Arsenal vs Chelsea – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Arsenal
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2–1 on 6 September 2026 at Emirates Stadium in Premier League.
Lineups
Arsenal: (4-2-3-1) David Raya, Ben White, Gabriel, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Ezri Konsa, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Chelsea: (3-4-2-1) Emiliano Martínez, Wesley Fofana, Maxence Lacroix, Pedro Neto, João Pedro, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Jorrel Hato, Reece James, Josh Acheampong, Roméo Lavia.
Substitutions
Arsenal: Piero Hincapié for Riccardo Calafiori, Martín Zubimendi for Myles Lewis-Skelly, Mikel Merino for Martin Ødegaard, Viktor Gyökeres for Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka.
Chelsea: Pep Chavarría for Jorrel Hato, Malo Gusto for Roméo Lavia, Estêvão for Pedro Neto, Danny Welbeck for Morgan Rogers.
Sidelined players
Arsenal: William Saliba.
Chelsea: Jordan Henderson.
Match statistics
Arsenal had 55% of the possession, compared with 45% for Chelsea.
Arsenal registered 16 shots, with 9 on target. Chelsea had 13 shots, with 5 on target.
Arsenal won 5 corners, while Chelsea won 3.
Top players
Arsenal: Martin Ødegaard scored 1 goal, Declan Rice provided 1 assist, and Kai Havertz was the highest-rated player (7.85).
Chelsea: Morgan Rogers scored 1 goal, Jorrel Hato provided 1 assist, and Emiliano Martínez was the highest-rated player (8.0).