Soccer
Chelsea’s long wait for a clean sheet rumbles on after Arsenal defeat
Chelsea’s run of games without a Premier League clean sheet extended to 19 in their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
Not since a 2-0 win at home to Brentford on January 17, the first league game in charge for former boss Liam Rosenior, have the team recorded a shut-out in the competition.
Despite some excellent attacking football, Chelsea have continued to look shaky defensively under Xabi Alonso as they conceded for the seventh time in their opening three league matches of the season.
The introduction of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, signed from Aston Villa for £7.5million in a bid to end years of uncertainty in the position, is yet to yield an improvement in defensive stability.
Alonso has changed the team’s defensive shape since arriving, ditching the back four used by previous managers in favour of three central defenders with wing-backs.
Chelsea were without Levi Colwill at the Emirates, with youngster Josh Acheampong deputising.
