English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 26, 2020
Chelsea WDLLW 1
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Arsenal WLDLL 3
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ARS213
Emirates Stadium

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 22Pablo MaríCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 2Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 32Emile Smith RoweAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 25Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 9Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 35Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesSUB
  2. 20Shkodran MustafiSUB
  3. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangSUB
  4. 13Rúnar RúnarssonSUB
  5. 30Eddie NketiahSUB
  6. 17CédricSUB
  7. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  8. 8Dani CeballosSUB
  9. 28Joe WillockSUB

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD-L
  3. 15Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 21Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM
  7. 19Mason MountLM
  8. 17Mateo KovacicRM
  9. 9Tammy AbrahamF
  10. 11Timo WernerLF
  11. 10Christian PulisicRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Olivier GiroudSUB
  2. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  3. 5JorginhoSUB
  4. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  5. 29Kai HavertzSUB
  6. 23Billy GilmourSUB
  7. 2Antonio RüdigerSUB
  8. 33EmersonSUB
  9. 28César AzpilicuetaSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Pablo Marí (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' VAR Decision: Penalty Arsenal.
  3. 35' Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 44' Goal! Arsenal 2, Chelsea 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Timo Werner.
  6. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  7. 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.
  8. 65' Substitution, Arsenal. Joseph Willock replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  9. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  10. 73' Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 74' Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  12. 82' Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 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.
  14. 85' VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea (Tammy Abraham).
  15. 90'+1' Penalty saved! Jorginho (Chelsea) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Arsenal. Shkodran Mustafi replaces Alexandre Lacazette.

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