English Premier League

Arsenal vs Chelsea, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 4': Leandro Trossard
  • 52': Ben White
  • 57': Kai Havertz
  • 65': Kai Havertz
  • 70': Ben White
FT
5 - 0
Chelsea

    Havertz leads Arsenal rout of Chelsea to maintain title charge

    Ruthless Arsenal threw down the gauntlet in the Premier League title race with a 5-0 thrashing of London rivals Chelsea to roar three points clear at the top of the table on Tuesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
    • 2': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
    • 2': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 6': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
    • 6': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
    • 7': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
    • 8': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 10': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 13': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
    • 13': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
    • 14': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benoît Badiashile.
    • 18': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Benoît Badiashile following a corner.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
    • 24': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 25': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 25': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben White.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
    • 29': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 29': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
    • 32': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 32': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
    • 33': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a corner.
    • 35': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
    • 41': Hand ball by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
    • 42': Alfie Gilchrist (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
    • 43': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
    • 45': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0.
    • 46': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 46': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
    • 47': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
    • 51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 52': Goal! Arsenal 2, Chelsea 0. Ben White (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
    • 55': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 57': Goal! Arsenal 3, Chelsea 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 65': Goal! Arsenal 4, Chelsea 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
    • 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Enzo Fernández.
    • 67': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
    • 67': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 70': Goal! Arsenal 5, Chelsea 0. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
    • 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Kai Havertz.
    • 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Thomas Partey.
    • 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
    • 76': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 78': Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Cesare Casadei replaces Noni Madueke.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
    • 80': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
    • 80': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 82': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Chelsea).
    • 82': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Offside, Arsenal. Declan Rice is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).
    • 83': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 90'+4': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a through ball.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Chelsea 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 5, Chelsea 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    6 Saves 1
    55.8 Possession 44.2
    7 SHOTS 27
    1 ON GOAL 10
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    557 Accurate Passes 439
    630 Passes 497
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    15 Crosses 11
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    30 Long Balls 33
    15 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 10
    5 Effective Tackles 16
    13 Tackles 22
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 16
    15 Effective Clearances 13
    15 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 60,238

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 15 +18 36
    2 Chelsea 16 +18 34
    3 Arsenal 17 +18 33
    4 Nottingham Forest 17 +4 31
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    2 William Saliba
    18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
    4 Ben White
    5 Thomas Partey
    41 Declan Rice
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    29 Kai Havertz
    19 Leandro Trossard
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira, Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Jorginho, Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe, Jakub Kiwior.

    CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    28 Djordje Petrovic (GK)
    5 Benoît Badiashile
    2 Axel Disasi
    3 Marc Cucurella Yellow Card
    42 Alfie Gilchrist Yellow Card
    23 Conor Gallagher
    25 Moisés Caicedo
    8 Enzo Fernández
    15 Nicolas Jackson
    10 Mykhailo Mudryk
    11 Noni Madueke
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Trevoh Chalobah, Kiano Dyer, Deivid Washington, Cesare Casadei, Carney Chukwuemeka, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Bettinelli, Jimi Tauriainen, Thiago Silva.

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