
Chelsea vs Arsenal, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueArsenal fight back from two goals down to draw at Chelsea
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Arsenal fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw and preserve their unbeaten start to the Premier League season on Saturday, with late goals from Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 2': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 6': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 6': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 8': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 11': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
- 11': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.
- 11': Penalty conceded by William Saliba (Arsenal) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 13': VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
- 15': Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 18': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 18': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 22': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 22': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 25': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 27': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 27': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 31': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 36': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 36': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández tries a through ball, but Conor Gallagher is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 39': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 44': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 44': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 44': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Declan Rice is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 48': Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 49': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 49': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 53': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 53': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 54': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorginho following a corner.
- 57': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 57': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by David Raya.
- 58': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández tries a through ball, but Levi Colwill is caught offside.
- 59': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 60': Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Jorginho.
- 70': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 70': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 71': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal).
- 72': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 77': Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 1. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ben White.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Cole Palmer.
- 84': Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 2. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 86': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
- 89': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 89': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 90'+1': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 90'+5': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 90'+6': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 90'+6': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal).
- 90'+7': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Arsenal 2.
Statistics
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14 | Fouls | 7 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
56.7 | Possession | 43.3 |
13 | SHOTS | 11 |
3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
482 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
570 | Passes | 443 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
16 | Crosses | 8 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
54 | Long Balls | 60 |
28 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
19 | Tackles | 17 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 9 |
5 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
5 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,723
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
26 | Levi Colwill |
6 | Thiago Silva ![]() |
3 | Marc Cucurella ![]() |
27 | Malo Gusto |
23 | Conor Gallagher |
8 | Enzo Fernández |
25 | Moisés Caicedo |
20 | Cole Palmer ![]() |
10 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
7 | Raheem Sterling |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | David Raya (GK) |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
2 | William Saliba |
35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko ![]() |
4 | Ben White ![]() |
20 | Jorginho |
41 | Declan Rice |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
9 | Gabriel Jesus |
11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
7 | Bukayo Saka |
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