Arsenal held to draw by 10-man Chelsea, Liverpool back to winning ways

Premier League leaders Arsenal have dropped points in their race for the title as they were held to a 1-1 draw by rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The Gunners remain unbeaten in 13 matches since the start of the season, and stay fove points clear at the top of the table.

Chelsea played for a long time with 10 men, with Moises Caicedo getting sent off in the first half after VAR review of foul on Mikel Merino.

Chelsea started off the second half on a bright note, scoring the opener just about 150 seconds into the half through Trevoh Chalobah.

But the lead did not last for so long as Arsenal pegged back on the hour mark through Merino, ensuring they take a point from the game.

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Earlier in the day, Liverpool returned to winning ways as they defeat West Ham 2-0, with Alexander Isak scoring his first Premier League goal since his move from Newcastle.

The defending champions had suffered a mixed start to the season folloilwing a dismal sequence of nine defeats in 12 games – their worst since 1954.

But the Arne Slot side came out strong, with Mohamed Salah on the bench, and clinched a clean victory in London.

Earlier, Manchester United came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1, and move back into the Premier League’s top six.

In the other Premier League game on Sunday, Brighton defeated their hosts Nottingham Forest 2-0 while Aston Villa saw off Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0.

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