Chelsea vs Arsenal, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Chelsea

70': Pedro Neto

FT
1 - 1

Arsenal

60': Gabriel Martinelli

Chelsea, Arsenal draw after Neto equaliser in lively derby

Chelsea and Arsenal shared the spoils in a tense 1-1 battle at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, keeping the London sides level in the Premier League but still nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
2': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Roméo Lavia.
3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by David Raya.
6': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
10': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White with a headed pass following a corner.
10': Attempt blocked. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Levi Colwill.
11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
12': David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
14': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
14': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
17': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
17': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a fast break.
21': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
21': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
24': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
24': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
27': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
27': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
32': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
32': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kai Havertz (Arsenal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
32': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
34': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal.
36': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
36': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
36': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
39': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
39': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
40': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
43': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
44': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
44': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+1': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
45'+1': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
45'+2': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Arsenal 0.
45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Arsenal 0.
49': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wesley Fofana.
51': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba.
52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by William Saliba.
53': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
53': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
55': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roméo Lavia.
56': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
58': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
58': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Goal! Chelsea 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
62': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
63': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
65': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
65': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
66': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
68': Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Roméo Lavia because of an injury.
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Noni Madueke.
69': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
69': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
69': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
70': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
70': Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
71': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
71': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice.
73': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
74': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
75': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
77': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
77': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
77': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
80': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
81': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
81': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
83': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
84': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
84': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
87': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
87': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
88': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.
89': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
89': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
90'+3': Offside, Arsenal. William Saliba is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
90'+4': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by William Saliba.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1.
0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1.

Statistics

ARS		CHE
12	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
7	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	2
50.7	Possession	49.3
13	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
375	Accurate Passes	358
425	Passes	419
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	5
17	Crosses	14
0.1	Cross %	0.4
31	Long Balls	50
15	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	8
6	Effective Tackles	16
13	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
6	Interceptions	7
17	Effective Clearances	18
17	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,780

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	21	+30	50
2	Arsenal	22	+22	44
3	Nottingham Forest	22	+11	44
4	Chelsea	22	+17	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
6	Levi Colwill
29	Wesley Fofana
3	Marc Cucurella
27	Malo Gusto
20	Cole Palmer
45	Romeo Lavia
25	Moisés Caicedo
15	Nicolas Jackson
7	Pedro Neto
11	Noni Madueke

Chelsea Substitutes:

Reece James, Tosin Adarabioyo, Christopher Nkunku, João Félix, Benoît Badiashile, Renato Veiga, Filip Jørgensen, Enzo Fernández, Mykhailo Mudryk.

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
2	William Saliba
12	Jurriën Timber
4	Ben White
5	Thomas Partey
41	Declan Rice
8	Martin Ødegaard
29	Kai Havertz
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka

Arsenal Substitutes:

Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Neto, Ethan Nwaneri, Mikel Merino, Jakub Kiwior, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard.

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