Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea
Arsenal2–1
Chelsea6 Sept 2026 · 10:00 PM · Matchday 3 · HT 1–1
Emirates Stadium, London · Att. 60,240 · 24°C Partly Cloudy · Chris Kavanagh (referee)
Lineups
Arsenal
4-2-3-1 · Mikel Arteta
Goalkeeper
- 1David Raya
Defenders
- 4Ben White
- 6Gabriel
- 15Ezri Konsa
- 33Riccardo Calafiori↓ 67’
- 49Myles Lewis-Skelly↓ 67’
Midfielders
- 8Martin Ødegaard↓ 77’
- 41Declan Rice
Forwards
- 7Bukayo Saka↓ 90’
- 17Christos Tzolis
- 29Kai Havertz↓ 78’
Bench
- 5Piero Hincapié↑ 67’
- 36Martín Zubimendi↑ 67’
- 23Mikel Merino↑ 77’
- 14Viktor Gyökeres↑ 78’
- 20Noni Madueke↑ 90’
- 10Eberechi Eze
- 13Kepa Arrizabalaga
- 39Bruno Guimarães
- 56Max Dowman
Chelsea
3-4-2-1 · Xabi Alonso
Goalkeeper
- 1Emiliano Martínez
Defenders
- 3Wesley Fofana
- 5Maxence Lacroix
- 21Jorrel Hato↓ 60’
- 24Reece James
- 34Josh Acheampong
Midfielders
- 10Cole Palmer
- 17Morgan Rogers↓ 87’
- 45Roméo Lavia↓ 60’
Forwards
- 7Pedro Neto↓ 81’
- 9João Pedro
Bench
- 27Malo Gusto↑ 60’
- 29Pep Chavarría↑ 60’
- 41Estêvão↑ 81’
- 18Danny Welbeck↑ 87’
- 4Valentín Barco
- 6Levi Colwill
- 11Jamie Gittens
- 23Geovany Quenda
- 39Mike Penders
Match stats
ArsenalChelsea
55Ball possession45
2.11Expected goals (xG)0.35
16Total shots13
9Shots on target5
45Touches in opposition box25
4Big chances0
3Big chances missed0
385 (84%)Accurate passes309 (82%)
2Yellow cards4
5Corners3
16Total shots13
1Shots off target6
9Shots on target5
6Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork1
13Shots inside box5
3Shots outside box8
2.11Expected goals (xG)0.35
1.45xG open play0.28
0.66xG set play0.07
2.11xG non-penalty0.35
2.39xG on target (xGOT)0.36
116576Distance covered111186
2490Sprinting distance2387
105Number of sprints107
457Passes379
385 (84%)Accurate passes309 (82%)
120Own half118
265Opposition half191
19 (40%)Accurate long balls22 (42%)
4 (25%)Accurate crosses1 (7%)
11Throws12
45Touches in opposition box25
3Offsides0
10Tackles11
9Interceptions8
2Blocks6
24Clearances23
4Keeper saves8
42Duels won43
29 (52%)Ground duels won27 (48%)
13 (45%)Aerial duels won16 (55%)
3 (50%)Successful dribbles3 (43%)
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
13Fouls committed16
Events
| 2’ | ⚽ Morgan Rogers · Jorrel Hato | Chelsea FC |
| 14’ | 🟨 João Pedro · Yellow | Chelsea FC |
| 25’ | ⚽ Kai Havertz · Declan Rice | Arsenal FC |
| 45’ | 🟨 Cole Palmer · Yellow | Chelsea FC |
| 50’ | ⚽ Martin Ødegaard · Christos Tzolis | Arsenal FC |
| 58’ | 🟨 Maxence Lacroix · Yellow | Chelsea FC |
| 58’ | 🟨 Christos Tzolis · Yellow | Arsenal FC |
| 60’ | 🔁 Pep Chavarría on for Jorrel Hato | Chelsea FC |
| 60’ | 🔁 Malo Gusto on for Roméo Lavia | Chelsea FC |
| 67’ | 🔁 Piero Hincapié on for Riccardo Calafiori | Arsenal FC |
| 67’ | 🔁 Martín Zubimendi on for Myles Lewis-Skelly | Arsenal FC |
| 77’ | 🔁 Mikel Merino on for Martin Ødegaard | Arsenal FC |
| 78’ | 🔁 Viktor Gyökeres on for Kai Havertz | Arsenal FC |
| 81’ | 🔁 Estêvão on for Pedro Neto | Chelsea FC |
| 83’ | 🟨 Morgan Rogers · Yellow | Chelsea FC |
| 87’ | 🔁 Danny Welbeck on for Morgan Rogers | Chelsea FC |
| 90’ | 🔁 Noni Madueke on for Bukayo Saka | Arsenal FC |
| 90+5’ | 🟨 Mikel Merino · Yellow | Arsenal FC |