Chelsea captain Reece James has called on his side to extract lessons from their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, insisting that the performance contained enough encouraging signs to build on.

Arsenal claimed victory through goals from Kai Havertz and Martin Ødegaard, which cancelled out an early strike from Morgan Rogers that had given Chelsea a fast start to the match.

Character shown despite the loss

Speaking to Sky Sports after the final whistle, James acknowledged that moments proved decisive in a game his side ultimately could not hold onto.