English Premier League

Chelsea vs Arsenal, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 17': Timo Werner
  • 32': César Azpilicueta
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2 - 4
  • 13': Eddie Nketiah
  • 27': Emile Smith Rowe
  • 57': Eddie Nketiah
  • 90'+2': Bukayo Saka (P)

Arsenal beat Chelsea in thriller thanks to Eddie Nketiah brace

A brace from Eddie Nketiah propelled Arsenal to a vital 4-2 win over Chelsea in a breathless London Derby at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 3': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Benjamin White.
  • 5': Hand ball by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
  • 6': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 6': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
  • 9': Offside, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
  • 9': Offside, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsdale tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 13': Goal! Chelsea 0, Arsenal 1. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 17': Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 25': Offside, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah tries a through ball, but Nuno Tavares is caught offside.
  • 27': Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 2. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 29': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
  • 32': Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 2. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
  • 34': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Arsenal).
  • 34': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 39': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 42': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Arsenal 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Arsenal 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Andreas Christensen.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Tavares.
  • 51': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 51': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 56': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
  • 56': Édouard Mendy (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 3. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Offside, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
  • 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  • 62': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
  • 65': Malang Sarr (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Offside, Arsenal. Benjamin White tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Eddie Nketiah.
  • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Marcos Alonso.
  • 81': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
  • 81': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
  • 84': Cédric Soares (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 84': Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 87': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 90': Penalty Arsenal. Bukayo Saka draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': Penalty conceded by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 4. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Arsenal 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Arsenal 4.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 0
32 Possession 68
14 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
251 Accurate Passes 605
332 Passes 704
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 49
13 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 13
20 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 10
25 Effective Clearances 5
25 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 32,249

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 28 +46 64
2 Liverpool 28 +39 64
3 Manchester City 28 +35 63
4 Aston Villa 29 +18 56
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
4 Andreas Christensen
31 Malang Sarr Yellow Card
24 Reece James
7 N'Golo Kanté
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
19 Mason Mount
3 Marcos Alonso
28 César Azpilicueta
11 Timo Werner
9 Romelu Lukaku

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel Yellow Card
16 Rob Holding
20 Nuno Tavares
4 Ben White
8 Martin Ødegaard
34 Granit Xhaka
25 Mohamed Elneny
30 Eddie Nketiah
10 Emile Smith Rowe
7 Bukayo Saka

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