Arsenal v Chelsea, 16 March 2025

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,311

View Arsenal v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 1.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 66 Arsenal won: 27 Drawn: 19 Chelsea won: 20 Arsenal scored: 94 Chelsea scored: 86 . Chelsea had now lost on three consecutive visits to Arsenal in the Premier League for the first time since October 2003.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Mikel Merino 20 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Benoît Badiashile Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Christopher Nkunku Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ethan Nwaneri for Gabriel Martinelli 79
Kieran Tierney for Martin Odegaard 90

Substitutions:

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Christopher Nkunku 76
Tyrique George for Jadon Sancho 76
Roméo Lavia for Reece James 82
Tosin Adarabioyo for Benoît Badiashile 86
Malo Gusto for Wesley Fofana 86

Cards:

Gabriel 54 Y
Thomas Partey 58 Y
Martin Odegaard 65 Y

Cards:

Levi Colwill 30 Y
Pedro Neto 52 Y
Wesley Fofana 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Neto
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Malo Gusto
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal avoided losing consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2022. . The Gunners avoided losing consecutive London derbies in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium for the first time. . They had now kept eight clean sheets in their last 25 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 4th . Chelsea had now lost 13 of their last 20 away games in the Premier League against a team starting the day above them in the table (won three). . The Blues now remained without a win in their last seven away games in the Premier League (lost five), losing each of the last four. . They had now lost ten of their last 29 games in the Premier League played on a Sunday (won nine).

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Mikel Merino 20 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Substitutions:

Ethan Nwaneri for Gabriel Martinelli 79
Kieran Tierney for Martin Odegaard 90

Cards:

Gabriel 54 Y
Thomas Partey 58 Y
Martin Odegaard 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Neto
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal avoided losing consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2022. . The Gunners avoided losing consecutive London derbies in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium for the first time. . They had now kept eight clean sheets in their last 25 games in the Premier League.

0 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Benoît Badiashile Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Christopher Nkunku Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Christopher Nkunku 76
Tyrique George for Jadon Sancho 76
Roméo Lavia for Reece James 82
Tosin Adarabioyo for Benoît Badiashile 86
Malo Gusto for Wesley Fofana 86

Cards:

Levi Colwill 30 Y
Pedro Neto 52 Y
Wesley Fofana 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Malo Gusto
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George

Comments:

League position: 4th . Chelsea had now lost 13 of their last 20 away games in the Premier League against a team starting the day above them in the table (won three). . The Blues now remained without a win in their last seven away games in the Premier League (lost five), losing each of the last four. . They had now lost ten of their last 29 games in the Premier League played on a Sunday (won nine).