Arteta must hate games like this, where raw emotion and physical excess can lead to yellow and red cards, and of course injuries. The Blues played hard and well. We didn't quite match them, I thought, though we did not flinch in the duels. I think it was a mistake to bring on Madueke, who had some really good moments. He lost the ball several times; except for the great cross that deserved to assist the winning goal, nothing he tried worked. Martinelli must not yet be at full fitness. Rice was fine, Merino excellent. This is just the second game in the last 142 in which we had neither Saliba or Gabriel, and it cost. Hincapie and Mosquera are fine backups, but against Chelsea, we missed having the best options out there.
Well, we've been reeled in to an extent, with City, Villa, and Brighton winning. The lead is just five points now. Chelsea has laid down a marker and look to be very good and improving. We will get a shot at them in our place and we need to play better.
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