Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea
Arsenal
2–1HT 1–1
Chelsea
Arsenal played Chelsea in the Premier League on 1 March 2026 at Emirates Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 21'W. Saliba (assist by Gabriel)
- 45'P. Hincapie (OG)
- 59'Cole Palmer — Yellow card
- 65'Jorrel Hato — Yellow card
- 66'J. Timber (assist by D. Rice)
- 67'Pedro Neto — Yellow card
- 70'Pedro Neto — Yellow card
- 70'Pedro Neto — Red card
- 75'Gabriel Magalhães — Yellow card
- 79'Enzo Fernández — Yellow card
Line-ups
Arsenal 4-2-3-1
- D. Raya
- J. Timber
- W. Saliba
- Gabriel
- P. Hincapie
- M. Zubimendi
- D. Rice
- B. Saka
- E. Eze
- L. Trossard
- V. Gyökeres
- SUBSTITUTES
- K. Arrizabalaga
- Gabriel Jesus
- K. Havertz
- N. Madueke
- G. Martinelli
- M. Lewis-Skelly
- C. Mosquera
- C. Norgaard
- R. Calafiori
- COACHES: Mikel Arteta
Chelsea 4-3-3
- R. Sanchez
- R. James
- T. Chalobah
- M. Sarr
- J. Hato
- M. Caicedo
- Andrey Santos
- E. Fernandez
- P. Neto
- Joao Pedro
- C. Palmer
- SUBSTITUTES
- F. Jorgensen
- B. Badiashile
- M. Gusto
- A. Garnacho
- M. Guiu
- T. Adarabioyo
- L. Delap
- R. Lavia
- J. Acheampong
- COACHES: Calum McFarlane
Match statistics
| Arsenal | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 12 | Total shots | 9 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Corners | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 41% | Possession | 59% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 338 | Total passes | 482 |
| 277 | Accurate passes | 425 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 1.09 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.07 |
| 0.08 | goals_prevented | 0.08 |