Arsenal vs Chelsea 2024-25 English Premier League

Arsenal

20': Mikel Merino

FT
1 - 0

Chelsea

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.

Match Commentary

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.
30': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.
52': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
54': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
65': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Jadon Sancho.
76': Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Christopher Nkunku.
79': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Gabriel Martinelli because of an injury.
82': Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Reece James.
86': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Wesley Fofana.
86': Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Benoît Badiashile.
90': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Martin Ødegaard.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,311

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

CHE		ARS
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

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
2	William Saliba
49	Myles Lewis-Skelly
12	Jurriën Timber
5	Thomas Partey
41	Declan Rice
8	Martin Ødegaard
23	Mikel Merino
19	Leandro Trossard
11	Gabriel Martinelli

Substitutes:

Oleksandr Zinchenko, Neto, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Ethan Nwaneri, Riccardo Calafiori, Kieran Tierney, Jorginho, Ben White, Jakub Kiwior.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
5	Benoît Badiashile
6	Levi Colwill
3	Marc Cucurella
29	Wesley Fofana
8	Enzo Fernández
25	Moisés Caicedo
24	Reece James
7	Pedro Neto
18	Christopher Nkunku
19	Jadon Sancho

Substitutes:

Malo Gusto, Filip Jørgensen, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Trevoh Chalobah, Marcus Bettinelli, Tosin Adarabioyo, Tyrique George, Josh Acheampong, Romeo Lavia.