Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Arsenal FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Arsenal FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sun 22 Aug 2021 · 15:30 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Pablo Mari 34' Y
Rob Holding 45' Y
Albert Sambi Lokonga 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

11
4
4
Arsenal FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-22 Arsenal FC 0–2 Chelsea FC 2021-05-12 Chelsea FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 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

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Chelsea FC H 0–2 L
13 Aug Brentford FC A 0–2 L
23 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–0 W
19 May Crystal Palace FC A 3–1 W
12 May Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
09 May West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–1 W
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Arsenal FC A 2–0 W
14 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W
29 May Manchester City FC A 1–0 W
23 May Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
18 May Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
15 May Leicester City FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Arsenal FC Chelsea FC
#2 Position #10
12 Points 7
5 Played 5
4 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 2
8 Scored 10
4 Conceded 12
+4 GD -2
2.40 PPG 1.40
80% Win % 40%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts). Chelsea FC are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Martin Odegaard 2 G
Kai Havertz 2 G
Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 3 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 3 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 2 G 2 A
Pedro Neto 1 G
Romeo Lavia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Arsenal FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Granit Xhaka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 66 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Nicolas Pepe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chelsea FC.
  • 15' A goal from the Belgium international Romelu Lukaku! He fires home on 15 to make it 0-1!
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Reece James has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' Pablo Mari catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
  • 35' Brilliant from the ! Reece James makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 35.
  • 40' It’s high time Thomas Tuchel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Rob Holding was booked on 45.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Arsenal FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Arsenal FC in their trying to find a way past Chelsea FC's compact .
  • 61' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang comes on to replace Bukayo Saka.
  • 66' Nuno Tavares gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Kieran Tierney and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Arsenal FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' N'Golo Kante has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mateo Kovacic on 72 minute.
  • 77' The travelling Chelsea FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Folarin Balogun comes on to replace Martinelli.
  • 79' Folarin Balogun gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Martinelli and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Mason Mount exits the field as Hakim Ziyech enters on 82.
  • 87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kai Havertz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Kai Havertz departs to be replaced by Timo Werner.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Odegaard 3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 3
Kai Havertz 3
Martinelli 2
Alexandre Lacazette 2
Bukayo Saka 2
Pedro 2
Martin Odegaard 2

Head to Head

2021-08-22 Arsenal FC 0–2 Chelsea FC 2021-05-12 Chelsea FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 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

Arsenal FC Form

2021-08-22 Arsenal FC 0–2 Chelsea FC L 2021-08-13 Brentford FC 2–0 Arsenal FC L 2021-05-23 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-05-19 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Arsenal FC W 2021-05-12 Chelsea FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2021-05-09 Arsenal FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Chelsea FC Form

2021-08-22 Arsenal FC 0–2 Chelsea FC W 2021-08-14 Chelsea FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC W 2021-05-23 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2021-05-18 Chelsea FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2021-05-15 Chelsea FC 0–1 Leicester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.18 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC54% Draw23% Chelsea FC23%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Chelsea FC
46%
Arsenal FC or Chelsea FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC43% Draw40% Chelsea FC17%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.1%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

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