Is this what happens when two new contenders emerge and get a whiff of the title?
Because the overriding scent here was fear. For two teams who, before this weekend, were the division’s top goalscorers, they really were afraid to go and score the goal needed to win this game.
It’s not as if they lack the personnel to do so, either. Scared to lose, you might say. Chelsea may consider that harsh - they had 61 per cent possession - but they did not draw a save of note from Hugo Lloris until a Mason Mount blast 10 minutes from time.