Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: result and goals
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 on Monday 7 September 2026 in the Premier League.
Goals: Morgan Rogers 2', Kai Havertz 25', Martin Ødegaard 50'.
Arsenal sit 2nd on 21 points.
Chelsea sit 5th on 13 points.
Arsenal have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Chelsea have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Arsenal won 4, Chelsea won 0, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- Premier League
- Kick-off
- Monday 7 September 2026, 01:30 (AEST)
- Venue
- Emirates Stadium, London
- 👥
- 60240
Match facts
- Stadium
- Emirates Stadium · London
- Capacity: 60,704 seats · Natural grass
- Attendance
- 60,240 · 99% of capacity
Referee
Chris Kavanagh
Record: Premier League
- Games
- 54
- Yellows per game
- 4.4
- Reds
- 5
- Penalties
- 10
- Fouls per game
- 22.1
Match events
ARSCHELive commentary
- Match ends, Arsenal 2, Chelsea 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Chelsea 1.
- 90'+5'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4'Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 90'+4'João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 89'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by David Raya.
- 89'Attempt saved. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87'Substitution, Chelsea. Danny Welbeck replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 87'Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 87'João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83'Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 83'Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 82'Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 82'Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Pedro Neto.
- 80'Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 80'João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 78'Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Kai Havertz.
- 77'Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 77'Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77'Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 76'Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 72'Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 71'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josh Acheampong.
- 70'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Reece James.
- 69'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 69'Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea). Assisted by Kai Havertz with a through ball.
- 69'Attempt blocked. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 67'Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 67'Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 66'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66'Foul by Pep Chavarría (Chelsea).
- 65'Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wesley Fofana.
- 65'Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 65'Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63'Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by David Raya (Arsenal).
- 61'Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 60'Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Roméo Lavia.
- 60'Substitution, Chelsea. Pep Chavarría replaces Jorrel Hato.
- 58'Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58'Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 58'Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58'Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea).
- 57'Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 57'João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56'Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea). Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
- 56'Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 55'Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 55'Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53'Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 52'Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52'Foul by Morgan Rogers (Chelsea).
- 50'Goal! Arsenal 2, Chelsea 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christos Tzolis following a fast break.
- 49'Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 48'Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48'Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 46'Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46'Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
- 45'Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Chelsea 1.
- 45'+5'First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Chelsea 1.
- 45'+4'Ezri Konsa (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4'Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 45'+3'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by João Pedro following a fast break.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 44'Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 44'Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43'Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 43'João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43'Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 43'Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36'Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James.
- 35'Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35'Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 34'Attempt missed. Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
- 32'Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32'Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 31'Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 30'Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 30'Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29'Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 25'Goal! Arsenal 1, Chelsea 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 24'Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 23'Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 23'Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Wesley Fofana.
- 21'Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 20'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 20'Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis with a cross.
- 18'Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 16'Ezri Konsa (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16'Foul by Morgan Rogers (Chelsea).
- 15'Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 14'João Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 14'Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14'Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 13'VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea.
- 12'GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 12'Offside, Arsenal. Ezri Konsa is caught offside.
- 12'Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea).
- 10'Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
- 10'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10'Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 10'Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 8'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 6'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5'Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea).
- 5'Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea).
- 5'Attempt saved. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 4'Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4'Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Duels
Discipline
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Duels
Discipline
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Duels
Discipline
Expected goals (xG)
2.05–0.39
xG on target (xGOT)
2.00–0.35
Shots
16–13
Big chances
4–0
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Martin Ødegaard
Arsenal
Ratings
Arsenal7.1
- 8.48Martin Ødegaard⚽
- 8.417Christos TzolisA
- 8.229Kai Havertz⚽
- 7.941Declan RiceA
- 7.815Ezri Konsa
- 7.34Ben White
- 7.36Gabriel
- 7.37Bukayo Saka
- 7.21David Raya
- 6.433Riccardo Calafiori
- 6.349Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 6.35Piero Hincapié▲67'
- 6.136Martín Zubimendi▲67'
- 6.023Mikel Merino▲77'
- 6.014Viktor Gyökeres▲78'
Chelsea6.7
- 7.617Morgan Rogers⚽
- 7.31Emiliano Martínez
- 7.021Jorrel HatoA
- 6.93Wesley Fofana
- 6.87Pedro Neto
- 6.824Reece James
- 6.610Cole Palmer
- 6.55Maxence Lacroix
- 6.545Roméo Lavia
- 6.527Malo Gusto▲60'
- 6.39João Pedro
- 6.229Pep Chavarría▲60'
- 5.634Josh Acheampong
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Arsenal · Substitutes
- 5Piero Hincapié▲67'6.3
- 36Martín Zubimendi▲67'6.1
- 23Mikel Merino▲77'6.0
- 14Viktor Gyökeres▲78'6.0
- 20Noni Madueke▲90'
- 13Kepa Arrizabalaga
- 39Bruno Guimarães
- 10Eberechi Eze
- 56Max Dowman
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Chelsea · Substitutes
- 27Malo Gusto▲60'6.5
- 29Pep Chavarría▲60'6.2
- 41Estêvão▲81'
- 18Danny Welbeck▲87'
- 39Mike Penders
- 6Levi Colwill
- 4Valentín Barco
- 23Geovany Quenda
- 11Jamie Gittens
Manager: Xabi Alonso
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Arsenal
1
Draws
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Arsenal
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Draws
0
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12
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4
Draws
4
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Arsenal
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0
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0
Draws
2
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Draws
3
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2
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3
Draws
0
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4
Arsenal
4
Draws
1
Chelsea
9 gamesGoals per game: 3.3Both teams scored: 78 %Over 2.5 goals: 56 %
4
Arsenal
4
Draws
1
Chelsea
9 gamesGoals per game: 3.3Both teams scored: 78 %Over 2.5 goals: 56 %
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 21 | WWWWL | |
| 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 21 | WWWWW | |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +16 | 16 | WWWWL | |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 15 | DWLWW | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 13 | DWWWW | |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +5 | 11 | DWDLD | |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +3 | 11 | WDLDD | |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 11 | LWLLW | |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 11 | LWDWW | |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 10 | DLDLD | |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 | DWDLL | |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 | WLWLD | |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 | DLLWW | |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 | DLDWW | |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 | DDLWW | |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 7 | LDDDL | |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 7 | LDWLL | |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 | WLLLD | |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 | LWWLL | |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 | LLLLD |
FAQ
What was the score in Arsenal vs Chelsea?
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 on Monday 7 September (Premier League).
Who scored in Arsenal vs Chelsea?
Goals: Morgan Rogers 2', Kai Havertz 25' and Martin Ødegaard 50'.
When do Arsenal play next?
Arsenal play Liverpool on Monday 2 November at 03:30 (AEST).
When do Chelsea play next?
Chelsea play Manchester United on Saturday 31 October at 23:30 (AEST).
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