Arsenal v Chelsea, 24 January 2016

Score1-0 to Chelsea
RefereeMark Clattenburg
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,072

View Arsenal v Chelsea head to head

Chelsea were now unbeaten in nine Premier League meetings since Arsenal's win 5-3 in October 2011 (won six). Both clubs had now gained an all-time total of exactly 400 points from London derbies played in the Premier League. Kick-off: 4.00pm

0 Arsenal

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Goals:

Diego Costa 23 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Branislav Ivanović Defender
John Terry Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Oscar Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel Paulista for Olivier Giroud 22
Alexis Sánchez for Joel Campbell 57
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Theo Walcott 75

Substitutions:

Loïc Rémy for Diego Costa 68
Eden Hazard for Oscar 77

Cards:

Per Mertesacker 18 R
Mathieu Flamini 45 Y

Cards:

Oscar 11 Y
Nemanja Matić 60 Y
John Obi Mikel 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Baba Rahman
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Loïc Rémy

Comments:

League position: 3rd In their last six Premier League games, Arsenal had won two, drawn two and lost two. The Gunners had now failed to score in the last 572 playing minutes in the Premier League against Chelsea. [Infostrada] They had now won only three of their last 24 Premier League games against the reigning champions. [Opta]

Comments:

League position: 13th Under recently appointed manager Guus Hiddink, Chelsea were on the longest current unbeaten run in the Premier League of seven games (won three). Diego Costa had now scored five goals in last five Premier League appearances after scoring only three in the previous 14. Nemanja Matic made his 100th appearance for Chelsea in this game.

0 Arsenal

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Gabriel Paulista for Olivier Giroud 22
Alexis Sánchez for Joel Campbell 57
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Theo Walcott 75

Cards:

Per Mertesacker 18 R
Mathieu Flamini 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez

Comments:

League position: 3rd In their last six Premier League games, Arsenal had won two, drawn two and lost two. The Gunners had now failed to score in the last 572 playing minutes in the Premier League against Chelsea. [Infostrada] They had now won only three of their last 24 Premier League games against the reigning champions. [Opta]

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Diego Costa 23 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Branislav Ivanović Defender
John Terry Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Oscar Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Loïc Rémy for Diego Costa 68
Eden Hazard for Oscar 77

Cards:

Oscar 11 Y
Nemanja Matić 60 Y
John Obi Mikel 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Baba Rahman
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Loïc Rémy

Comments:

League position: 13th Under recently appointed manager Guus Hiddink, Chelsea were on the longest current unbeaten run in the Premier League of seven games (won three). Diego Costa had now scored five goals in last five Premier League appearances after scoring only three in the previous 14. Nemanja Matic made his 100th appearance for Chelsea in this game.