Goals
Arsenal: Mikel Merino (20’)
Chelsea:
Competition: English Premier League
Kickoff: 13:30+UTC
Venue: Emirates Stadium - London England
Attendance: 60.311
Head referee: Chris Kavanagh
Arsenal form [old → recent]: ❌️➖️✅️➖️➖️
Chelsea form [old → recent]: ❌️✅️✅️✅️✅️
Head to head [recent → old]: (ARS-CHE): 1-1, 5-0, 2-2, 3-1, 1-0
Lineups
Arsenal 4-3-3:
David Raya(22) - Gabriel Magalhães(6)🟨 - William Saliba(2) - Myles Lewis-Skelly(49) - Jurriën Timber(12) - Thomas Partey(5)🟨 - Declan Rice(41) - Martin Ødegaard(8)🟨Kieran Tierney(3) - Mikel Merino(23)⚽️ - Leandro Trossard(19) - Gabriel Martinelli(11)Ethan Nwaneri(53)
Bench: Oleksandr Zinchenko - Neto - Nathan Butler-Oyedeji - Riccardo Calafiori - Jorginho - Ben White - Jakub Kiwior - Ethan Nwaneri - Kieran Tierney
Chelsea 4-2-3-1:
Robert Sánchez(1) - Benoît Badiashile(5)Tosin Adarabioyo(4) - Levi Colwill(6)🟨 - Marc Cucurella(3) - Wesley Fofana(29)🟨Malo Gusto(27) - Enzo Fernández(8) - Moisés Caicedo(25) - Reece James(24)Romeo Lavia(45) - Pedro Neto(7)🟨 - Christopher Nkunku(18)Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall(22) - Jadon Sancho(19)Tyrique George(32)
Bench: Filip Jørgensen - Trevoh Chalobah - Marcus Bettinelli - Josh Acheampong - Malo Gusto - Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - Tosin Adarabioyo - Tyrique George - Romeo Lavia
Match Stats
Possession: 41%🟩🟩🟩🟩🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴59%
Shots On Goal: 4 - 2
Shots Attempted: 12 - 8
Fouls: 10 - 13
Yellow Cards: 3 - 3
Red Cards: 0 - 0
Corners: 5 - 4
Saves: 2 - 4
Match Events
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
2' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
3' - Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
4' - Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
4' - Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5' - Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
5' - Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9' - Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
12' - Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
13' - Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
14' - Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14' - Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
16' - Delay in match (Arsenal).
17' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18' - Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
19' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
20' - Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
21' - Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
21' - Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23' - Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23' - Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
25' - Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Sánchez.
26' - Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26' - Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
27' - Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
27' - Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30' - Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
30' - Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30' - 🟨 Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33' - Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
33' - Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' - Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
37' - Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
37' - Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
37' - Attempt saved. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
37' - Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by David Raya.
41' - Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
43' - Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
45' - Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
45' - Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2' - Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
45'+2' - Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4' - First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.
45' - Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.
47' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
48' - Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard is caught offside.
49' - Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Fofana.
49' - Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
49' - Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' - Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
52' - Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52' - 🟨 Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
53' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
54' - Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
54' - Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54' - 🟨 Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55' - Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
55' - Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58' - Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
58' - 🟨 Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59' - 🟨 Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
60' - Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
60' - Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by William Saliba.
61' - Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Declan Rice.
62' - Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
62' - Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62' - Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
62' - Offside, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber is caught offside.
63' - Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
63' - Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64' - Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
64' - Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
64' - Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65' - 🟨 Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68' - Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
68' - Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70' - Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
70' - Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73' - Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Enzo Fernández.
73' - Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
75' - Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
75' - Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76' - 🔄 Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Jadon Sancho.
76' - 🔄 Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Christopher Nkunku.
78' - Delay in match (Chelsea).
78' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Gabriel Martinelli because of an injury.
80' - Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
81' - Hand ball by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
82' - 🔄 Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Reece James.
85' - Attempt saved. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrique George with a cross.
86' - 🔄 Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Wesley Fofana.
86' - 🔄 Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Benoît Badiashile.
90' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Martin Ødegaard.
90' - Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+3' - Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
90'+3' - Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4' - Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
90'+4' - Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5' - Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.
Match ends, Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.
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