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Arsenal vs Chelsea: match report

Arsenal hosted Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on Sunday 6 September 2026, in the Premier League (round 3). Chris Kavanagh is the referee, averaging 4.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea. Goals: Morgan Rogers 2' for Chelsea; Kai Havertz 25' for Arsenal; Martin Ødegaard 50' for Arsenal. Attendance: 60,240.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 2' Goal: Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) 0-1
  • 14' Yellow card: João Pedro (Chelsea)
  • 25' Goal: Kai Havertz (Arsenal) 1-1
  • 45' Yellow card: Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
  • 50' Goal: Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) 2-1
  • 58' Yellow card: Christos Tzolis (Arsenal)
  • 58' Yellow card: Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea)
  • 83' Yellow card: Morgan Rogers (Chelsea)
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: Mikel Merino (Arsenal)
Match stats (contains the result)
54.6%Possession45.4%
16Shots13
9Shots on target5
5Corners3
13Fouls16
3Offsides0
4Saves8
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

Coach: Mikel Arteta

  1. 1 David Raya GK
  2. 4 Ben White DEF
  3. 15 Ezri Konsa DEF
  4. 6 Gabriel DEF
  5. 33 Riccardo Calafiori DEF
  6. 41 Declan Rice MID
  7. 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly DEF
  8. 7 Bukayo Saka FWD
  9. 8 Martin Ødegaard MID
  10. 17 Christos Tzolis FWD
  11. 29 Kai Havertz FWD

Bench

  • 5 Piero Hincapié DEF
  • 36 Martín Zubimendi MID
  • 23 Mikel Merino MID
  • 14 Viktor Gyökeres FWD
  • 20 Noni Madueke FWD
  • 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga GK
  • 39 Bruno Guimarães MID
  • 10 Eberechi Eze MID
  • 56 Max Dowman MID

Chelsea 3-4-2-1

Coach: Xabi Alonso

  1. 1 Emiliano Martínez GK
  2. 34 Josh Acheampong DEF
  3. 5 Maxence Lacroix DEF
  4. 3 Wesley Fofana DEF
  5. 7 Pedro Neto FWD
  6. 45 Roméo Lavia MID
  7. 24 Reece James DEF
  8. 21 Jorrel Hato DEF
  9. 10 Cole Palmer MID
  10. 17 Morgan Rogers MID
  11. 9 João Pedro FWD

Bench

  • 27 Malo Gusto DEF
  • 29 Pep Chavarría DEF
  • 41 Estêvão FWD
  • 18 Danny Welbeck FWD
  • 39 Mike Penders GK
  • 6 Levi Colwill DEF
  • 4 Valentín Barco MID
  • 23 Geovany Quenda FWD
  • 11 Jamie Gittens FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 1 March 2026: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
  • Tuesday 3 February 2026: Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea
  • Wednesday 14 January 2026: Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal
  • Sunday 30 November 2025: Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
  • Sunday 16 March 2025: Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea