Despite losing Moises Caicedo to a first-half red card, Chelsea captain Reece James believes his “dominant” team made a statement by holding Premier League leaders Arsenal to a 1-1 draw. Before Caicedo was sent off in the 36th minute for a studs-up tackle on Mikel Merino, the Blues had been the superior team at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. They then stopped their London rivals from moving away.Chelsea would have been nine points behind Arsenal and virtually eliminated from the title race if they had lost. “With 11 men and 10 men, we dominated the game in every area throughout,” James remarked.
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