English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 16, 2025
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Arsenal LDWDD 1
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Emirates Stadium · 60,311 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Arsenal keep alive faint title hopes with 1-0 win over Chelsea

Arsenal defeated Chelsea 1-0 for their first win in four Premier League games on Sunday to keep their faint Premier League title hopes alive.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
59.1
Possession
40.9
8
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
446
Accurate Passes
294
515
Passes
348
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
33
20
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
4
24
Effective Clearances
21
24
Clearances
21

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 23Mikel MerinoF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 11Gabriel MartinelliRF

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 6Levi ColwillCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 29Wesley FofanaRB
  6. 8Enzo FernándezAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 7Pedro NetoF
  10. 18Christopher NkunkuAM-L
  11. 19Jadon SanchoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
  2. 30' Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 54' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 58' Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 65' Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 76' Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Jadon Sancho.
  9. 76' Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  10. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Gabriel Martinelli because of an injury.
  11. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Reece James.
  12. 86' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Wesley Fofana.
  13. 86' Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Benoît Badiashile.
  14. 90' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Martin Ødegaard.

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