Arsenal v Chelsea, 06 September 2026

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,240

View Arsenal v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 69 Arsenal won: 29 Drawn: 20 Chelsea won: 20 Arsenal scored: 99 Chelsea scored: 89 . Chelsea had now lost on six consecutive visits to Arsenal in all competitions for the first time.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Chelsea

Manager: Xabi Alonso

Goals:

Kai Havertz 25 G
Martin Odegaard 50 G

Goals:

Morgan Rogers 2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Gabriel
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Christos Tzolis

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Josh Acheampong Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Maxence Lacroix Defender
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Piero Hincapié for Riccardo Calafiori 67
Martín Zubimendi for Myles Lewis-Skelly 67
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 77
Viktor Gyökeres for Kai Havertz 78
Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka 90

Substitutions:

Pep Chavarría for Jorrel Hato 60
Malo Gusto for Roméo Lavia 60
Estêvão for Pedro Neto 81
Danny Welbeck for Morgan Rogers 87

Cards:

Christos Tzolis 58 Y
Mikel Merino 90+5 Y

Cards:

João Pedro 14 Y
Cole Palmer 45 Y
Maxence Lacroix 58 Y
Morgan Rogers 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Pep Chavarría
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Geovany Quenda
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had now won their opening three games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2022-23. . The Gunners had now won eight consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2024 (eight). . They had now scored in 36 of their last 37 games in the Premier League. . Riccardo Calafiori scored in the 12th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 4th . Chelsea failed in their attempt to win their opening four games of a season in all competitions for the first time since 2016-17. . The Blues had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 19 consecutive league games for the first time since August 1961 in League Division One (31). . They had now become the first-ever team to score in the opening five minutes in each of their first three games in a season in the Premier League.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Kai Havertz 25 G
Martin Odegaard 50 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Gabriel
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Christos Tzolis

Substitutions:

Piero Hincapié for Riccardo Calafiori 67
Martín Zubimendi for Myles Lewis-Skelly 67
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 77
Viktor Gyökeres for Kai Havertz 78
Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka 90

Cards:

Christos Tzolis 58 Y
Mikel Merino 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had now won their opening three games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2022-23. . The Gunners had now won eight consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2024 (eight). . They had now scored in 36 of their last 37 games in the Premier League. . Riccardo Calafiori scored in the 12th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Xabi Alonso

Goals:

Morgan Rogers 2 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Josh Acheampong Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Maxence Lacroix Defender
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Pep Chavarría for Jorrel Hato 60
Malo Gusto for Roméo Lavia 60
Estêvão for Pedro Neto 81
Danny Welbeck for Morgan Rogers 87

Cards:

João Pedro 14 Y
Cole Palmer 45 Y
Maxence Lacroix 58 Y
Morgan Rogers 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Pep Chavarría
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Geovany Quenda
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 4th . Chelsea failed in their attempt to win their opening four games of a season in all competitions for the first time since 2016-17. . The Blues had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 19 consecutive league games for the first time since August 1961 in League Division One (31). . They had now become the first-ever team to score in the opening five minutes in each of their first three games in a season in the Premier League.