Arsenal vs Chelsea

19 January 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Alexandre Lacazette 14’
  • Laurent Koscielny 39’

Match summary

Arsenal saw off Chelsea 2-0. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time.

Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead from a corner in the 14th minute, set up by Héctor Bellerín and Laurent Koscielny made it 2-0 in the 39th minute, set up by Sokratis.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Chelsea's 0.76 from 13.

Match stats

Arsenal Chelsea
13 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.09 xG 0.76
2.09 Non-penalty xG 0.76
5 Deep Completions 19

Key events

Arsenal Chelsea
Kick-off
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Héctor Bellerín1-0 (Arsenal)
14’
Laurent Koscielny
Assist: Sokratis2-0 (Arsenal)
39’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • David Luiz
  • Ross Barkley

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 0.76 14’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-0 14’ 39’ Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), 2-0 39’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 0.76 14’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-0 Lacazette 14’ 39’ Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), 2-0 Koscielny 39’
Arsenal 2.09 xGChelsea 0.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Arsenal attacking 
13’ Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), set piece, 0.47 xG, saved 39’ Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 4’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 18’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 17’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 37’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 64’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 10’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 48’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Jorginho (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), set piece, 0.47 xG, saved 39’ Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 4’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 18’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 17’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 37’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 64’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 10’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 48’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Jorginho (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 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
Héctor Bellerín DEF7410 0.000.071
Laurent Koscielny DEF9012 0.920.000
Sokratis DEF9011 0.040.451
Sead Kolasinac DEF901 0.080.172
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.242
Matteo Guendouzi MID900 0.000.000
Lucas Torreira MID900 0.000.471
Aaron Ramsey MID692 0.140.021
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD903 0.730.000
Alexandre Lacazette FWD7013 0.140.411
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Sub210 0.000.000
Alex Iwobi Sub200 0.000.031
Mohamed Elneny Sub161 0.030.081

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 32% Bet365 odds 3.10
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Chelsea win 41% Bet365 odds 2.37

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal WDLWL
Chelsea LWWDW

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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.