Arsenal vs Chelsea

Premier League 22 Aug 2021, 15:30
Arsenal
Arsenal
0–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Chelsea
Chelsea
🏟 Emirates Stadium (London) 👤 P. Tierney Round 2

Match report

Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Premier League on 22 August 2021.

Chelsea dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 22 shots to Arsenal's 6.

The match was played at Emirates Stadium (London), with P. Tierney in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 35% - 65% Shots 6 - 22 On target 3 - 5 Corners 9 - 8 Fouls 10 - 4 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Reece James
Chelsea · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Romelu Lukaku 1 goal
8 Pablo Marí captained the side
8 Marcos Alonso captained the side
8 Mason Mount 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–10 4–12
Shots On Goal 1–3 2–2
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 4–2 5–6
Attacks 59–53 31–30
Match statistics
14 Throw In 22
4 Free Kick 14
7 Goal Kick 4
3 Substitution 3
90 Attacks 83
48 Dangerous Attacks 59
3 On Target 5
3 Off Target 17
6 Shots Total 22
3 Shots On Goal 5
2 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 11
3 Shots Inside Box 15
3 Shots Outside Box 7
10 Fouls 4
9 Corners 8
5 Offsides 0
35% Ball Possession 65%
3 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 3
331 Passes Total 636
261 Passes Accurate 563
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Arsenal · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Leno
17 C. Soares 16 R. Holding 22 P. Marí 3 K. Tierney
23 A. Lokonga 34 G. Xhaka
19 N. Pépé 10 E. Rowe 7 B. Saka
35 G. Martinelli
Chelsea · 3-4-2-1
16 E. Mendy
28 C. Azpilicueta 4 A. Christensen 2 A. Rüdiger
24 R. James 5 Jorginho 8 M. Kovacic 3 M. Alonso
19 M. Mount 29 K. Havertz
9 R. Lukaku
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 32 Aaron Ramsdale
  • 21 Calum Chambers
  • 20 Nuno Tavares
  • 31 Sead Kolasinac
  • 25 Mohamed Elneny
  • 15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • 14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
  • 24 Reiss Nelson
  • 26 Folarin Balogun
Chelsea
Coach
T. Tuchel
Substitutes
  • 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga
  • 14 Trevoh Chalobah
  • 6 Thiago Silva
  • 15 Kurt Zouma
  • 21 Ben Chilwell
  • 7 N'Golo Kanté
  • 20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 22 Hakim Ziyech
  • 11 Timo Werner
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ P. Aubameyang ↓ B. Saka Arsenal
  • 66' ↑ Nuno Tavares ↓ K. Tierney Arsenal
  • 72' ↑ N. Kanté ↓ M. Kovačić Chelsea
  • 79' ↑ F. Balogun ↓ Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal
  • 82' ↑ H. Ziyech ↓ M. Mount Chelsea
  • 90' ↑ T. Werner ↓ K. Havertz Chelsea
Cards
  • 34' P. Mari Arsenal
  • 45' R. Holding Arsenal
  • 67' A. Lokonga Arsenal
Head-to-head
Arsenal 10 5 draws 2 Chelsea
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2026-02-03 Arsenal vs Chelsea 1 - 0
2026-01-14 Chelsea vs Arsenal 2 - 3
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 lost 0-2 against Chelsea on 22 August 2021.
Who won Arsenal vs Chelsea?
Chelsea won the match 2-0.
Where was Arsenal vs Chelsea played?
The match was played at Emirates Stadium (London).
Who had more possession in Arsenal vs Chelsea?
Chelsea had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.