English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 1, 2026
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Match Report

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Arsenal scrape past 10-man Chelsea with corners to stretch PL lead

Arsenal passed a major test of their Premier League title credentials after Jurriën Timber and William Saliba both scored from corners in a 2-1 win over Chelsea on Sunday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
10
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
4
58.9
Possession
41.1
9
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
425
Accurate Passes
277
482
Passes
338
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
43
19
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
9
20
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
5
22
Effective Clearances
21
22
Clearances
21

Highlights

02:04 Can Arsenal ride set-pieces all the way to the title? Watch on ESPN 01:51 Are Chelsea in serious financial trouble? Watch on ESPN 01:33 Rosenior: Chelsea's goals conceded against Arsenal 'not acceptable' Watch on ESPN 01:24 Arteta: Arsenal-Chelsea a 'proper London derby' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 10Eberechi EzeAM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 36Martín ZubimendiRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 19Mamadou SarrCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 21Jorrel HatoLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 17Andrey SantosCM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 10Cole PalmerLF
  11. 7Pedro NetoRF

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães with a headed pass following a corner.
  2. 45'+2' Own Goal by Piero Hincapié, Arsenal. Arsenal 1, Chelsea 1.
  3. 56' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  4. 59' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Goal! Arsenal 2, Chelsea 1. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  7. 67' Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 70' Second yellow card to Pedro Neto (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Andrey Santos.
  11. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Jorrel Hato.
  12. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Declan Rice.
  13. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  14. 79' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 86' Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces Enzo Fernández.
  16. 86' Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Cole Palmer.
  17. 90' Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Mamadou Sarr.

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