Arsenal attacker Theo Walcott took a swipe at Chelsea's tactics after Monday's 0-0 draw.

Walcott feels Chelsea's cautious tactics were a sign they were too frightened to play an open game at the Emirates.

"It was a shame we didn't create too many chances but when you have a team who come here to be negative, it's difficult to break them down," the Arsenal forward told the London Evening Standard.

"I was a little bit surprised by Chelsea's approach. Looking at the team they had attacking players in Eden Hazard, Willian and Fernando Torres. They did go for it at stages but when it felt like being a 0-0, they wanted to make sure it stayed a 0-0.

"Was it a vote of confidence for us for them to play that way? Without a doubt. It gives us a lot of pleasure to know a team like Chelsea are very cautious when they play Arsenal."