Arsenal came to Stamford Bridge with the look of bouncing back following two successive defeats.
The Gunners would strike first thanks to a clever ball from Martin Odegaard, which landed perfectly at the feet of Gabriel Martinelli, who had the time to sneak it past Robert Sanchez at his near post.
However, like the Manchester United game last weekend, Chelsea dug deep.
This time, Enzo Fernandez played a simple ball through to Pedro Neto, who excellently struck it home to bring the Blues level.
The international break has now arrived, and with Enzo Maresca’s men in 3rd place, it will be a time to recover and learn from the mistakes made.
So here are four things we have learnt from Chelsea's draw against Arsenal:
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Pedro Neto is showing exactly why the Blues bought him
Neto looked sharp and dangerous from the first minute. Playing on his unfavoured left, the young winger was unfazed.
Taking on Ben White from the first moment and had the full-back backpedalling.
A moment that stood out was when the Portuguese winger played with White on the left-hand side before putting in a cross that Malo Gusto should have headed in.
Switching in the second half after Noni Madeueke was substituted, it felt like the former Wolves man was destined to score.
Demanding the ball from Enzo before putting the ball on his left and expertly striking it into the bottom corner. Unstoppable for David Raya in goal.
The more Neto plays, the more it shows why it was such a smart buy from the Blues, his passion and constant threat. He is always willing to go forward and take on his man and beat him.
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Noni Madeuke should be dropped
It has been a tough few games for Madueke recently, with his creativity being an issue for the Blues.
At moments in the game, Madeueke showed glimpses of quality, but there were also times when the winger was quiet and did not demand the ball as much.
Due to the incredible talent the West Londoners have on the table, it makes sense for an out-of-form winger to be dropped for someone like Mykhailo Mudryk or Jadon Sancho.
However, Maresca has consistently backed the winger, and it would not be surprising to see the 22-year-old start against Leicester.
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Moises Caicedo showed why Chelsea bought him over Declan Rice
Like the Manchester United game, Caicedo was seemingly everywhere today in the game against the Gunners.
Winning the ball in key areas of the pitch, the Ecuador international registered three tackles in the game.
Furthermore, the 23-year-old was always looking to get the Blues further up the pitch, having nine passes into the final third and was seemingly always joining in with each attack.
What was interesting to see was how Caicedo's energy levels didn't drop one bit. Making a vital slide tackle late on, it just didn't seem like the former Brighton man was going to stop.
The energy in the midfield hasn't been seen since N’Golo Kante, and it shows precisely why the Blues spent as much money as they did on Caicedo.
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Marc Cucurella shows why he's so important to the West Londoners
Cucurella had Bukayo Saka on lock from the very first minute, with the winger struggling from the off.
What was most impressive about his Euro's winning performance was how he dealt with Saka.
Keeping tight to the youngster and giving him no room to breathe suffocated Saka on the ball and led him to either being tackled or passing backwards.
It would always be a key battle between the two, as Saka has been a creative threat to Arsenal since then, especially with the injury of Odegaard early on.
Winning four out of five duels throughout the game, Maresca clearly will continue with the Spaniard at left full-back.
