Chelsea v Arsenal, 18 August 2018

Score3-2 to Chelsea
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance40,491

View Chelsea v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Arsenal had now lost on six of their last seven visits to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League (drawn one). Premier League Head to Head Played: 53 Chelsea won: 18 Drawn: 16 Arsenal won: 19 Chelsea scored: 73 Arsenal scored: 68

3 Chelsea

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

2 Arsenal

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Pedro 9 G
Alvaro Morata 20 G
Marcos Alonso 81 G

Goals:

Henrikh Mkhitaryan 37 G
Alex Iwobi 41 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Forward Alvaro Morata

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Sokratis Papastathopoulos Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mattéo Guendouzi Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward

Substitutions:

Mateo Kovačić for Ross Barkley 60
Eden Hazard for Willian 61
Olivier Giroud for Alvaro Morata 75

Substitutions:

Lucas Torreira for Granit Xhaka 46
Aaron Ramsey for Mesut Özil 68
Alexandre Lacazette for Alex Iwobi 75

Cards:

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 27 Y
Shkodran Mustafi 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Olivier Giroud

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Stefan Lichtsteiner
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Forward Alexandre Lacazette
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won their opening two games in the Premier League for the fifth time in the last seven seasons. This was new manager Maurizio Sarri's first game at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. He lost four of his 57 home Serie A games in charge of Napoli (won 43). The Blues had now lost one of their last nine games in the Premier League (won six).

Comments:

League position: 17th This was the first time since the first season of the Premier League (1992-93) that Arsenal had lost their first two games of a league season, when George Graham was their manager. The Gunners had now lost eight of their last nine away games in the Premier League (won one). Henrikh Mkhitaryan had now scored three goals in his 13 appearances in the Premier League for Arsenal.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

Goals:

Pedro 9 G
Alvaro Morata 20 G
Marcos Alonso 81 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Forward Alvaro Morata

Substitutions:

Mateo Kovačić for Ross Barkley 60
Eden Hazard for Willian 61
Olivier Giroud for Alvaro Morata 75

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won their opening two games in the Premier League for the fifth time in the last seven seasons. This was new manager Maurizio Sarri's first game at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. He lost four of his 57 home Serie A games in charge of Napoli (won 43). The Blues had now lost one of their last nine games in the Premier League (won six).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Henrikh Mkhitaryan 37 G
Alex Iwobi 41 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Sokratis Papastathopoulos Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mattéo Guendouzi Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Torreira for Granit Xhaka 46
Aaron Ramsey for Mesut Özil 68
Alexandre Lacazette for Alex Iwobi 75

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 27 Y
Shkodran Mustafi 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Stefan Lichtsteiner
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Forward Alexandre Lacazette
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 17th This was the first time since the first season of the Premier League (1992-93) that Arsenal had lost their first two games of a league season, when George Graham was their manager. The Gunners had now lost eight of their last nine away games in the Premier League (won one). Henrikh Mkhitaryan had now scored three goals in his 13 appearances in the Premier League for Arsenal.