Chelsea vs Arsenal 2025-26 English Premier League

Chelsea

38': Moisés Caicedo
48': Trevoh Chalobah

FT
1 - 1

Arsenal

59': Mikel Merino

10-man Chelsea deny Arsenal in fiery 1-1 draw between PL rivals

Chelsea earned a battling 1-1 draw with Premier League leaders Arsenal at Stamford Bridge despite playing for almost an hour with 10 men.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
5': Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
41': Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Arsenal 0.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Estêvão.
45': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
48': Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 0. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
54': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
57': Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
57': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Martín Zubimendi.
59': Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
72': Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Eberechi Eze.
88': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+18	Arsenal	13	30	1
+15	Manchester City	13	25	4
+12	Chelsea	13	24	3
+5	Aston Villa	13	24	3

Full Table

Statistics

ARS		CHE
13	Fouls	12
6	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	3
62.3	Possession	37.7
8	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
387	Accurate Passes	216
459	Passes	269
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.3
41	Long Balls	59
11	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	5
15	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	6
18	Effective Clearances	30
18	Clearances	30

Line-Ups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
23	Trevoh Chalobah
29	Wesley Fofana
3	Marc Cucurella
27	Malo Gusto
8	Enzo Fernández
25	Moisés Caicedo
24	Reece James
20	João Pedro
7	Pedro Neto
41	Estêvão

Substitutes:

Tosin Adarabioyo, Alejandro Garnacho, Filip Jørgensen, Jamie Gittens, Benoît Badiashile, Josh Acheampong, Andrey Santos, Liam Delap, Cole Palmer.

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	David Raya (GK)
5	Piero Hincapié
3	Cristhian Mosquera
33	Riccardo Calafiori
12	Jurriën Timber
36	Martín Zubimendi
41	Declan Rice
10	Eberechi Eze
23	Mikel Merino
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka

Substitutes:

Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri, Viktor Gyökeres, Christian Nørgaard, Noni Madueke, Ben White, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Gabriel Jesus, Martin Ødegaard.

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