Chelsea 2–3 Arsenal
Chelsea
2–3HT 0–1
Arsenal
Chelsea played Arsenal in the League Cup on 14 January 2026 at Stamford Bridge. The match finished 2–3.
Goals and cards
- 7'B. White (assist by D. Rice)
- 42'Estêvão — Yellow card
- 42'Leandro Trossard — Yellow card
- 44'Marc Cucurella — Yellow card
- 49'V. Gyokeres
- 57'A. Garnacho (assist by P. Neto)
- 65'Benoît Badiashile — Yellow card
- 71'M. Zubimendi (assist by V. Gyokeres)
- 75'Kepa Arrizabalaga — Yellow card
- 78'Mikel Merino — Yellow card
- 83'A. Garnacho
- 90'Pedro Neto — Yellow card
- 90+6'Jurriën Timber — Yellow card
Line-ups
Chelsea 4-2-3-1
- R. Sanchez
- J. Acheampong
- T. Chalobah
- W. Fofana
- M. Cucurella
- Andrey Santos
- E. Fernandez
- Estêvão
- Joao Pedro
- P. Neto
- M. Guiu
- SUBSTITUTES
- F. Jorgensen
- B. Badiashile
- T. Adarabioyo
- J. Hato
- D. Essugo
- F. Buonanotte
- A. Garnacho
- T. George
- S. Mheuka
- COACHES: Liam Rosenior
Arsenal 4-3-3
- K. Arrizabalaga
- B. White
- W. Saliba
- Gabriel
- J. Timber
- M. Odegaard
- M. Zubimendi
- D. Rice
- B. Saka
- V. Gyökeres
- L. Trossard
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Raya
- Gabriel Jesus
- E. Eze
- G. Martinelli
- C. Norgaard
- N. Madueke
- M. Merino
- K. Havertz
- M. Lewis-Skelly
- COACHES: Mikel Arteta
Match statistics
| Chelsea | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 1 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 10 | Total shots | 17 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 12 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Corners | 9 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 58% | Possession | 42% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 495 | Total passes | 356 |
| 421 | Accurate passes | 295 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 83% |