One of Mikel Arteta's most-reliable players of the past few seasons has waited patiently for a chance to perform in the Premier League

LONDON — The Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings were intriguing to dish out as a wild and fiery London derby between title contenders played out at Stamford Bridge, and ended even. Moises Caicedo was sent off in the first half but 10-man Chelsea took the lead early in the second when Trevoh Chalobah headed home.

Eberechi Eze scored a hat-trick as Arsenal beat north London rivals Tottenham to go six points clear at the top of the Premier League. Leandro Trossard opened the scoring and Eze also found the net before half time to put Arsenal two goals to the good.

Arsenal midfielder Eberechi Eze has just revealed the teammate who has exceeded his expectations the most since joining the club in the summer.

Arsenal hit back quickly, however, and got back on level terms when Merino rose to power Bukayo Saka's cross past Robert Sanchez and you felt at that point the visitors would go on to make their extra man advantage count.