English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 19, 2015
Arsenal WDWWL 0
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Chelsea LWLLW 2
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Stamford Bridge · 41,584 att.

Match Report

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Diego Costa and Gabriel clash as Chelsea beat nine-man Arsenal

Gabriel Paulista and Santi Cazorla were both sent off for Arsenal as Chelsea clinched a 2-0 win over their Premier League rivals.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
2
37.1
Possession
62.9
9
SHOTS
22
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
280
Accurate Passes
547
360
Passes
628
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
15
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
54
16
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
10
14
Effective Tackles
21
21
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
14
22
Clearances
16

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Asmir BegovicG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  3. 5Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaLB
  5. 2Branislav IvanovicRB
  6. 8OscarAM
  7. 21Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 4Cesc FàbregasRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 17PedroAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12John Obi MikelSUB
  2. 7RamiresSUB
  3. 18Loïc RémySUB
  4. 26John TerrySUB
  5. 36Ruben Loftus-CheekSUB
  6. 27Jamal BlackmanSUB
  7. 9Radamel FalcaoSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 5Gabriel PaulistaCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 19Santi CazorlaLM
  8. 34Francis CoquelinRM
  9. 14Theo WalcottF
  10. 17Alexis SánchezAM-L
  11. 16Aaron RamseyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Mikel ArtetaSUB
  2. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  3. 3Kieran GibbsSUB
  4. 21Calum ChambersSUB
  5. 12Olivier GiroudSUB
  6. 2Mathieu DebuchySUB
  7. 13David OspinaSUB

Timeline

  1. 31' Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Gabriel Paulista (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Diego Costa (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45'+1' Gabriel Paulista (Arsenal) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  5. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Francis Coquelin.
  6. 49' Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 53' Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 0. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas following a set piece situation.
  8. 64' Oscar (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Ramires replaces Oscar.
  10. 72' Calum Chambers (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  12. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud replaces Mesut Özil.
  13. 79' Second yellow card to Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) for a bad foul.
  14. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Loïc Remy replaces Diego Costa.
  15. 90'+1' Own Goal by Calum Chambers, Arsenal. Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Chelsea. John Obi Mikel replaces Cesc Fàbregas.

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