Arsenal vs Chelsea
Ref: Darren England, EnglandEmirates Stadium, London · 60,383 cap
Match recap
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Saliba and Timber scored for Arsenal; Hincapié replied for Chelsea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.09 for Arsenal versus 1.07 for Chelsea. Arsenal sit 1st in the Premier League table while Chelsea are 10th.
First Half
⚽
Saliba
Assist: Magalhães
45'
⚽
Hincapié (OG)
Assist: James
Second Half
⇄
Trossard
59'
Palmer
Yellow Card
65'
Hato
Yellow Card
⚽
Timber
Assist: Rice
67'
Neto
Yellow Card
70'
Neto
Red Card
70'
Neto
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Hato
Magalhães
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Santos
⇄
Rice
⇄
Gyökeres
79'
Fernández
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Palmer
86'
⇄
Fernández
90'
⇄
Sarr
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ArsenalChelsea
10Won
Statistical edge
10–6
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.09VS1.07
Attack4 · 2 won
12
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
5
5
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
10
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
338
Total passes
482
277
Accurate passes
425
82%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline4 · 0 won
11
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
5
0
Red cards
1
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
Chelsea
4-3-3
Arsenal
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7B. SakaM
- 10E. EzeM
- 12J. TimberD
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 19L. TrossardM
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 29K. HavertzF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
Chelsea
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 7Pedro NetoF
- 8E. FernándezM
- 10C. PalmerF
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 19M. SarrD
- 20João PedroF
- 21J. HatoD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 24R. JamesD
- 25M. CaicedoM
Substitutes
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 9L. DelapF
- 12F. JörgensenG
- 27M. GustoD
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 38Marc GuiuF
- 45R. LaviaM
- 49A. GarnachoF
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Rice | M | 76 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bukayo Saka(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/2 |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Leandro Trossard | M | 56 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noni Madueke | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Jesus | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Havertz | F | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 34 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sánchez | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Reece James(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Andrey Santos | M | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enzo Fernández | M | 86 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Pedro Neto | F | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Cole Palmer | F | 86 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Jorrel Hato | D | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| João Pedro | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Mamadou Sarr | D | 89 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marc Guiu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benoît Badiashile | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Acheampong | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roméo Lavia | M | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Malo Gusto | D | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Liam Delap | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |