Are Arsenal already out of the title race? Ruthless Chelsea expose familiar flaws as Renee Slegers feels the heat after 1-0 derby defeat, writes TARA ANSON-WALSH

Alyssa Thompson’s first-half strike secured victory for Chelsea in a fierce London derby, as Arsenal’s unbeaten start to the season came to an end.

Katie McCabe was booed throughout the game in an attritional first meeting between the former Arsenal star and her new side.

Ultimately McCabe and her new team-mates had the last laugh, however, with the likes of Lexi Potter and Keira Walsh also starring in midfield in a dominant display for the hosts.

Daily Mail Sport’s women’s football reporter TARA ANSON-WALSH was at Stamford Bridge to give you the things we learned…