Arsenal vs Chelsea

29 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 13’
  • Jorginho 83’
  • Tammy Abraham 87’

Match summary

Chelsea came from behind to win 2-1 away at Arsenal, with a late winner. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 13th minute, set up by Calum Chambers, Jorginho equalised in the 83rd minute, set up by Mason Mount, and Tammy Abraham won it in the 87th minute, set up by Willian.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.50 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Arsenal's 0.79 from 7.

Match stats

Arsenal Chelsea
7 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 3
5 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.79 xG 1.50
0.79 Non-penalty xG 1.50
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Arsenal Chelsea
Kick-off
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Calum Chambers1-0 (Arsenal)
13’
Half-time1-0
83’
Jorginho
Assist: Mason Mount1-1 (Chelsea)
87’
Tammy Abraham
Assist: Willian1-2 (Chelsea)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • David Luiz
  • Matteo Guendouzi
  • Lucas Torreira
  • Alexandre Lacazette
Chelsea
  • Antonio Rüdiger
  • N'Golo Kanté
  • Mason Mount
  • Jorginho

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 1.50 13’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 1-0 13’ 83’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 1-1 83’ 87’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 1-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 1.50 13’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 1-0 Aubameyang 13’ 83’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 1-1 Jorginho 83’ 87’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 1-2 Abraham 87’
Arsenal 0.79 xGChelsea 1.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Arsenal attacking 
83’ Jorginho (Chelsea), set piece, 0.60 xG, goal 13’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.36 xG, goal 75’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.33 xG, saved 87’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 78’ Joe Willock (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Calum Chambers (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 66’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ David Luiz (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Jorginho (Chelsea), set piece, 0.60 xG, goal 13’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.36 xG, goal 75’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.33 xG, saved 87’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 78’ Joe Willock (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Calum Chambers (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 66’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ David Luiz (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF900 0.000.000
David Luiz DEF902 0.090.000
Calum Chambers DEF2211 0.090.361
Bukayo Saka DEF900 0.000.081
Matteo Guendouzi MID900 0.000.000
Lucas Torreira MID901 0.050.000
Reiss Nelson MID900 0.000.000
Mesut Özil MID810 0.000.142
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang MID9012 0.440.101
Alexandre Lacazette FWD900 0.000.000
Shkodran Mustafi Sub680 0.000.000
Joe Willock Sub91 0.100.051
Nicolas Pepe Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 33% Avg odds 2.93
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.67
Chelsea win 41% Avg odds 2.33

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal LWLDD
Chelsea WLLWL

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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.