English Premier League

Chelsea vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 17': Timo Werner
  • 32': César Azpilicueta
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2 - 4
  • 13': Eddie Nketiah
  • 27': Emile Smith Rowe
  • 57': Eddie Nketiah
  • 90'+2': Bukayo Saka (P)

Arsenal beat Chelsea in thriller thanks to Eddie Nketiah brace

A brace from Eddie Nketiah propelled Arsenal to a vital 4-2 win over Chelsea in a breathless London Derby at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 13': Goal! Chelsea 0, Arsenal 1. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 17': Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 2. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 32': Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 2. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Arsenal 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Andreas Christensen.
  • 57': Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 3. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 65': Malang Sarr (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Eddie Nketiah.
  • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Marcos Alonso.
  • 84': Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 4. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Bukayo Saka.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 32,249

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
Full Table

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 0
32 Possession 68
14 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
251 Accurate Passes 605
332 Passes 704
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 49
13 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 13
20 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 10
25 Effective Clearances 5
25 Clearances 5

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
4 Andreas Christensen
31 Malang Sarr Yellow Card
24 Reece James
7 N'Golo Kanté
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
19 Mason Mount
3 Marcos Alonso
28 César Azpilicueta
11 Timo Werner
9 Romelu Lukaku

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel Yellow Card
16 Rob Holding
20 Nuno Tavares
4 Ben White
8 Martin Ødegaard
34 Granit Xhaka
25 Mohamed Elneny
30 Eddie Nketiah
10 Emile Smith Rowe
7 Bukayo Saka

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