Chelsea haunted by disciplinary issues againpublished at 10:34 GMT
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Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
Meanwhile, Chelsea had themselves to blame for making their life more difficult at the Emirates last night.
Pedro Neto earned himself a second yellow card for a cynical foul on the counter-attacking Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli leaving Chelsea with 10 men in their bid to find a way back from 2-1 down.
It was Chelsea’s seventh Premier League red card of the season, leaving them two short of the division’s record with 10 games still to play.
It was also their ninth red card in all competitions. Before kick-off, head coach Liam Rosenior had suggested discipline was improving under his watch, but he has now seen players sent off in consecutive matches.
Neto’s dismissal came just a week after Wesley Fofana’s red card in the 1-1 draw against Burnley.
And this is far from a new issue.
Chelsea, bottom of the Premier League fair‑play table, finished second‑bottom last season under Enzo Maresca and bottom the year before under Mauricio Pochettino.