English Premier League

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Match Report

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Arsenal come from behind to beat Chelsea and maintain perfect start in pulsating London derby

Arsenal needed to come from behind to win a breathless game 2-1 against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium as Kai Havertz scored for the third time in the Premier League against his former club.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
5
8
Saves
4
45.4
Possession
54.6
13
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
309
Accurate Passes
385
379
Passes
457
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
48
22
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
9
23
Effective Clearances
24
23
Clearances
24

Highlights

01:46 Leboeuf concerned over 'fragile' Chelsea defense Watch on ESPN 01:25 Burley hails 'sublime' Odegaard after Arsenal impress vs. Chelsea Watch on ESPN 00:48 Arteta 'enjoyed every minute' of Arsenal's win over Chelsea Watch on ESPN 01:04 Alonso: Defeat to Arsenal 'needs to hurt in a positive way' for Chelsea Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 15Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLM
  8. 41Declan RiceRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 17Christos TzolisAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 3Wesley FofanaCD-L
  4. 34Josh AcheampongCD-R
  5. 24Reece JamesCM-L
  6. 45Romeo LaviaCM-R
  7. 21Jorrel HatoLM
  8. 7Pedro NetoRM
  9. 9João PedroF
  10. 17Morgan RogersCF-L
  11. 10Cole PalmerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Arsenal 0, Chelsea 1. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorrel Hato with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  2. 5' Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea).
  3. 5'
  4. 6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 6'
  6. 13'
  7. 13'
  8. 14' João Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 25' Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  10. 45' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 50' Goal! Arsenal 2, Chelsea 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christos Tzolis following a fast break.
  12. 58' Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 58' Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 60' Substitution, Chelsea. Pep Chavarría replaces Jorrel Hato.
  15. 60' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Roméo Lavia.
  16. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  17. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  18. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  19. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Kai Havertz.
  20. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Pedro Neto.
  21. 83' Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 87' Substitution, Chelsea. Danny Welbeck replaces Morgan Rogers.
  23. 90' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
  24. 90'+5' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

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