Mikel Arteta was denied a perfect end to an otherwise brilliant week when his Gunners couldn’t take full advantage of a Chelsea red card in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

The Gunners came into the Week 13 match after convincing defeats of Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich.

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A card-happy first-half saw four yellows to Arsenal, a yellow to Chelsea, and a VAR-upgraded red card to Moises Caicedo in the 38th minute, giving the Gunners well over 50 minutes with a man advantage.

But it was Chelsea who scored after halftime when Trevoh Chalobah headed Reece James’ service inside the far post, giving Arsneal 42 minutes to find an equalizer.

They didn’t need that long, as Mikel Merino leveled the score, but a winner would take much

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