Arsenal vs Chelsea

League Cup - Semi-finals 3 Feb 2026, 20:00
Arsenal
Arsenal
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Chelsea
Chelsea
🏟 Emirates Stadium 👤 P. Bankes Round Semi-finals

Match report

Arsenal edged past Chelsea 1-0 in the League Cup - Semi-finals on 3 February 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Chelsea had 14 shots to Arsenal's 5.

The match was played at Emirates Stadium, with P. Bankes in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 5 - 14 On target 2 - 2 Corners 2 - 5 Fouls 14 - 12 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Enzo Fernández
Chelsea · captained the side
7 Kai Havertz 1 goal
7 Kepa Arrizabalaga captained the side
7 Jurriën Timber captained the side
7 William Saliba captained the side
First half vs second half
Chelsea came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 2–11
Shots On Goal 1–1 1–1
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 2–3 0–2
Attacks 38–45 38–36
Match statistics
2 Corners 5
12 Throw In 16
13 Free Kick 15
9 Goal Kick 5
2 Substitution 4
76 Attacks 81
37 Dangerous Attacks 41
2 On Target 2
3 Off Target 12
5 Shots Total 14
2 Shots On Goal 2
0 Shots Off Goal 8
3 Shots Blocked 4
4 Shots Inside Box 5
1 Shots Outside Box 9
14 Fouls 12
2 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
44% Ball Possession 56%
0 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 1
407 Passes Total 513
346 Passes Accurate 461
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Arsenal · 4-3-3
13 K. Arrizabalaga
12 J. Timber 2 W. Saliba 6 G. Magalhães 5 P. Hincapié
10 E. Eze 36 M. Zubimendi 41 D. Rice
20 N. Madueke 14 V. Gyökeres 11 G. Martinelli
Chelsea · 3-5-2
1 R. Sánchez
29 W. Fofana 23 T. Chalobah 21 J. Hato
27 M. Gusto 25 M. Caicedo 17 A. Santos 8 E. Fernández 3 M. Cucurella
9 L. Delap 20 J. Pedro
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 19 Leandro Trossard
  • 29 Kai Havertz
  • 1 David Raya
  • 4 Ben White
  • 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
  • 3 Cristhian Mosquera
  • 33 Riccardo Calafiori
  • 16 Christian Nørgaard
  • 9 Gabriel Jesus
Chelsea
Coach
Liam Rosenior
Substitutes
  • 10 Cole Palmer
  • 41 Estêvão
  • 49 Alejandro Garnacho
  • 34 Josh Acheampong
  • 28 Teddy Sharman-Lowe
  • 5 Benoît Badiashile
  • 75 Charlie Holland
  • 38 Marc Guiu
  • 62 Shumaira Mheuka
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ C. Palmer ↓ L. Delap Arsenal
  • 60' ↑ Estêvão ↓ J. Hato Arsenal
  • 69' ↑ L. Trossard ↓ N. Madueke Chelsea
  • 69' ↑ K. Havertz ↓ V. Gyökeres Chelsea
  • 75' ↑ A. Garnacho ↓ Andrey Santos Arsenal
  • 87' ↑ J. Acheampong ↓ M. Gusto Arsenal
Cards
  • 53' M. Arteta Arsenal
  • 56' L. Delap Chelsea
  • 68' M. Gusto Chelsea
  • 71' Estevao Chelsea
Head-to-head
Arsenal 10 5 draws 2 Chelsea
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2026-02-03 Arsenal vs Chelsea 1 - 0
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2025-11-30 Chelsea vs Arsenal 1 - 1
2025-03-16 Arsenal vs Chelsea 1 - 0
2024-11-10 Chelsea vs Arsenal 1 - 1
Recent form
Arsenal D D D D L
Chelsea D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Arsenal vs Chelsea?
Arsenal won 1-0 against Chelsea on 3 February 2026.
Who won Arsenal vs Chelsea?
Arsenal won the match 1-0.
Where was Arsenal vs Chelsea played?
The match was played at Emirates Stadium.