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Chelsea's expensively assembled rabble have no obvious structure or pattern, Mikel Arteta faces his first real defensive dilemma for Arsenal's crunch Newcastle clash and Jorginho is making a strong case to start

It says everything about the current state of both Chelsea and Arsenal that the first two goals on Tuesday night were virtually identical.

Neat interplay down Arsenal’s left led to Granit Xhaka firing a low ball across the box. All the way to Martin Odegaard, who was waiting to sweep it home.

Borderline comical. But perhaps unsurprising. Arsenal’s patterns of build-up play have become so formulaic and defined that they often score similar goals.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have become so shambolic that is it any wonder they failed to learn their lessons?