English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 29, 2019
Chelsea LWLWL 2
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Arsenal WDLDD 1
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Match Report

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
2
57.9
Possession
42.1
13
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
482
Accurate Passes
337
577
Passes
427
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
49
31
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
16
Interceptions
12
10
Effective Clearances
20
10
Clearances
20

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 23David LuizCD-L
  3. 21Calum ChambersCD-R
  4. 77Bukayo SakaLB
  5. 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesRB
  6. 10Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 29Matteo GuendouziLM
  8. 11Lucas TorreiraRM
  9. 9Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangAM-L
  11. 24Reiss NelsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezSUB
  2. 32Emile Smith RoweSUB
  3. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  4. 20Shkodran MustafiSUB
  5. 45Tyreece John-JulesSUB
  6. 28Joe WillockSUB
  7. 27Konstantinos MavropanosSUB

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 15Kurt ZoumaCD
  3. 29Fikayo TomoriCD-L
  4. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  5. 17Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 33EmersonLM
  8. 28César AzpilicuetaRM
  9. 9Tammy AbrahamF
  10. 10WillianCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  2. 4Andreas ChristensenSUB
  3. 48Tariq LampteySUB
  4. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  5. 8Ross BarkleySUB
  6. 13Wilfredo CaballeroSUB
  7. 5JorginhoSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Calum Chambers following a corner.
  3. 23' Substitution, Arsenal. Shkodran Mustafi replaces Calum Chambers because of an injury.
  4. 30' Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 30' N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 34' Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 34' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Emerson.
  8. 47' David Luiz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 55' Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 59' Substitution, Chelsea. Tariq Lamptey replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  11. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  12. 73' Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Joseph Willock replaces Mesut Özil.
  14. 77' Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 83' Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 1. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  16. 84' VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea - Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea (Jorginho).
  17. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Reiss Nelson.
  18. 87' Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 2. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian following a fast break.
  19. 90'+1' Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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