Arsenal vs Chelsea, 2022-23 English Premier League

May 2, 2023, 7:00 PM · English Premier League

18': Martin Ødegaard
31': Martin Ødegaard
34': Gabriel Jesus

FT
3 - 1

65': Noni Madueke

Arsenal beats Chelsea 3-1, takes league lead for now

— Arsenal ended a four-game winless run by dismantling a listless Chelsea 3-1 on Tuesday to temporarily return to the top of the Premier League standings.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
1': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
5': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
12': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
12': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
15': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
15': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
18': Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
21': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
25': Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
25': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
27': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea).
27': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
29': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Goal! Arsenal 2, Chelsea 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
34': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
34': Goal! Arsenal 3, Chelsea 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
40': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
40': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
41': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Dangerous play by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
45': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
45'+1': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 0.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 3, Chelsea 0.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
46': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
49': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
49': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Raheem Sterling.
51': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
52': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
52': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
53': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
56': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
57': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben White.
59': Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
59': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
60': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
60': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
63': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
65': Goal! Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
71': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
71': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Enzo Fernández.
71': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Raheem Sterling.
72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
73': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
73': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
74': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
75': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
75': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
78': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross.
78': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
79': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Noni Madueke because of an injury.
80': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
80': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
85': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Gabriel Magalhães because of an injury.
86': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Jorginho.
86': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Wesley Fofana.
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
87': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
90'+1': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
90'+1': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
90'+5': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
90'+5': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1.
0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Chelsea 1.

Statistics

CHE		ARS
10	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	7
6	Saves	3
45.2	Possession	54.8
7	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	10
0.6	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
383	Accurate Passes	470
455	Passes	543
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.2
40	Long Balls	39
21	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	4
15	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.3
7	Interceptions	7
22	Effective Clearances	12
22	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League
7:00 PM, Tue, May 2, 2023
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,144

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	28	+40	67
2	Arsenal	27	+28	54
3	Nottingham Forest	27	+11	48
4	Manchester City	27	+16	47

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
15	Jakub Kiwior
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko
4	Ben White
20	Jorginho
34	Granit Xhaka
8	Martin Ødegaard
9	Gabriel Jesus
19	Leandro Trossard
7	Bukayo Saka

Arsenal Substitutes:

Thomas Partey, Fabio Vieira, Rob Holding, Matt Turner, Kieran Tierney, Gabriel Martinelli, Reiss Nelson, Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah.

Chelsea (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
33	Wesley Fofana
21	Ben Chilwell
28	César Azpilicueta
5	Enzo Fernández
8	Mateo Kovacic
7	N'Golo Kanté
9	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
17	Raheem Sterling
31	Noni Madueke

Chelsea Substitutes:

Mykhailo Mudryk, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoît Badiashile, Conor Gallagher, Édouard Mendy, João Félix, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz.

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