xF.
Arsenal

2–1

xG 2.27–0.50

Chelsea

Emirates Stadium

London · Sun 6 Sept, 16:30 UK · Premier League · Cap 60,704

xVerdict

ARS deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with ARS. ARS held the pressure for most of the night.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
ARS led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 1.73–0.40.

ARSCHE
1.73Open play0.40
0.54Set play0.10
0.00Free kicks0.03
0.00Corners0.02
Shot profileFact
CHE shot from poor areas, 13 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

ARS worked into better areas, 16 shots for four big chances.

ARSCHE

Shots

16 – 13

xG / shot

0.14 – 0.04

On target

9 – 5

Inside box

13 – 5

Outside box

3 – 8

Blocked

6 – 2

Woodwork

0 – 1

Big chances

4 – 1

Big missed

3 – 1

KeeperFact
CHE's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished -0.48–0.34.

ARS

-0.48

xG prevented

CHE

0.34

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
CHE scored early.
xAnalysis

The opener arrived in the 2'.

First half

  • 2'Morgan Rogers scores (right foot shot, Jorrel Hato).
  • 13'VAR.
  • 14'Yellow, João Pedro (Time wasting).
  • 25'Kai Havertz scores (left foot shot, Declan Rice).
  • 45'Yellow, Cole Palmer (Foul).

Second half

  • 50'Martin Ødegaard  scores (left foot shot, Christos Tzolis).
  • 58'Yellow, Maxence Lacroix (Foul).
  • 58'Yellow, Christos Tzolis (Argument).
  • 60'Pep Chavarría on, Jorrel Hato off.
  • 60'Malo Gusto on, Roméo Lavia off.
  • 67'Piero Hincapié on, Riccardo Calafiori off.
  • 67'Martín Zubimendi on, Myles Lewis-Skelly off.
  • 77'Mikel Merino on, Martin Ødegaard  off.
  • 78'Viktor Gyökeres on, Kai Havertz off.
  • 81'Estêvão on, Pedro Neto off.
  • 83'Yellow, Morgan Rogers (Argument).
  • 87'Danny Welbeck on, Morgan Rogers off.
  • 90'Noni Madueke on, Bukayo Saka off.
  • 90+5'Yellow, Mikel Merino (Time wasting).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-2-1Fact
CHE have a spare centre-back against a lone nine, and wing-backs against ARS's wide players.
xAnalysis

ARS set up 4-2-3-1. CHE set up 3-4-2-1.

ARS · 4-2-3-1CHE · 3-4-2-1

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Player ratingsFact
Ødegaard led the card.
xAnalysis

The mark was 8.2, and the two XIs rated close.

ARS

8Martin ØdegaardMF778.24
29Kai HavertzFW787.83
17Christos TzolisMF907.74
41Declan RiceMF907.31
1David RayaGK907.30
15Ezri KonsaDF907.00
7Bukayo SakaMF906.91
4Ben WhiteDF906.80
6GabrielDF906.80
5Piero HincapiéDF236.60
14Viktor GyökeresFW126.50
23Mikel MerinoMF136.40
36Martín ZubimendiMF236.40
49Myles Lewis-SkellyMF676.31
33Riccardo CalafioriDF676.20
20Noni MaduekeFW10.00

CHE

1Emiliano MartínezGK908.00
17Morgan RogersFW877.31
3Wesley FofanaDF907.12
24Reece JamesMF907.01
7Pedro NetoMF816.92
10Cole PalmerFW906.91
9João PedroFW906.82
5Maxence LacroixDF906.80
21Jorrel HatoMF606.81
27Malo GustoDF306.80
45Roméo LaviaMF606.70
41EstêvãoFW96.70
29Pep ChavarríaDF306.50
34Josh AcheampongDF906.00
18Danny WelbeckFW30.00
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 2–2.

ARS

  • Jurriën TimberUnavailable
  • William SalibaUnavailable

CHE

  • Jordan HendersonUnavailable
  • Marco PalestraUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
CHE finished stronger.
xAnalysis

The minutes after 75 swung their way.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
The ball lived between the boxes.
xAnalysis

Neither final third owned the night.

ARS thirdMiddleCHE third
0%100%0%
ARSCHE
Match statsFact
ARS had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 55%–45%.

ARSCHE

Possession

55% – 45%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

461 – 384

Lge 440.3

Corners

5 – 3

Lge 4.7

Tackles

10 – 12

Lge 15.4

npxG

2.27 – 0.50