsenal (4-1-2-3ish) Raya; Timber, Mosquera, Hincapie, Calafiori; Zubimendi; Eze, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Lewis-Skelly, White, Odegaard, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Madueke, Gyokeres, Jesus.
Referee Anthony Taylor.
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Immediately’s Premier League outcomes
Ed Aarons
Mikel Arteta is assured one of the best is to return from Declan Rice as Arsenal put together for his or her top-of-the-table showdown at Chelsea.
The England midfielder was excellent in Arsenal’s victories in opposition to Tottenham and Bayern Munich over the previous week and can face the membership the place he spent seven years earlier than being launched aged 14. Arsenal lead second-placed Chelsea by six factors and Arteta has not misplaced at Stamford Bridge in six visits as a supervisor.
Arteta signed Rice from West Ham in 2023 and mentioned even he had been shocked by the 26-year-old’s development for the reason that £105m transfer. He was requested whether or not he thought Rice had reached his peak.
“In all probability sure, a yr or two in the past, sure,” Arteta mentioned. “However now being with him each single day and understanding and connecting with him in the best way that I’ve finished, we’re going to get extra. As a result of he needs extra and he’s going to get extra. The workforce is aware of him higher, his position is rising across the workforce, the affect that he has on the workforce is large and we’ll discover methods to make it even higher.”

Jacob Steinberg
The worst method for Chelsea to reply to their demolition of Barcelona could be to imagine the hype. The issue is that feelings in soccer swing from one excessive to a different, because the folks working issues at Stamford Bridge have shortly come to understand.
They’ve confronted loads of ridicule for his or her various method since shopping for the membership from Roman Abramovich three years in the past, so maybe they’re entitled to be a bit sceptical now that Chelsea are being praised for his or her switch technique and talked up as potential title challengers earlier than internet hosting Arsenal on Sunday.
Crew information
Cole Palmer is on the bench for Chelsea, who make one change from the win over Barcelona: Joao Pedro replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
Arsenal’s William Saliba was injured in coaching and is changed by Piero Hincapie. Gabriel Martinelli and Riccardo Calafiori come into the workforce for Leandro Trossard and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Chelsea (4-1-2-3ish) Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo; James, Enzo; Estevao, Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto.
Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Tosin, Badiashile, Andrey Santos, Palmer, Gittens, Garnacho, Delap.
Arsenal (4-1-2-3ish) Raya; Timber, Mosquera, Hincapie, Calafiori; Zubimendi; Eze, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Lewis-Skelly, White, Odegaard, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Madueke, Gyokeres, Jesus.
Referee Anthony Taylor.
Preamble
Hiya, good day and welcome to stay, minute-by-minute protection of Chelsea v Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. Massive sport, this. If Arsenal win, the title race could have the unsatisfactory* whiff of a finished deal. Proper now they’re one of the best workforce in England, arguably Europe.
Not that Chelsea are far behind: they drilled Barcelona 3-0 on Tuesday – and that was with out Cole Palmer, who will return in some capability right now. If all that wasn’t saliva-inducing sufficient, these golf equipment don’t love each other. It’s been some time since they put the needle on the document; given the stakes – low within the grand scheme, excessive for the tip of November – right now may very well be the day.
Kick off 4.30pm.
* To everybody however Arsenal followers