Arsenal vs Chelsea

22 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Romelu Lukaku 15’
  • Reece James 35’

Match summary

Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 on the road. Chelsea led 2-0 at half-time.

Romelu Lukaku put Chelsea ahead in the 15th minute, set up by Reece James and Reece James made it 0-2 in the 35th minute, set up by Mason Mount.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 3.64 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Arsenal's 0.63 from 6.

Match stats

Arsenal Chelsea
6 Shots 22
3 Shots on Target 5
9 Corners 8
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.63 xG 3.64
0.63 Non-penalty xG 3.64
3 Deep Completions 19

Key events

Arsenal Chelsea
Kick-off
15’
Romelu Lukaku
Assist: Reece James0-1 (Chelsea)
35’
Reece James
Assist: Mason Mount0-2 (Chelsea)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Pablo Marí
  • Rob Holding
  • Albert Sambi Lokonga

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.63 3.64 15’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), 0-1 15’ 35’ Reece James (Chelsea), 0-2 35’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.63 3.64 15’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), 0-1 Lukaku 15’ 35’ Reece James (Chelsea), 0-2 James 35’
Arsenal 0.63 xGChelsea 3.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Arsenal attacking 
15’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 39’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 77’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 87’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 60’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.43 xG, off target 35’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 23’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 55’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 88’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 27’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 57’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Reece James (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 39’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 77’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 87’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 60’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.43 xG, off target 35’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 23’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 55’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 88’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 27’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 57’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Reece James (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Cédric Soares DEF900 0.000.091
Pablo Marí DEF900 0.000.431
Rob Holding DEF901 0.430.000
Kieran Tierney DEF680 0.000.000
Albert Sambi Lokonga MID901 0.020.000
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.042
Nicolas Pepe MID900 0.000.000
Emile Smith-Rowe MID902 0.120.000
Bukayo Saka MID631 0.020.031
Gabriel Martinelli FWD810 0.000.041
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sub271 0.040.000
Nuno Tavares Sub220 0.000.000
Folarin Balogun Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 22% Avg odds 4.51
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.54
Chelsea win 51% Avg odds 1.88

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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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.