Arsenal vs Chelsea, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Arsenal

35': Alexandre Lacazette (P)
44': Granit Xhaka
56': Bukayo Saka

FT
3 - 1

Chelsea

85': Tammy Abraham

Arsenal stun Chelsea to end Premier League winless streak

Arsenal secured their first Premier League win since November with an impressive 3-1 victory over Chelsea at the Emirates on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
1': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Reece James.
4': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Reece James.
6': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
6': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
12': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
13': Mason Mount (Chelsea) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
16': Foul by Pablo Marí (Arsenal).
16': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Pablo Marí (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Foul by Pablo Marí (Arsenal).
17': Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rob Holding.
21': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pablo Marí.
22': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
24': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
24': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
24': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
25': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
25': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by N'Golo Kanté.
28': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
28': Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Werner with a headed pass.
29': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pablo Marí.
30': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
31': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Reece James.
33': Penalty Arsenal. Kieran Tierney draws a foul in the penalty area.
33': Penalty conceded by Reece James (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
34': VAR Decision: Penalty Arsenal.
35': Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
36': Attempt blocked. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
38': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
38': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
40': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
43': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
44': Goal! Arsenal 2, Chelsea 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Chelsea 0.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Chelsea 0.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Timo Werner.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Mateo Kovacic.
47': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
49': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli tries a through ball, but Emile Smith Rowe is caught offside.
51': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount.
56': Goal! Arsenal 3, Chelsea 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
57': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rob Holding.
58': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James following a corner.
59': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
60': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
60': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
61': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
62': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
62': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
64': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
65': Substitution, Arsenal. Joseph Willock replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
66': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
67': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Willock.
67': Attempt missed. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high.
68': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
68': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
72': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
72': Pablo Marí (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
73': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces N'Golo Kanté.
75': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nicolas Pépé.
75': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
80': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
82': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
83': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
84': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
84': Attempt saved. Rob Holding (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
84': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
85': Goal! Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
85': VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea (Tammy Abraham).
87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Reece James.
88': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
89': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
90': Penalty Chelsea. Mason Mount draws a foul in the penalty area.
90': Penalty conceded by Pablo Marí (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+1': Penalty saved! Jorginho (Chelsea) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+2': Substitution, Arsenal. Shkodran Mustafi replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
90'+3': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
90'+3': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
90'+5': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
90'+6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
90'+6': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
90'+6': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1.
0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1.

Statistics

CHE		ARS
10	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	2
61	Possession	39
19	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
428	Accurate Passes	229
506	Passes	328
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	1
34	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.1
67	Long Balls	52
38	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	4
3	Effective Tackles	7
10	Tackles	16
0.3	Tackle %	0.4
14	Interceptions	7
16	Effective Clearances	18
16	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	31	+39	70
2	Manchester City	30	+32	61
3	Manchester United	31	+13	55
4	Aston Villa	31	+5	54

Full Table

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bernd Leno (GK)
22	Pablo Marí
16	Rob Holding
3	Kieran Tierney
2	Héctor Bellerín
32	Emile Smith Rowe
34	Granit Xhaka
25	Mohamed Elneny
9	Alexandre Lacazette
35	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka

Arsenal Substitutes:

Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Shkodran Mustafi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Eddie Nketiah, Cédric, Nicolas Pépé, Dani Ceballos, Joe Willock.

Chelsea (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Édouard Mendy (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
15	Kurt Zouma
21	Ben Chilwell
24	Reece James
7	N'Golo Kanté
19	Mason Mount
17	Mateo Kovacic
9	Tammy Abraham
11	Timo Werner
10	Christian Pulisic

Chelsea Substitutes:

Olivier Giroud, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Jorginho, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Kai Havertz, Billy Gilmour, Antonio Rüdiger, Emerson, César Azpilicueta.

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