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  Show of Faith or Shop Window? Arsenal’s line up gives starts to Martinez, Holding, Bellarin, Elneny and Maitland Niles. All rumoured to be part of the ten players Arsenal are willing to sell this transfer window. Martinez was fantastic when stepping in for Leno. Holding is young enough to improve. Bellarin is a stalwart. Elneny plays in a position where we have two no-shows and a player returning to their parent club. AMN is consistently one of our best performers in our biggest games against the toughest opposition. The centre-back area is definitely one in need of cleaning up. If not in terms of quality than at least in terms of numbers. But of the players playing tonight, all of them have given a good account of themselves. Whether that’s to Arteta or to a new club, is yet to be seen.   A Wonderful Arsenal Goal The club appear relaxed about the Gabonese striker’s contract talks, and the evidence on the field suggests the player remains focused. Reports are saying Aubameya...

1.        One Goal Down Five Minutes in Chelsea have matched Arsenal’s formation today, and it’s been an open first few minutes. Not sure who takes the blame for this one. There are plenty of Arsenal players back, but they are undone by a few delicate touches and nimble movements. Chelsea’s ex-Arsenal striker is at the heart of it, doing what he does best. Pulisic is allowed to turn and run at Arsenal in the middle of the pitch. He lays it off to Mount on the left wing, whose low cross is deflected to Giroud. The Frenchman lightly flicks the ball to Pulisic, who has continued his run, bursts onto the ball, rounds the remaining Arsenal defenders and clips the ball past Martinez.   2.        Getting Good at These Arsenal are getting some joy with balls over the top, and AMN has done well so far making runs down the left. This time it’s Auba who does the damage. A high ball is smashed over the Chelsea defence. Auba gets...