Arsenal will head into the international break disappointed having failed to seal return to winning ways in the Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea rescued a point in a 1-1 draw.
The Gunners have endured a poor run of form, with their only win in four domestic games coming against non top-flight side Preston North End in the Carabao Cup fourth round.
They also headed into the game on the back of back-to-back losses, having been beaten by both Newcastle United and Inter away from home.
The return of players from injuries proved reason for optimism as captain Martin Ødegaard returned into the starting XI since August, while Declan Rice also returned after missing the Champions League trip to Milan.
Gabriel Martinelli’s opener on the stroke of the hour mark was equally cancelled out by a fine strike from Pedro Neto ten minutes apart as the duo settled for parity in the London derby match.
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Three reasons Arsenal didn’t beat Chelsea
Lack of momentum: Arsenal, on a poor run of form had no momentum, and failed to show commitment to pressing, leaving Neto with an open attempt to beat Raya from long-range.
Mikel Arteta as well as his goalkeeper must be really disappointed to concede such a goal, but it is a lesson that had to be undertaken the difficult way.
Poor finishing: Gabriel Martinelli missed a glorious chance to break thr deadlock in the first-half, a goal that could have sen the visitors score at a very crucial point of the game.
Arsenal missed three of the four big chances in the game, as the Brazilian was joined by Leandro Trossard and Mikel Merino on the list of big misses.
Fine margins: Kai Havertz was just millimeters offside in his disallowed goal in the first-half. Had that stood, if could have been a huge setback for Chelsea, even at a time where many of their players have succumbed to pressure, and picked up a couple of bookings.
The result sees Arsenal end their winless run albeit unsatisfactory. The move to fourth on the log, level on point with third place Chelsea.
