Arsenal vs Chelsea

16 March 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mikel Merino 20’

Match summary

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

Mikel Merino put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 20th minute, set up by Martin Odegaard.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 0.70 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Chelsea's 0.29 from 8.

Match stats

Arsenal Chelsea
12 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.70 xG 0.29
0.70 Non-penalty xG 0.29
6 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Arsenal Chelsea
Kick-off
Mikel Merino
Assist: Martin Odegaard1-0 (Arsenal)
20’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Gabriel
  • Thomas Partey
  • Martin Odegaard
Chelsea
  • Wesley Fofana
  • Levi Colwill
  • Pedro Neto

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 0.29 20’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), 1-0 20’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 0.29 20’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), 1-0 Merino 20’
Arsenal 0.70 xGChelsea 0.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Arsenal attacking 
64’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 60’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 3’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 73’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 34’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 60’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 73’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 34’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Jurriën Timber DEF900 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF900 0.000.000
William Saliba DEF900 0.000.000
Myles Lewis-Skelly DEF900 0.000.041
Thomas Partey MID900 0.000.000
Martin Odegaard MID9011 0.100.183
Declan Rice MID903 0.170.112
Gabriel Martinelli FWD823 0.120.102
Mikel Merino FWD9012 0.140.000
Leandro Trossard FWD903 0.180.000
Ethan Nwaneri Sub80 0.000.000
Kieran Tierney Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 56% Avg odds 1.73
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.68
Chelsea win 18% Avg odds 5.24

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal WWLDD
Chelsea WLLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal, 10 Nov 24 Next meeting: Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal, 30 Nov 25  All Arsenal vs Chelsea meetings

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.