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Chelsea are down to 10 men as they host Premier League leaders Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
After a fiery start to the match that saw four bookings handed out in the opening half hour, Moises Caicedo was sent off for a bad tackle on Mikel Merino late in the first half.
Cole Palmer is on the bench for the hosts, while William Saliba missed out for the visitors after picking up a knock in training.
We are entering the Christmas period after all and Anthony Taylor seems more than happy to dish cards out today.
It has been a… robust affair so far and it seems inevitable he could be reaching to his top pocket for another red this afternoon.
A fiery contest is great for the neutral!
A few stats to bring you that demonstrate just how physical and fiery this match has been:
That sending off looks like it could be a turning point unless Chelsea find a way to tighten up with ten men in the second half.
Up to that point, they had rattled Arsenal in a physical display and were on top with the better of the possession and the chances.
It has backfired to a degree with them losing Caicedo, who is so important to them but it was a tactic that was working.
You can watch it again and again but it is very hard to argue with that red card for Moises Caicedo.
It looked a poor challenge on first viewing — with plenty of theatrics from the Chelsea man as both players were injured in the challenge — but the replay left little doubt.
You cannot make that sort of tackle and expect to go unpunished. Not least in a match that had already seen plenty of cards.
With Moises Caicedo set to be suspended for three matches after his straight red card, here's what he'll miss for Chelsea:
What a half! And what a battle at Stamford Bridge. It is all square at the break.
45+1’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal break for the best chance so far, Eze Martinelli and Rice combining for Martinelli to drive low. An excellent save from Sanchez kept the score even.
45+1’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
My word the Chelsea man gets down well to that low shot from Martinelli.
That was crucial to keep his side in it.
44’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
Chalobah has a nasty bit of swelling where Hincapie's elbow made contact. The Arsenal defender was just shown a yellow card and play continues. You have to wonder if we have seen the last red today.
43’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
The Chelsea man went down clutching his face — and he has a shiner forming under his eye after a collision with Hincapie.
He makes a point of showing the bump to the referee and Hincapie might be a bit lucky there after catching him with a trailing elbow.
40’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
Chelsea fans have inevitably blamed Taylor for the red card but it did not look good from Caicedo live, let alone seeing the replay. A real test for Chelsea now they are down to 10 men. They had been the better side for the previous 10-15 minutes before that.
39’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
VAR review deems it excessive force and Caicedo is off.
A red card in this game somehow felt inevitable after the flurry of early yellows. The initiative is now on Arsenal to make this opportunity count before the chance of anything being levelled up!
38’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
It never looked like this match would end with everyone on the pitch after so many early yellow cards.
Caicedo sees red for that late challenge, which had studs showing, on Merino. Hard to argue with that one.
37’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
The replays do not look good for Caicedo here as this goes to a red card review…
36’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
Caicedo and Chelsea have made a point of being very physical today, and it looks to me at least like Caicedo has overstepped the mark. I would expect this to be a red card on review.
35’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
Now, will VAR take a look at this?
Caicedo makes a late tackle on Merino, with both players down on the floor writhing in pain.
33’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
Not the most relaxed opening half hour for Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta's team look unusually open, frustrated, and emotional. It is chaotic, which is not like them. Calming down and taking some sting out of this would be helpful, but it is not just the defence which is out of shape. Arsenal's front players are not yet finding their rhythm either. This is a test they need to step into.
31’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
How Timber escaped a yellow for a blatant pull on Enzo Fernandez is quite the mystery.
31’ Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
Chelsea are really threatening now — Hincapie makes a mess of a clearance and Joao Pedro nearly steals in but for a challenge from Calafiori.
Then Enzo Fernandez looks baffled not to have won a free kick under a challenge from Timber.
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