LONDON -- Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Chelsea on Sunday, which cut their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points.

A frenetic and feisty London derby began with four yellow cards in the opening 27 minutes before Moisés Caicedo was sent off on VAR review for a late tackle on Mikel Merino .

The Gunners were without center backs William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães for only the second time since August 2021, and in their absence, Arsenal fell behind from a set piece as Trevoh Chalobah glanced in Reece James ' 48th-minute corner. Arsenal responded as Merino nodded in a 59th-minute equalizer but were unable to find a winner, meaning Manchester City 's win over Leeds United a day earlier left them second in the table while Chelsea dropped to th

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