Joe Cole says he hopes Chelsea have ‘addressed’ their frailties at defending dead-ball situations ahead of their clash with ‘set-piece kings’ Arsenal this weekend.

After a run of five straight wins in all competitions, Chelsea have stuttered in their fight for a top-five place, dropping points in both of their last two Premier League matches against teams battling for survival.

Rosenior’s men appeared to be cruising at home to Leeds as goals from Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer gave them a healthy cushion at the halfway stage at Stamford Bridge.

But the visitors fought back and salvaged a draw as Lukas Nmecha and Noah Okafor struck in a frantic second-half period to put a dent in Chelsea’s hopes of Champions League qualification.

And there was a feeling of deja vu last weekend as Joao Pedro once again put the Blues in front with an early goal, only for Zian Flemming to head home a late James Ward-Prowse corner following Wesley Fofana’s sending off.

It means the west London giants find themselves languishing down in sixth place ahead of today’s high-stakes derby, three points behind both Manchester United and Liverpool in the table.

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