Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says he takes full responsibility for his side’s home defeat by Arsenal after making seven changes for the game.
The Blues had claimed an impressive win at Manchester City on Saturday to delay the Premier League champions’ title celebrations and boost their hopes of a top-four finish.
However, with an FA Cup final against Leicester coming up on Saturday, only four players retained their places in Tuchel’s side for Wednesday’s visit of Arsenal.
It was still a strong line-up but a mistake by Jorginho in the first half allowed Emile Smith Rowe to score what proved to be the winning goal for Arsenal and, although Chelsea dominated possession and hit the woodwork twice late on, they couldn’t find an equaliser.
Chelsea remain fourth on 64 points but the defeat will give their rivals hope of sneaking into the top four.
They are six points ahead of West Ham, who have a game in hand, and seven ahead of Liverpool, who have two games in hand on the Blues.
BBC Sport
