Chelsea v Arsenal, 21 October 2023

Score2-2
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,723

View Chelsea v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 63 Chelsea won: 20 Drawn: 18 Arsenal won: 25 Chelsea scored: 85 Arsenal scored: 87 . Arsenal failed in their attempt to win on four consecutive league visits to Stamford Bridge for the first time since August 1951.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Cole Palmer penalty 15 P
Mykhailo Mudryk 48 G

Goals:

Declan Rice 77 G
Leandro Trossard 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Jorginho Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Gabriel Jesus Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward

Substitutions:

Nicolas Jackson for Mykhailo Mudryk 66
Reece James for Cole Palmer 84
Noni Madueke for Raheem Sterling 84

Substitutions:

Takehiro Tomiyasu for Olexsandr Zinchenko 46
Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 68
Emile Smith Rowe for Jorginho 68
Kai Havertz for Martin Odegaard 78
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 78

Cards:

Cole Palmer 8 Y
Thiago Silva 44 Y
Marc Cucurella 71 Y

Cards:

Olexsandr Zinchenko 11 Y
Eddie Nketiah 89 Y
Ben White 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Deivid Washington

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Hein
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 10th . Chelsea had now won one of their last 13 home games in the Premier League (lost five). . The Blues failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022. . This was their 600th home game in the Premier League (won 361, lost 87). . Chelsea were awarded a penalty in the 14th minute following a VAR review for handball.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal failed in their attempt to become the first-ever team to win their first four away games of a season in the top division without conceding. . This was the first time that the Gunners had trailed by two goals in an away game in the Premier League after 76 minutes and avoided defeat since a 2-2 draw at Everton on 23 August 2014. [c/o Harvey Downes] . 103 goals had now been scored in their 31 games in the Premier League in 2023 (for 66, against 37).

2 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Cole Palmer penalty 15 P
Mykhailo Mudryk 48 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Nicolas Jackson for Mykhailo Mudryk 66
Reece James for Cole Palmer 84
Noni Madueke for Raheem Sterling 84

Cards:

Cole Palmer 8 Y
Thiago Silva 44 Y
Marc Cucurella 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Deivid Washington

Comments:

League position: 10th . Chelsea had now won one of their last 13 home games in the Premier League (lost five). . The Blues failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022. . This was their 600th home game in the Premier League (won 361, lost 87). . Chelsea were awarded a penalty in the 14th minute following a VAR review for handball.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Declan Rice 77 G
Leandro Trossard 84 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Jorginho Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Gabriel Jesus Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward

Substitutions:

Takehiro Tomiyasu for Olexsandr Zinchenko 46
Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 68
Emile Smith Rowe for Jorginho 68
Kai Havertz for Martin Odegaard 78
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 78

Cards:

Olexsandr Zinchenko 11 Y
Eddie Nketiah 89 Y
Ben White 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Hein
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal failed in their attempt to become the first-ever team to win their first four away games of a season in the top division without conceding. . This was the first time that the Gunners had trailed by two goals in an away game in the Premier League after 76 minutes and avoided defeat since a 2-2 draw at Everton on 23 August 2014. [c/o Harvey Downes] . 103 goals had now been scored in their 31 games in the Premier League in 2023 (for 66, against 37).