Chelsea vs Arsenal

21 October 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Cole Palmer 15’ (pen)
  • Mykhailo Mudryk 48’
  • Declan Rice 77’
  • Leandro Trossard 84’

Match summary

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

In the first half, Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead from the penalty spot in the 15th minute. In the second half, Mykhailo Mudryk made it 2-0 in the 48th minute, set up by Conor Gallagher, Declan Rice pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 77th minute, and Leandro Trossard equalised in the 84th minute, set up by Bukayo Saka.

Chelsea had the better of the chances, with 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Arsenal's 1.06 from 13.

Match stats

Chelsea Arsenal
11 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.72 xG 1.06
0.96 Non-penalty xG 1.06
8 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Chelsea Arsenal
Kick-off
Cole Palmer
Penalty1-0 (Chelsea)
15’
Half-time1-0
Mykhailo Mudryk
Assist: Conor Gallagher2-0 (Chelsea)
48’
77’
Declan Rice2-1 (Arsenal)
84’
Leandro Trossard
Assist: Bukayo Saka2-2 (Arsenal)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Thiago Silva
  • Marc Cucurella
  • Cole Palmer
Arsenal
  • Ben White
  • Oleksandr Zinchenko
  • Eddie Nketiah

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 1.72 1.06 15’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-0 15’ 48’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), 2-0 48’ 77’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), 2-1 77’ 84’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), 2-2 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 1.06 15’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-0 Palmer 15’ 48’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), 2-0 Mudryk 48’ 77’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), 2-1 Rice 77’ 84’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), 2-2 Trossard 84’
Chelsea 1.72 xGArsenal 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Chelsea attacking 
15’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 57’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 84’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 56’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 2’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 11’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 30’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 70’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Jorginho (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 15’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 57’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 84’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 56’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 2’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 11’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 30’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 70’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Jorginho (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF901 0.050.000
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.000
Levi Colwill DEF900 0.000.000
Marc Cucurella DEF900 0.000.000
Enzo Fernández MID902 0.080.051
Moisés Caicedo MID900 0.000.111
Raheem Sterling MID860 0.000.111
Conor Gallagher MID9011 0.110.184
Mykhailo Mudryk MID6812 0.140.000
Cole Palmer FWD8614 1.300.031
Nicolas Jackson Sub221 0.050.000
Noni Madueke Sub40 0.000.000
Reece James Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 29% Avg odds 3.30
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.33
Arsenal win 42% Avg odds 2.32

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

Form going into the game

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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.