Now World ViewHello and welcome to football.london for live coverage of Enzo Maresca's post-match press conference.
Chelsea have just been beaten at Arsenal in the Premier League by a goal to nil. Mikel Merino's first-half header was enough for the Gunners to claim all three points.
The Blues never got going in the London derby in a game where they created very little in terms of opportunities. As we head into the final international break of the season, Chelsea are still well in the hunt to finish in a Champions League place, but they missed a big chance against an Arsenal side not at their best in north London.
Maresca will be out shortly to address the media and reflect on what he has just seen. Bobby Vincent is live at the Emirates and will bring you updates as and when Maresca speaks. Stay tuned to follow every word the Italian has to say.
Key Events
- Enzo is here16:00
- Welcome15:28
16:06Bobby Vincent
That's all
That is all we have time for. A full transcript will be online soon.
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16:06Bobby Vincent
Sanchez performance
I think he did a good game. He did some good saves. With the feet, he was quite good in some moments and sometimes struggled a little bit but overall I think he was good.
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16:05Bobby Vincent
Nkunku and Sancho performances
It's not easy to create chances against them. When you have important players injured but I think Jadon did quite well, Christo also. I don't have a feeling they could do something better. For sure, we can attack better as a group.
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16:04Bobby Vincent
More on Palmer
He needs a scan. The scan is planned for Monday, tomorrow. I hope so [he will be back after the international break] but we will have to see. It's a muscle problem.
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16:03Bobby Vincent
Palmer injury
I don't think so [be available for England]. It was from yesterday, a muscle problem. We don't wish a player to be injured but in Cole's moment, it could be good to give him a rest.
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16:03Bobby Vincent
A lack of belief?
The first game against Arsenal and today's game, I don't see a big difference between us and them. Since I arrived, I've had the feeling we are on the right path and we are very close. We need a step forward to compete in these kinds of games.
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16:02Bobby Vincent
Struggling in attack
It's a huge difference if you think three players were not there for us. Two of them have been out for a long time. Today, we are the second or the third best attacking team in the league. We are doing well with some players but we could do better without the injured players.
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16:01Bobby Vincent
Away form a worry?
We want to try and win more games away. At the beginning of the season, we were winning games away but now it's the other side.
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16:00Bobby Vincent
The performance
We struggled a little bit at the beginning but we started to create some chances. The second-half was 50/50. The big difference was set-pieces.
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16:00KEY EVENT
Enzo is here
Live updates to follow…
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15:48Bobby Vincent
Caicedo reflects
Speaking to Sky Sports, Caicedo said:
The team is good, the team is working hard to win the games. We want to show character, we want to play our best football and we want to win games like this.
We want to play Champions League football next season. The teams are close but we are just focused on ourselves because that is the most important thing. Champions League football is our target.
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15:28KEY EVENT
Welcome
Hello and welcome to football.london for live coverage of Enzo Maresca's post-match press conference after Chelsea's 1-0 defeat to Arsenal this afternoon.
A first-half header from Mikel Merino proved to be enough for the Gunners, who go nine points clear of the Blues with the victory.
Maresca is due to face the press any moment now and you can follow live coverage right here.
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