Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Arsenal vs Chelsea
6 Sept 2026, 16:30 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Chris KavanaghPremier League 2026/2027 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ArsenalMin
Chelsea- 2′⚽
Morgan Rogers 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jorrel Hato
Right foot shot
- VAR
Riccardo Calafiori
VAR · Goal Disallowed
13′ - 14′
João Pedro
Yellowcard · Time wasting
Time wasting
- ⚽
Kai Havertz 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Declan Rice
Left foot shot
25′ - 45′
Cole Palmer
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⚽
Martin Ødegaard 2-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Christos Tzolis
Left foot shot
50′ - 58′
Maxence Lacroix
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
Christos Tzolis
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
58′- 60′⇄
Pep Chavarría
Substitution
Off: Jorrel Hato
- 60′⇄
Malo Gusto
Substitution
Off: Roméo Lavia
- ⇄
Piero Hincapié
Substitution
Off: Riccardo Calafiori
67′ - ⇄
Martín Zubimendi
Substitution
Off: Myles Lewis-Skelly
67′ - ⇄
Mikel Merino
Substitution
Off: Martin Ødegaard
77′ - ⇄
Viktor Gyökeres
Substitution
Off: Kai Havertz
78′ - 81′⇄
Estêvão
Substitution
Off: Pedro Neto
- 83′
Morgan Rogers
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
- 87′⇄
Danny Welbeck
Substitution
Off: Morgan Rogers
- ⇄
Noni Madueke
Substitution
Off: Bukayo Saka
90′ Mikel Merino
Yellowcard · Time wasting
Time wasting
90+5′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.77 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.01 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.77 | |
| 67 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.23 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.32 | |
| 67 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.29 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.92 | |
| 77 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 8.16 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 7.71 | |
| 78 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7.85 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.56 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.44 | |
| 23 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.41 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Chelsea
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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 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Arsenal
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Chelsea
Assists
Yellow 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
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