Arsenal vs Chelsea

Premier League · Round 15 · Sat 26 Dec 2020, 17:30

31 Full time

Chelsea

Arsenal
Alexandre Lacazette 35' (pen)
Granit Xhaka 44'
Bukayo Saka 56'

Chelsea
Tammy Abraham 85'

Arsenal beat Chelsea 3–1 on 26 December 2020 (Premier League 2020-2021, Round 15). Goals – Arsenal: Alexandre Lacazette 35' (pen), Granit Xhaka 44', Bukayo Saka 56'; Chelsea: Tammy Abraham 85'. In 53 Premier League meetings since 2000-01, Arsenal have won 19, Chelsea 17 and 17 matches have been drawn.

Summary

Key events

35' Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal · Penalty 1–0
44' Granit Xhaka Arsenal 2–0
Half time · 2–0
56' Bukayo Saka Arsenal · assist Emile Smith Rowe 3–0
85' Tammy Abraham Chelsea · assist Callum Hudson-Odoi 3–1
Full time · 3–1

Lineups

Arsenal

Substitutes used

Joe Willock for Emile Smith Rowe 65'
Nicolas Pepe for Gabriel Martinelli 71'
Shkodran Mustafi for Alexandre Lacazette 90+2'

Unused

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Dani Ceballos, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Eddie Nketiah, Runar Alex Runarsson, Cedric Soares

Chelsea

Substitutes used

Jorginho for Mateo Kovacic 46'
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Timo Werner 46'
Kai Havertz for N'Golo Kante 74'

Unused

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Cesar Azpilicueta, Emerson, Billy Gilmour, Olivier Giroud, Antonio Rudiger

Head-to-head & form

Head-to-head since 2000-01

Full head-to-head

19Arsenal wins17Draws17Chelsea wins

53 meetings · goals Arsenal 72–74 Chelsea

Previous meetings

21 Jan 2020 Chelsea

2–2FT · 20:15

Arsenal

29 Dec 2019 Arsenal

1–2FT · 14:00

Chelsea

19 Jan 2019 Arsenal

2–0FT · 17:30

Chelsea

18 Aug 2018 Chelsea

3–2FT · 17:30

Arsenal

3 Jan 2018 Arsenal

2–2FT · 19:45

Chelsea

Form before the match

Last five Premier League matches, oldest to newest.

Final table 2020-2021

Full table

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
4	Chelsea	38	19	10	9	+22	67
8	Arsenal	38	18	7	13	+16	61

Top scorers 2020-2021

All scorers

Arsenal

Chelsea