Chelsea vs Arsenal

12 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Emile Smith-Rowe 16’

Match summary

Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 on the road. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Emile Smith-Rowe put Arsenal ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Chelsea can feel hard done by, creating 1.58 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Arsenal's 0.69 from 5.

Match stats

Chelsea Arsenal
19 Shots 5
5 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.57 xG 0.69
1.57 Non-penalty xG 0.69
14 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Chelsea Arsenal
Kick-off
16’
Emile Smith-Rowe
Assist: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang0-1 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Thomas Partey

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 1.58 0.69 16’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), 0-1 16’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.58 0.69 16’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), 0-1 Smith-Rowe 16’
Chelsea 1.58 xGArsenal 0.69 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Chelsea attacking 
16’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 22’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 86’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 28’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+6’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 22’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 86’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 28’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+6’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 76’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
Thiago Silva DEF901 0.020.000
Kurt Zouma DEF904 0.090.021
César Azpilicueta DEF790 0.000.000
Reece James MID900 0.000.113
Ben Chilwell MID900 0.000.000
Jorginho MID900 0.000.072
Billy Gilmour MID470 0.000.000
Christian Pulisic MID903 0.210.152
Mason Mount MID903 0.220.264
Kai Havertz FWD663 0.530.071
Callum Hudson-Odoi Sub431 0.030.122
Olivier Giroud Sub243 0.470.000
Hakim Ziyech Sub111 0.020.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 49% Avg odds 1.95
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.40
Arsenal win 23% Avg odds 4.29

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea WDWWW
Arsenal WDLWW

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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.