Arsenal vs Chelsea, Club Friendly
· Club FriendlyMichy Batshuayi nets twice as Chelsea ease past Arsenal
Michy Batshuayi bagged a brace as Chelsea made light work of Arsenal in a friendly in Beijing, running out 3-0 winners.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aaron Ramsey.
- 1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 3': Attempt saved. Victor Moses (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
- 4': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
- 4': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Cohen Bramall (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Victor Moses (Chelsea).
- 7': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
- 7': Victor Moses (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by David Luiz.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
- 11': David Luiz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 15': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 17': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 17': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
- 20': Delay in match Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) because of an injury.
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
- 25': David Ospina (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
- 25': Delay in match Pedro (Chelsea) because of an injury.
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by David Luiz.
- 29': Substitution, Chelsea. Jeremie Boga replaces Pedro because of an injury.
- 29': Offside, Arsenal. David Ospina tries a through ball, but Aaron Ramsey is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
- 31': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Delay in match (Arsenal).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 35': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Victor Moses (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 35': Offside, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté tries a through ball, but Cesc Fàbregas is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
- 36': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Cohen Bramall (Arsenal).
- 37': Victor Moses (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Per Mertesacker.
- 38': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Per Mertesacker.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Gary Cahill (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
- 39': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Boga.
- 39': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
- 39': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Goal! Arsenal 0, Chelsea 1. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
- 42': Goal! Arsenal 0, Chelsea 2. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
- 45': Foul by Per Mertesacker (Arsenal).
- 45': Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a through ball.
- 45'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Chelsea 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Chelsea 2.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Danny Welbeck replaces Cohen Bramall.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Laurent Koscielny replaces Nacho Monreal.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Per Mertesacker.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Willy Caballero replaces Thibaut Courtois.
- 47': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea).
- 49': Goal! Arsenal 0, Chelsea 3. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 54': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea).
- 54': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 55': Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt missed. Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Olivier Giroud following a set piece situation.
- 62': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
- 62': Jeremie Boga (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Luiz.
- 63': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
- 63': Jeremie Boga (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
- 64': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
- 67': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
- 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Joe Willock replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Kenedy replaces Marcos Alonso.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Loïc Remy replaces Michy Batshuayi.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Fikayo Tomori replaces Victor Moses.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Lewis Baker replaces Willian.
- 73': Attempt saved. Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
- 75': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
- 75': Lewis Baker (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Emiliano Martinez replaces David Ospina.
- 76': Substitution, Arsenal. Donyell Malen replaces Mesut Özil.
- 76': Delay in match (Arsenal).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Jake Clarke-Salter replaces Gary Cahill.
- 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen replaces David Luiz.
- 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Mario Pasalic replaces N'Golo Kanté.
- 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Tomas Kalas replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
- 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Kyle Scott replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 78': Offside, Chelsea. Jeremie Boga tries a through ball, but Loïc Remy is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Loïc Remy (Chelsea).
- 80': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Chelsea).
- 83': Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 86': Donyell Malen (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Loïc Remy (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
- 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
- 90'+3': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
- 90'+3': Lewis Baker (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Lewis Baker (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 0, Chelsea 3.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Arsenal 0, Chelsea 3.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 8 |
| 44.7 | Possession | 55.3 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 380 | Accurate Passes | 483 |
| 448 | Passes | 552 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 23 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 19 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Club Friendly
Venue:
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Attendance: 55,618
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 55,618
Line-Ups
Arsenal (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 4 | Per Mertesacker |
| 18 | Nacho Monreal |
| 30 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 29 | Granit Xhaka |
| 8 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 40 | Cohen Bramall |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 11 | Mesut Özil |
Chelsea (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 30 | David Luiz |
| 24 | Gary Cahill |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 15 | Victor Moses |
| 23 | Michy Batshuayi |
| 11 | Pedro |
| 22 | Willian |
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