Chelsea vs Arsenal, 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Final
· UEFA Europa LeagueChelsea rout Arsenal to win Europa League
Chelsea produced a superb second-half display to win the Europa League, beating Arsenal 4-1 in the final in Baku on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
- 5': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
- 6': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
- 6': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
- 9': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 9': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 9': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
- 14': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
- 15': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 19': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jorginho.
- 21': Offside, Arsenal. Lucas Torreira tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
- 22': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 24': Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
- 24': Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Emerson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 29': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sokratis.
- 31': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 31': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
- 32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 33': Attempt missed. Sokratis (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Attempt saved. Emerson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 38': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
- 39': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 40': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
- 41': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nacho Monreal.
- 42': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 42': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Hand ball by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 43': Offside, Chelsea. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but Emerson is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Arsenal 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 48': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 49': Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 0. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
- 50': Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
- 51': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).
- 57': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 57': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
- 60': Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 64': Penalty Chelsea. Olivier Giroud draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Penalty conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Goal! Chelsea 3, Arsenal 0. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi replaces Nacho Monreal.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi replaces Lucas Torreira.
- 68': Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 68': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 69': Goal! Chelsea 3, Arsenal 1. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Pedro.
- 71': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 71': Sokratis (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Goal! Chelsea 4, Arsenal 1. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 73': Offside, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal).
- 74': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 75': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Joe Willock replaces Mesut Özil.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Joe Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 79': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 79': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Petr Cech.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sokratis.
- 81': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard following a corner.
- 82': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emerson.
- 82': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 82': Offside, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 84': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 84': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 85': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 89': Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces Eden Hazard because of an injury.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Joe Willock (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Arsenal 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Chelsea 4, Arsenal 1.
Statistics
 ARS |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 50 | Possession | 50 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 376 | Accurate Passes | 377 |
| 435 | Passes | 441 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 10 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 51,370
Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 51,370
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 30 | David Luiz |
| 27 | Andreas Christensen  |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 17 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 18 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 11 | Pedro |
Arsenal (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Petr Cech (GK) |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 18 | Nacho Monreal |
| 5 | Sokratis Papastathopoulos |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 11 | Lucas Torreira |
| 10 | Mesut Özil |
| 31 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
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