By KIERAN GILL AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM

Published: 22:00, 1 March 2026 | Updated: 22:00, 1 March 2026

We could call Chelsea the self-saboteurs of the Premier League, but then their own fans would tell you that description is too kind, having told Pedro Neto precisely their thoughts as he endured his walk of shame at the Emirates Stadium.

Having already been booked for complaining after Arsenal’s second goal from a corner, Neto lunged in on Gabriel Martinelli by the touchline.

It killed a counter-attack and was, of course, worthy of another caution. That dismissal left Chelsea down to 10 men and Neto trodding the perimeter of the pitch to get to the tunnel on the other side. That path took him directly in front of the away end and, according to Chelsea-supporting friends in there, it was far from pretty.

The boos poured down on Neto and more than a few expletives, the fans having long lost patience with their own players for indulging in idiocy. If anything, the 25-year-old Portuguese can be thankful they were not packing rotten vegetables for...