Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Arsenal vs Chelsea
16 Mar 2025, 13:30 · Premier League · 2024/2025
Referee
Chris KavanaghPremier League 2024/2025 · 25 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ArsenalMin
Chelsea- ⚽
Mikel Merino 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Martin Ødegaard
Header
20′ - 30′
Levi Colwill
Yellowcard
Foul
- 52′
Pedro Neto
Yellowcard
Argument
Gabriel
Yellowcard
Foul
54′Thomas Partey
Yellowcard
Foul
58′- 59′
Wesley Fofana
Yellowcard
Time wasting
Martin Ødegaard
Yellowcard
Foul
65′- 76′⇄
Tyrique George
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jadon Sancho
- 76′⇄
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Christopher Nkunku
- ⇄
Ethan Nwaneri
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Gabriel Martinelli
79′ - 82′⇄
Roméo Lavia
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Reece James
- 86′⇄
Tosin Adarabioyo
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Benoît Badiashile
- 86′⇄
Malo Gusto
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Wesley Fofana
- ⇄
Kieran Tierney
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Martin Ødegaard
90′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7.10 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.43 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.54 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.42 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.27 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7.55 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.06 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.55 | |
| 79 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.20 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6.98 | |
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| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.59 | |
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Arsenal’s ground: 20 previous meetings, 10 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Arsenal’s home games with Chelsea’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Arsenal
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Chelsea
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Arsenal
Chelsea
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Arsenal
Chelsea
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Arsenal
Chelsea
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.