Arsenal vs Chelsea

Arsenal

2 - 1

Chelsea

🕒 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Emirates Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Arsenal 1 · Chelsea 6

Referee Stats

Chris Kavanagh

3 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-13).
Arsenal controlled possession (55%).
Arsenal had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Arsenal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 1

Avg: 2.50 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

4 / 4

Avg: 2.00 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00

PPG

1.50

2.50

2.00

0.50

2.00

100%

O2.5

100%

50%

BTTS

100%

50%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Arsenal rank1st

Chelsea rank6th

Arsenal points12

Chelsea points7

Arsenal: #1 · 12 pts · GD +7

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #6 · 7 pts · GD +1

5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arsenal last 5 home

W W

Points6/6

Weighted index100

Goals5-1

Record2-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Chelsea last 5 away

L W

Points3/6

Weighted index33

Goals4-4

Record1-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 50%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 100%

Scoring reliability

Arsenal score at home100%

Arsenal clean sheet at home50%

Chelsea score away100%

Chelsea clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Arsenal score first50%

Arsenal win after scoring first100%

Chelsea score first50%

Chelsea win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Arsenal 100% · Chelsea 0%

Avg first goal minute: Arsenal 15.0' · Chelsea 2.0'

Vs league average

Arsenal score at home2.50 vs 1.48

Arsenal concede at home0.50 vs 1.38

Chelsea score away2.00 vs 1.38

Chelsea concede away2.00 vs 1.48

Arsenal score 69% above league average, while Chelsea score 45% above league average.

Defensive side: Arsenal are 64% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Arsenal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

461

384

Passes Accurate

390

314

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Rogers

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Hato

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ VAR

R. Calafiori

Goal cancelled

14'

14' João Pedro

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Havertz

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Rice

45'

45' C. Palmer

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

M. Ødegaard

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Tzolis

58'

58' C. Tzolis

58'

58' M. Lacroix

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ R. Lavia

1st substitution · For: M. Gusto

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ J. Hato

2nd substitution · For: Pep Chavarría

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ R. Calafiori

1st substitution · For: P. Hincapié

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Lewis-Skelly

2nd substitution · For: Martín Zubimendi

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Ødegaard

3rd substitution · For: Mikel Merino

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ K. Havertz

4th substitution · For: V. Gyökeres

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Pedro Neto

3rd substitution · For: Estêvão

83'

83' M. Rogers

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Rogers

4th substitution · For: D. Welbeck

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ B. Saka

5th substitution · For: N. Madueke

90+5'

90+5' Mikel Merino

Arsenal vs Chelsea 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 on Sunday, 06 September 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at Emirates Stadium.

First half: Chelsea took an early lead at 2' when M. Rogers scored, with the assist credited to J. Hato, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 13' for Arsenal (Goal cancelled). João Pedro received a yellow card for Chelsea at 14'. Arsenal took the lead at 25' when K. Havertz scored, with the assist credited to D. Rice, making the score 2-1. C. Palmer received a yellow card for Chelsea at 45'.

Second half: Arsenal extended the lead at 50' when M. Ødegaard scored, with the assist credited to C. Tzolis, making the score 3-1. C. Tzolis received a yellow card for Arsenal at 58'. M. Lacroix received a yellow card for Chelsea at 58'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 60', with R. Lavia replacing M. Gusto. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 60', with J. Hato replacing Pep Chavarría. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 67', with R. Calafiori replacing P. Hincapié. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 67', with M. Lewis-Skelly replacing Martín Zubimendi. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 77', with M. Ødegaard replacing Mikel Merino. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 78', with K. Havertz replacing V. Gyökeres. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Pedro Neto replacing Estêvão. M. Rogers received a yellow card for Chelsea at 83'. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 87', with M. Rogers replacing D. Welbeck. Arsenal made their 5th substitution at 90', with B. Saka replacing N. Madueke. Mikel Merino received a yellow card for Arsenal at 90+5'.

Arsenal used 5 substitutions while Chelsea used 4 substitutions. Arsenal got 2 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 4 yellow cards.