Arsenal vs Chelsea

2 May 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

  • Martin Odegaard 18’, 31’
  • Gabriel Jesus 34’
  • Noni Madueke 65’

Match summary

Arsenal saw off Chelsea 3-1. Arsenal led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Martin Odegaard put Arsenal ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Granit Xhaka, Odegaard made it 2-0 in the 31st minute, set up by Granit Xhaka, and Gabriel Jesus made it 3-0 in the 34th minute. In the second half, Noni Madueke pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 65th minute, set up by Mateo Kovacic.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.85 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Chelsea's 0.79 from 7.

Match stats

Arsenal Chelsea
16 Shots 7
10 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.78 xG 0.79
2.78 Non-penalty xG 0.79
13 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Arsenal Chelsea
Kick-off
Martin Odegaard
Assist: Granit Xhaka1-0 (Arsenal)
18’
Martin Odegaard
Assist: Granit Xhaka2-0 (Arsenal)
31’
Gabriel Jesus3-0 (Arsenal)
34’
Half-time3-0
65’
Noni Madueke
Assist: Mateo Kovacic3-1 (Chelsea)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • Mateo Kovacic
  • Conor Gallagher

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.85 0.79 18’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 1-0 18’ 31’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 2-0 31’ 34’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), 3-0 34’ 65’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 3-1 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.85 0.79 18’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 1-0 Odegaard 18’ 31’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 2-0 Odegaard 31’ 34’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), 3-0 Jesus 34’ 65’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 3-1 Madueke 65’
Arsenal 2.85 xGChelsea 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Arsenal attacking 
5’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.47 xG, off target 34’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 31’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 65’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 25’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 52’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 34’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+4’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 15’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 51’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 84’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 18’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 56’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 1’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 1’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 53’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.47 xG, off target 34’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 31’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 65’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 25’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 52’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 34’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+4’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 15’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 51’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 84’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 18’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 56’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 15’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 1’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 1’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF900 0.000.162
Jakub Kiwior DEF900 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF871 0.110.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF750 0.000.000
Martin Odegaard MID9023 0.510.122
Granit Xhaka MID9024 0.940.422
Jorginho MID880 0.000.000
Bukayo Saka FWD765 0.360.191
Gabriel Jesus FWD9013 0.920.212
Leandro Trossard FWD610 0.000.232
Gabriel Martinelli Sub290 0.000.000
Kieran Tierney Sub150 0.000.000
Reiss Nelson Sub140 0.000.000
Rob Holding Sub30 0.000.000
Thomas Partey Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 60% Avg odds 1.61
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.23
Chelsea win 17% Avg odds 5.54

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal WDDDL
Chelsea LDLLL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.