Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 22 August 2021
Result
Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea
Premier League · Sunday 22 August 2021, 15:30 UTC · half-time 0-2
Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea: match report
Arsenal were beaten by Chelsea 0-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 22 August 2021. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Arsenal did not score. Chelsea scored through Romelu Lukaku (15') and Reece James (35').
Discipline: Arsenal received 3 yellow cards; Chelsea received no yellow cards.
Arsenal went on to finish that season 5th with 69 points, and Chelsea 3rd with 74.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Chelsea in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Reece James of Chelsea (9.1), ahead of Mason Mount (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Arsenal wins, 3 draws and 4 for Chelsea.
Key events
- 15'Goal · Romelu Lukaku
- 34'Yellow card · Pablo Marí
- 35'Goal · Reece James
- 45'Yellow card · Rob Holding
- 67'Yellow card · Albert Sambi Lokonga
Head-to-head
Team news
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Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)
Bernd Leno, Cédric Soares, Rob Holding, Pablo Marí, Kieran Tierney, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Granit Xhaka, Nicolas Pépé, Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli
Chelsea line-up (3-4-2-1)
Edouard Mendy, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rüdiger, Reece James, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount, Kai Havertz, Romelu Lukaku