Timeline
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KICK OFF
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0'Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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0'First Half begins.
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3'Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
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3'Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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4'Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
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4'Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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5'Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
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5'Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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5'Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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5'Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
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8'Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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8'Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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8'Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
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13'Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
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13'Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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14'Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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14'Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
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15'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
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18'Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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18'Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
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19'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jorginho.
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20'Offside, Arsenal. Lucas Torreira tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
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21'Penalty Chelsea. César Azpilicueta draws a foul in the penalty area.
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21'Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
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23'Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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23'Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
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26'Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
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28'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sokratis.
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28'Attempt blocked. Emerson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
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30'Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
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30'Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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30'Attempt blocked. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
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31'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
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31'Attempt blocked. Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
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32'Attempt missed. Sokratis (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross following a corner.
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33'Attempt saved. Emerson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
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37'Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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37'Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
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38'Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
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39'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
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40'Attempt blocked. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
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40'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nacho Monreal.
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41'Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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41'Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
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41'Hand ball by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
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42'Offside, Chelsea. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but Emerson is caught offside.
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45'First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Arsenal 0.
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HALF TIME
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45'Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Arsenal 0.
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47'Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
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47'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
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48'Goal! Chelsea 1, Arsenal 0. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
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49'G Olivier Giroud Assist Emerson
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49'Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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49'Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
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50'Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
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50'N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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55'Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
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56'YC Pedro
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56'Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).
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56'Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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56'Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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56'Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
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57'Attempt blocked. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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58'Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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58'Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
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59'Goal! Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
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60'G Pedro Assist Eden Hazard
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63'Penalty conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
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63'Penalty Chelsea. Olivier Giroud draws a foul in the penalty area.
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64'Goal! Chelsea 3, Arsenal 0. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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65'G Eden Hazard
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65'Substitution, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi replaces Nacho Monreal.
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66'SI Matteo Guendouzi SO Nacho Monreal
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66'Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi replaces Lucas Torreira.
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67'SI Alex Iwobi SO Lucas Torreira
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67'Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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67'Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
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67'Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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68'YC Andreas Christensen
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68'Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
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68'Goal! Chelsea 3, Arsenal 1. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
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69'G Alex Iwobi
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69'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
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70'Sokratis (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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70'Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
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70'Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Pedro.
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71'SI Willian SO Pedro
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71'Goal! Chelsea 4, Arsenal 1. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
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72'G Eden Hazard Assist Olivier Giroud
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72'Offside, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
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73'Foul by Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal).
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73'Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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74'Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
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74'Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil following a fast break.
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75'Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Mateo Kovacic.
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76'SI Ross Barkley SO Mateo Kovacic
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76'Substitution, Arsenal. Joe Willock replaces Mesut Özil.
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77'SI Joe Willock SO Mesut Özil
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78'Attempt blocked. Joe Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
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78'Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
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78'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Petr Cech.
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79'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sokratis.
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79'Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
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80'Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard following a corner.
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81'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emerson.
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81'Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
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81'Offside, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
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83'Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
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83'Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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83'Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
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84'Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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84'Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
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85'Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
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88'Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces Eden Hazard because of an injury.
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89'SI Davide Zappacosta SO Eden Hazard
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89'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
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89'Attempt blocked. Joe Willock (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
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90'Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
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90'Match ends, Chelsea 4, Arsenal 1.
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92'Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
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92'Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
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93'Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Arsenal 1.
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FULL TIME
Line Up
4-3-3
ACTIVE
3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper

Kepa Arrizabalaga
1
Defender

Andreas Christensen
4
Defender

César Azpilicueta
28
Captain
Defender

Emerson
33
Midfielder

Jorginho
5
Midfielder

N'Golo Kanté
7
Attacker

Olivier Giroud
18
Defender

David Luiz
23
Midfielder

Granit Xhaka
34
Attacker

Alexandre Lacazette
9
Captain
Attacker

Willian
12
71'Substituted
Attacker

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
14
SUBSTITUTES
Goalkeeper

Willy Caballero
13
Defender

Marcos Alonso
3
Midfielder

Mateo Kovacic
17
76'Substituted
Goalkeeper

Bernd Leno
1
Midfielder

Bukayo Saka
7
Midfielder

Mohamed Elneny
25
Attacker

Eddie Nketiah
30
MANAGERS

Thomas Tuchel

Mikel Arteta
Statistics
OVERVIEW
Possession
50%
50%
Effective Chances
13
11
Shots on Target
8
2
Turnovers
17
15
POSSESSION
Passes
441
435
Passing Accuracy
85%
86%
Passing Accuracy in opponent’s half
82%
83%
Crosses
11
17
Crossing accuracy
36%
6%
ATTACK
Shots
36
6
Shots outside the box
3
4
Shots inside the box
11
12
Shooting accuracy
57%
13%
DEFENCE
Tackles
18
13
Effective Tackles
61%
38%
Blocked Shots
5
5
Clearances
17
10
Saves
4
1
DISCIPLINE
Fouls Conceded
14
11
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
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