Chelsea v Arsenal, 17 September 2017

Score0-0
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,478

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Kick-off: 1.30pm Arsenal kept a clean sheet in a Premier League away game at Chelsea for the first time since 20 April 2005.

0 Chelsea

0 Arsenal

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Alvaro Morata

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Tiemoué Bakayoko for Pedro 46
Eden Hazard for Willian 70
Andreas Christensen for Alvaro Morata 89

Substitutions:

Alexis Sánchez for Alexandre Lacazette 66
Olivier Giroud for Danny Welbeck 73
Mohamed El Neny for Alex Iwobi 80

Cards:

David Luiz 52 Y
Alvaro Morata 65 Y
David Luiz 87 R

Cards:

Mohamed El Neny 84 Y
Héctor Bellerín 90 Y
Sead Kolašinac 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Eden Hazard

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Per Mertesacker
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea failed to score in a competitive home game under manager Antonio Conte for the first time (27 games). This was the first goalless draw in a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge since the visit of Norwich City on 4 May 2014. Chelsea had now been shown as many red cards (three) in their last five Premier League games as they had in the previous 73. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: [On the David Luiz red card] "You know very well that I don't like to comment on refereeing decisions. It is in the past. Now the only thing I can say is it is very important to see what happened before the David Luiz tackle. For sure, that was a foul. For sure. But, I repeat, the referee took this decision. If he stopped the play before, it wouldn't matter."

Comments:

League position: 12th Arsenal had now failed to score in three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since 1994-95, so for the first time under manager Arsène Wenger. The Gunners avoided losing their first three away games of a league season for the first time since 1954-55. Their most recent Premier League win at the home of one of their top six rivals from last season remained as a 2-0 success at Manchester City in January 2015. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger: "I felt that was a game with intensity, with two teams going for it, battles all over the pitch, and we responded well. I like when the team shows that kind of response. I feel it's a deserved point. With a bit more freedom we could have won this game with one or two goals' difference. But it was important we didn't lose. You could see that in the last 20 minutes."

0 Chelsea

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Alvaro Morata

Substitutions:

Tiemoué Bakayoko for Pedro 46
Eden Hazard for Willian 70
Andreas Christensen for Alvaro Morata 89

Cards:

David Luiz 52 Y
Alvaro Morata 65 Y
David Luiz 87 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Eden Hazard

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea failed to score in a competitive home game under manager Antonio Conte for the first time (27 games). This was the first goalless draw in a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge since the visit of Norwich City on 4 May 2014. Chelsea had now been shown as many red cards (three) in their last five Premier League games as they had in the previous 73. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: [On the David Luiz red card] "You know very well that I don't like to comment on refereeing decisions. It is in the past. Now the only thing I can say is it is very important to see what happened before the David Luiz tackle. For sure, that was a foul. For sure. But, I repeat, the referee took this decision. If he stopped the play before, it wouldn't matter."

0 Arsenal

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Alexis Sánchez for Alexandre Lacazette 66
Olivier Giroud for Danny Welbeck 73
Mohamed El Neny for Alex Iwobi 80

Cards:

Mohamed El Neny 84 Y
Héctor Bellerín 90 Y
Sead Kolašinac 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Per Mertesacker
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 12th Arsenal had now failed to score in three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since 1994-95, so for the first time under manager Arsène Wenger. The Gunners avoided losing their first three away games of a league season for the first time since 1954-55. Their most recent Premier League win at the home of one of their top six rivals from last season remained as a 2-0 success at Manchester City in January 2015. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger: "I felt that was a game with intensity, with two teams going for it, battles all over the pitch, and we responded well. I like when the team shows that kind of response. I feel it's a deserved point. With a bit more freedom we could have won this game with one or two goals' difference. But it was important we didn't lose. You could see that in the last 20 minutes."