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3 positives & negatives as Arsenal rescue point at the Bridge

By Harry Dowsett

Arsenal's Belgian midfielder #19 Leandro Trossard (centre left) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in London on October 21, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's Belgian midfielder #19 Leandro Trossard (centre left) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in London on October 21, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Two late goals saw Arsenal rescue a point at Stamford Bridge, having fallen two goals behind earlier in the match. 

Given their victory against Manchester City last time out, you could have been forgiven for expecting an Arsenal win in this match. However, a resurgent Chelsea, who came into this game after two consecutive league victories, were excellent and fully deserving of their initial two-goal lead.

But, as they have done so often under Mikel Arteta, the Gunners continued to fight, and goals from Declan Rice and substitute Leandro Trossard saw the points shared in west London. Here are three positives and negatives from the match.

3 positives and negatives as Arsenal rescue point at the Bridge

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Positive #1: Unbeaten run continues

The first positive from the match is that a draw means our unbeaten Premier League run is still intact. Of course, a win would have made that outcome far sweeter, but the fact remains that we are one of just two teams not to lose a single game in the Premier League this season.

In my opinion, we do need to start turning more of these draws into victories if we are to sustain yet another serious bid for the Premier League title. However, our ability to not lose matches is undoubtedly an asset in its own right.

Negative #1: Lack of creativity

Without question, our lack of creativity against the Blues in this game was glaringly obvious. Chelsea deserve credit for their excellent defensive shape which proved to be incredibly efficient, but, neverayers must find a way to create regular goalscoring chances – and in truth, this has been an issue of ours all season.

Martin Odegaard struggled to have an impact in the game, and while dangerous, wingers Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka, who eventually did record an assist, were largely blunt in attack.

Simply put, our attacking output and the frequency with which we create chances in front of goal must improve.

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