Caicedo sent off, Maresca accuses

Moisés Caicedo was sent off as Chelsea drew 1-1 with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, a result manager Enzo Maresca criticized as evidence of inconsistent refereeing after Piero Hincapié escaped punishment.

The Guardian

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football

Ruben Amorim is happy to ‘steal’ from others, Phil Foden is central to City and Thomas Frank is in trouble at Tottenham Latest Premier League table | Top scorers As Barney Ronay has noted , Arsenal are facing a weekly renewal of the Game You Just Have to Win If You Want to Be Champions. Did this represent a Game You Just Have to Win Because Chelsea’s Moisés Caicedo Was Sent Off? Yes and no. The hosts will naturally be more pleased with a point in the context of the first-half red card, while Arsenal perhaps looked a little jaded and below their best overall. But Enzo Maresca’s side were excellent throughout, despite having to play so much of the match with 10 men, and they deserved something from it. Compared with some Chelsea v Arsenal encounters from the olden days (when more overtly physical iterations of the Blues traditionally used to crush the fragile Gunners) there were no signs of weakness, mental or otherwise, from Arteta’s Premier League leaders in a fierce and physical derby. They will experience few harder tests than this, and a point was fair. Luke McLaughlin Continue reading. . .

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The Guardian

Maresca cries foul as Arsenal’s Hincapié escapes red after leaving Chalobah with black eye

Chelsea manager complains of inconsistent refereeing Maresca agrees Moisés Caicedo tackle warranted red card Enzo Maresca complained of inconsistent refereeing after Moisés Caicedo was sent off for Chelsea and Arsenal’s Piero Hincapié escaped a potential red card during a bruising 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. Although Maresca accepted that Caicedo deserved to see red for a dreadful tackle on Mikel Merino midway through the first half, the Italian still cried foul. The head coach cited Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur not being sent off for a poor tackle against Chelsea at the start of November and he was similarly bullish when told about Reece James arguing that Arsenal should have been reduced to 10 men when Hincapié left Trevoh Chalobah with a black eye during an aerial duel. Continue reading. . .

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Der Spiegel

Premier League: Liverpool pull off a much-needed win, Arsenal fail to take advantage of the extra man

Liverpool, returning with Florian Wirtz, saw another million-dollar signing score his first Premier League goal to pull Liverpool out of the crisis. Arsenal must settle for a draw at their city rival Chelsea.