Arsenal FC v Chelsea FC — Premier League

FULL TIME2 – 1

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:30:00 UTCEmirates StadiumMatchday 3

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Arsenal FC 41%Draw 20%Chelsea FC 39%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Arsenal FCChelsea FC

55Possession45

16Shots13

9Shots on target5

1Shots off target6

6Blocked shots2

13Shots inside box5

3Shots outside box8

5Corners3

3Offsides0

13Fouls16

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

4Saves8

457Passes379

385Accurate passes309

Match events

2'Morgan Rogers (assist Jorrel Hato)
13'Riccardo Calafiori · VAR
14'João Pedro
25'Kai Havertz (assist Declan Rice)
45'Cole Palmer
50'Martin Ødegaard (assist Christos Tzolis)
58'Christos Tzolis
58'Maxence Lacroix
60'Jorrel Hato ← Pep Chavarría
60'Roméo Lavia ← Malo Gusto
67'Riccardo Calafiori → Piero Hincapié
67'Myles Lewis-Skelly → Martín Zubimendi

Arsenal FC · Chelsea FC

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Arsenal FC4-3-3

16.8Raya

87.8Ødegaard

417.5Rice

156.8Konsa

46.8White

297.8Havertz

76.8Saka

66.8Gabriel

336.8↓67'Calafiori

177.2Tzolis

496.8↓67'Lewis-Skelly

Chelsea FC5-2-3

16.1Martinez

96.0Pedro

246.3James

76.3Neto

36.3Fofana

56.0Lacroix

177.3Rogers

106.0Palmer

456.3↓60'Lavia

217.1↓60'Hato

346.3Acheampong

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Arsenal FC

1David Raya6.8
8Martin Ødegaard7.8
41Declan Rice7.5
15Ezri Konsa6.8
4Ben White6.8
29Kai Havertz7.8
7Bukayo Saka6.8
6Gabriel6.8
33Riccardo Calafiori6.8
17Christos Tzolis7.2
49Myles Lewis-Skelly6.8

Chelsea FC

1Emiliano Martinez6.1
9João Pedro6.0
24Reece James6.3
7Pedro Neto6.3
3Wesley Fofana6.3
5Maxence Lacroix6.0
17Morgan Rogers7.3
10Cole Palmer6.0
45Roméo Lavia6.3
21Jorrel Hato7.1
34Josh Acheampong6.3

Arsenal FCTale of the tapeChelsea FC

4-3-3Formation5-2-3

9 ptsTable6 pts

+5Goal difference+1

2Head-to-head wins0

41%Pre-match odds39%

Head to head — 3 previous meetings

Arsenal FC 2W1D0W Chelsea FC

Goals 5–3

2026-09-06Arsenal FC2–1Chelsea FC
2026-03-01Arsenal FC2–1Chelsea FC
2025-11-30Chelsea FC1–1Arsenal FC

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This season — other meeting

Chelsea FCvArsenal FC

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Arsenal FC	3	3	0	0	+5	9
Chelsea FC	3	2	0	1	+1	6

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