Arsenal vs Chelsea, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueArsenal 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
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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