Chelsea vs Arsenal, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea, Arsenal draw after Neto equaliser in lively derby
Chelsea and Arsenal shared the spoils in a tense 1-1 battle at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, keeping the London sides level in the Premier League but still nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 2': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Roméo Lavia.
- 3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by David Raya.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 10': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White with a headed pass following a corner.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Levi Colwill.
- 11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
- 12': David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 14': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 14': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 17': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 17': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a fast break.
- 21': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 21': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 27': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 32': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 32': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kai Havertz (Arsenal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 32': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal.
- 36': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 36': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 36': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 39': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 39': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 43': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 44': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 45'+2': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Arsenal 0.
- 49': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wesley Fofana.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 53': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
- 53': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roméo Lavia.
- 56': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 58': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Goal! Chelsea 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 62': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 63': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 65': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 65': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Roméo Lavia because of an injury.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Noni Madueke.
- 69': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 69': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 69': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
- 70': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice.
- 73': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 74': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 75': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 77': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 77': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 80': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
- 81': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 81': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
- 83': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 84': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 87': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 89': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 89': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 90'+3': Offside, Arsenal. William Saliba is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 90'+4': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1.
Statistics
ARS |
CHE![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.7 | Possession | 49.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 375 | Accurate Passes | 358 |
| 425 | Passes | 419 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 13 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 17 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,780
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | +15 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 10 | +4 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 6 | Levi Colwill |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 11 | Noni Madueke |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 12 | Jurriën Timber |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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