Chelsea vs Arsenal
Ref: Anthony Taylor, EnglandStamford Bridge, London · 41,841 cap
Match recap
Chelsea and Arsenal drew 1–1 in their Premier League fixture. Chalobah scored for Chelsea; Merino replied for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.79 for Chelsea versus 1.26 for Arsenal. Chelsea sit 10th in the Premier League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
5'
Zubimendi
Yellow Card
Cucurella
Yellow Card
13'
Cristhian Mosquera
Yellow Card
27'
Calafiori
Yellow Card
VAR
Card upgrade
Caicedo
Red Card
41'
Hincapié
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Estêvão
46'
⇄
Calafiori
⚽
Chalobah
Assist: James
54'
Lewis-Skelly
Yellow Card
⇄
João Pedro
57'
⇄
Zubimendi
57'
⇄
Gabriel Martinelli
59'
⚽
Merino
Assist: Saka
72'
⇄
Eze
88'
Gyökeres
Yellow Card
| # | 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
ChelseaArsenal
7Won
Statistical edge
7–5
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.79VS1.26
Attack3 · 0 won
11
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
4
6
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
279
Total passes
463
222
Accurate passes
390
80%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline3 · 1 won
12
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
6
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
Arsenal
4-3-3
Chelsea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 3Marc CucurellaD
- 7Pedro NetoM
- 8E. FernándezM
- 20João PedroF
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 24R. JamesM
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 27M. GustoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 41EstêvãoM
Substitutes
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 9L. DelapF
- 10C. PalmerM
- 11J. Bynoe-GittensF
- 12F. JörgensenG
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 49A. GarnachoF
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 7B. SakaF
- 10E. EzeM
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 12J. TimberD
- 23Mikel MerinoF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 4B. WhiteD
- 8M. ØdegaardM
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 13KepaG
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sánchez | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Reece James(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| João Pedro | F | 55 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Wesley Fofana | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Enzo Fernández | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Malo Gusto | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Pedro Neto | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Estêvão | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 38 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Benoît Badiashile | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Palmer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Gittens | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrey Santos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Acheampong | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Delap | F | 35 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Merino | F | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Bukayo Saka(C) | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Declan Rice | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 57 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 57 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gabriel Jesus | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben White | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Nwaneri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Ødegaard | M | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Noni Madueke | F | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |