A hotly contested London derby played out in a fantastic atmosphere at Stamford Bridge ended in a 1-1 stalemate, but that tells just part of the story.

Taking on top-of-the-table Arsenal, the Blues had the better of the opening exchanges, and kept up the pressure even after being reduced to 10 men by Moises Caicedo’s first-half red card.

Indeed, it was Chelsea who took the lead, when Chalobah directed James’ inswinging corner into the back of the net with a perfectly flicked header, two Academy graduates combining in this local clash.

‘It was something that we work on every single day,’ explained Chalobah, when asked about his goal after the final whistle had blown at Stamford Bridge.

‘It's all about the execution and timing, and we got that. It was a good delivery from Reece, we know how technically good he is, and it worked for us on Sunday.

‘He was unbelievable all game. That's why he's our captain. Every single day he works and he leads by example. That was a captain’s performance and that’s what we’re going to need from everyone going forward.’

Although we couldn’t hold that lead, even after Arsenal’s equaliser we pushed the visitors hard and were deserving of at least the point we claimed at the final whistle.

Chalobah puts that impressive performance down to the half-time words of head coach Enzo Maresca and the willingness of the players to fight hard for each other.

‘He just said it’s about togetherness,’ Trevoh added. ‘When we’re a man down we’ve got to be together and show that on the pitch. That is the time we need to stick together.

‘The boys did really well, an unbelievable performance a man down – the hard work, the running for each other, the communication, and every single ball we were first to it.

‘That’s what it takes in moments like that and we’ve learned from our mistakes. The boys really dug in deep.’

All of that left the defender delighted to be able to celebrate a hard-fought point alongside his team-mates with the supporters inside the Bridge at the end of the game.

‘I’m very happy, very proud of the boys. In situations like that, it's not easy to play when you’re a man down, and I thought the boys dug in really deep. Our performance level didn't change even when we were a man down. So I’m very proud to have come away with a point.

‘We know this type of game is huge, not just for us but for the fans and for the club. We showed our level, showed we can go toe-to-toe with the league leaders. We have to be proud of the boys, going down to 10 men didn’t affect us, we kept our heads up high.’