Saturday , 14 November 2026

Arsenal FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Arsenal FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 17:30 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Pablo Mari 16' Y
Y 73' Thiago Silva
Kieran Tierney 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

11
4
4
Arsenal FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-26 Arsenal FC 3–1 Chelsea FC 2020-08-01 Arsenal FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2020-01-21 Chelsea FC 2–2 Arsenal FC 2019-12-29 Arsenal FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2019-05-29 Chelsea FC 4–1 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Chelsea FC H 3–1 W
19 Dec Everton FC A 1–2 L
16 Dec Southampton FC H 1–1 D
13 Dec Burnley FC H 0–1 L
10 Dec Dundalk FC A 4–2 W
06 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–2 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Arsenal FC A 1–3 L
21 Dec West Ham United FC H 3–0 W
15 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Everton FC A 0–1 L
08 Dec FK Krasnodar H 1–1 D
05 Dec Leeds United FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Arsenal FC Chelsea FC
#1 Position #5
27 Points 16
10 Played 10
9 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 4
15 Scored 19
5 Conceded 16
+10 GD +3
2.70 PPG 1.60
90% Win % 50%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Arsenal FC are 1st (27 pts). Chelsea FC are 5th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chelsea FC
0-15
7/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC
Martin Odegaard 3 G
Kai Havertz 3 G
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Bruno Guimaraes 2 G
Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 5 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 5 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 3 G 3 A
Pedro Neto 3 G 1 A
Jordan Henderson 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Emirates Stadium that hosts another battle between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' Chelsea FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kurt Zouma made 328 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' Pablo Mari picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 21' Chelsea FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 34' Goal! Alexandre Lacazette scores his 129 goal in 427 matches.
  • 39' Rob Holding is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Arsenal FC so far.
  • 44' Granit Xhaka adds to his 1 season tally! Arsenal FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' Jorginho is replacing Mateo Kovacic for the Chelsea FC side.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' Bukayo Saka has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Joe Willock gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Emile Smith Rowe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Arsenal FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 71' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Pepe is hanging Martinelli on the field on 71 minute.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thiago Silva.
  • 74' Chelsea FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kai Havertz is hanging N'Golo Kante on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Kieran Tierney argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Tammy Abraham gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Shkodran Mustafi. He replaces Alexandre Lacazette on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kai Havertz 3
Martin Odegaard 3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 3
Eddie Nketiah 2
Azpilicueta 2
Ben White 2
Martinelli 2
Alexandre Lacazette 2

Head to Head

2020-12-26 Arsenal FC 3–1 Chelsea FC 2020-08-01 Arsenal FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2020-01-21 Chelsea FC 2–2 Arsenal FC 2019-12-29 Arsenal FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2019-05-29 Chelsea FC 4–1 Arsenal FC

Arsenal FC Form

2020-12-26 Arsenal FC 3–1 Chelsea FC W 2020-12-19 Everton FC 2–1 Arsenal FC L 2020-12-16 Arsenal FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2020-12-13 Arsenal FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2020-12-10 Dundalk FC 2–4 Arsenal FC W 2020-12-06 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–0 Arsenal FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2020-12-26 Arsenal FC 3–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-21 Chelsea FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2020-12-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-12 Everton FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-08 Chelsea FC 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2020-12-05 Chelsea FC 3–1 Leeds United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.97 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 56% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC56% Draw24% Chelsea FC20%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Chelsea FC
44%
Arsenal FC or Chelsea FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC42% Draw43% Chelsea FC15%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.