Chelsea vs Arsenal

21 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jorginho 28’ (pen)
  • César Azpilicueta 84’
  • Gabriel Martinelli 63’
  • Héctor Bellerín 87’

Match summary

The points were shared as Chelsea and Arsenal drew 2-2. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jorginho put Chelsea ahead from the penalty spot in the 28th minute. In the second half, Gabriel Martinelli equalised in the 63rd minute, set up by Shkodran Mustafi, César Azpilicueta put Chelsea back in front from a corner in the 84th minute, set up by Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Héctor Bellerín equalised in the 87th minute, set up by Lucas Torreira.

Chelsea had the better of the chances, with 3.39 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Arsenal's 0.57 from 2. Arsenal had a player sent off.

Match stats

Chelsea Arsenal
19 Shots 2
8 Shots on Target 2
17 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
3.39 xG 0.57
2.62 Non-penalty xG 0.57
21 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Chelsea Arsenal
Kick-off
Jorginho
Penalty1-0 (Chelsea)
28’
Half-time1-0
63’
Gabriel Martinelli
Assist: Shkodran Mustafi1-1 (Arsenal)
César Azpilicueta
Assist: Callum Hudson-Odoi2-1 (Chelsea)
84’
87’
Héctor Bellerín
Assist: Lucas Torreira2-2 (Arsenal)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Andreas Christensen
  • Emerson
Arsenal
  • David Luiz
  • Matteo Guendouzi

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.39 0.57 28’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 1-0 28’ 63’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 1-1 63’ 84’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), 2-1 84’ 87’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), 2-2 87’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.39 0.57 28’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 1-0 Jorginho 28’ 63’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 1-1 Martinelli 63’ 84’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), 2-1 Azpilicueta 84’ 87’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), 2-2 Bellerín 87’
Chelsea 3.39 xGArsenal 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Chelsea attacking 
28’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 63’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 89’ Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 84’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 80’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 15’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.41 xG, saved 46’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 10’ Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 7’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Emerson (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Jorginho (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 67’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 89’ Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 63’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 84’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 80’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 15’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.41 xG, saved 46’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 10’ Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 7’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Emerson (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Jorginho (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 67’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), 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
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF9011 0.450.222
Andreas Christensen DEF901 0.130.051
Antonio Rüdiger DEF902 0.050.411
Emerson DEF901 0.050.305
Jorginho MID9012 0.810.462
N'Golo Kanté MID711 0.130.041
Mateo Kovacic MID683 0.210.021
Callum Hudson-Odoi FWD9011 0.040.512
Tammy Abraham FWD902 0.440.051
Willian FWD811 0.050.000
Ross Barkley Sub223 0.480.000
Mason Mount Sub190 0.000.000
Michy Batshuayi Sub91 0.540.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 55% Avg odds 1.74
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.89
Arsenal win 20% Avg odds 4.78

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea LWDWL
Arsenal DLWDD

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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.