Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea — Premier League, 26 Dec 2020
Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-1 in the Premier League on 26 December 2020 at Emirates Stadium, London. Alexandre Lacazette, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Tammy Abraham got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Arsenal have won 2 and Chelsea 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 16'Foul
- 34'VARGoal cancelled
- 1-035'Penalty
- 2-044'
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 3-056'assist: Emile Smith Rowe
- 65'
- 71'
- 73'Foul
- 74'
- 82'Time wasting
- 85'VARPenalty confirmed
- 3-185'assist: C. Hudson-Odoi
- 90+2'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Arsenal
- 7.3Robert HoldingD
- 7.3Bukayo SakaM
- 7.2Bernd LenoG
- 7.0Gabriel MartinelliM
- 7.0Alexandre LacazetteF
- 6.9Mohamed ElnenyM
- 6.9Granit XhakaM
- 6.9Nicolas PépéF
- 6.9Kieran TierneyD
- 6.7Emile Smith RoweM
- 6.6Héctor BellerínD
- 6.5Pablo MaríD
- 6.2Joseph WillockM
Chelsea
- 7.6Christian PulišićF
- 7.3Mason MountM
- 7.3Tammy AbrahamF
- 7.2Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 6.9Thiago SilvaD
- 6.9N'Golo KantéM
- 6.9Kurt ZoumaD
- 6.7JorginhoM
- 6.7Benjamin ChilwellD
- 6.6Timo WernerF
- 6.5Kai HavertzM
- 6.5Reece JamesD
- 6.5Édouard MendyG
- 6.5Mateo KovačićM
Line-ups
Substitutes
ArsenalMikel Arteta
Substitutes
- 17Cédric SoaresD
- 8Dani CeballosM
- 20S. Mustafi90+2'D
- 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesM
- 28Joseph Willock65'M6.2
- 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF
- 30E. NketiahF
- 13Rúnar RúnarssonG
- 19Nicolas Pépé71'F6.9
ChelseaF. Lampard
Substitutes
- 29Kai Havertz74'M6.5
- 1KepaG
- 28AzpilicuetaD
- 33EmersonD
- 2Antonio RüdigerD
- 5Jorginho46'M6.7
- 18O. GiroudF
- 20C. Hudson-Odoi46'F7.2
- 23Billy GilmourM
Team statistics
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Holding | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Bukayo Saka | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Bernd Leno | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | 71 | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | 89 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Mohamed Elneny | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Granit Xhaka | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Nicolas Pépé | 19 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Kieran Tierney | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Emile Smith Rowe | 65 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Héctor Bellerín | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Pablo Marí | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Joseph Willock | 25 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Pulišić | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | 7.6 |
| Mason Mount | 90 | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Tammy Abraham | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 45 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Thiago Silva | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| N'Golo Kanté | 74 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Kurt Zouma | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jorginho | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Benjamin Chilwell | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Timo Werner | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kai Havertz | 16 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Reece James | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Édouard Mendy | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Mateo Kovačić | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |