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The 0-0 draw means Arsenal now sit five points clear at the top of the table on 30 points, with Chelsea third on 24. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal deserved respect after the Premier League leaders battled to a bruising 1-1 draw with title rivals Chelsea at the end of a gruelling week.