English Carabao Cup

Arsenal vs Chelsea, 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 4-2 on aggregate
Arsenal
  • 90'+7': Kai Havertz
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1 - 0
2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 4-2 on aggregate
Chelsea

    Arsenal see off Chelsea to reach Carabao Cup final

    Arsenal reached their first major final in six years after a 1-0 win over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday saw them progress to the final of the Carabao Cup 4-2 on aggregate.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
    • 11': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
    • 11': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
    • 11': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
    • 13': Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 15': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
    • 17': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
    • 19': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
    • 19': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
    • 21': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
    • 23': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Declan Rice.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 27': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
    • 27': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
    • 30': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 30': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
    • 30': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 32': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 35': Offside, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié is caught offside.
    • 40': Delay in match (Chelsea).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by William Saliba.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal). Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
    • 44': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
    • 44': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Delay in match (Chelsea).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Chelsea 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Chelsea 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
    • 46': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 51': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
    • 52': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Arsenal).
    • 52': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 54': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
    • 55': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Liam Delap (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
    • 58': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
    • 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Jorrel Hato.
    • 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Liam Delap.
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Estêvão.
    • 68': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 68': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Noni Madueke.
    • 71': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
    • 71': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Estêvão (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
    • 73': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Andrey Santos.
    • 76': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
    • 77': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
    • 77': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
    • 86': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Malo Gusto.
    • 88': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
    • 88': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal). Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a cross.
    • 90'+7': Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice following a fast break.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 14
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 2
    55.8 Possession 44.2
    14 SHOTS 5
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    459 Accurate Passes 347
    511 Passes 411
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 0
    19 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    44 Long Balls 48
    19 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    5 Effective Tackles 8
    10 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    4 Interceptions 4
    16 Effective Clearances 22
    16 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 59,452

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    2 William Saliba
    5 Piero Hincapié
    12 Jurriën Timber
    36 Martín Zubimendi
    41 Declan Rice
    10 Eberechi Eze
    14 Viktor Gyökeres
    11 Gabriel Martinelli
    20 Noni Madueke
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Christian Nørgaard, David Raya, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel Jesus.

    CHE Chelsea (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
    23 Trevoh Chalobah
    21 Jorrel Hato
    29 Wesley Fofana
    8 Enzo Fernández
    25 Moisés Caicedo
    17 Andrey Santos
    3 Marc Cucurella
    27 Malo Gusto Yellow Card
    20 João Pedro
    9 Liam Delap Yellow Card
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Marc Guiu, Benoît Badiashile, Shim Mheuka, Cole Palmer, Estêvão, Josh Acheampong, Charlie Holland, Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Alejandro Garnacho.

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