LONDON. Chelsea bounces back against Arsenal with a goal on the D. Rice 77′ and a goal on the L. Trossard 84′. Arsenal was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh who had the assistance of Richard West and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.23 degrees Celsius or 48.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Chelsea

2 - 2

Arsenal

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 69 Attack 129
  • 29 Dangerous attack 55
  • 86 Ball safe 82
  • 14 Free Kicks 9
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arsenal had a superior ball possession 57% while Chelsea was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Arsenal to win the match​.

Chelsea shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Arsenal shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (Marc Cucurella, Cole Palmer and Thiago Silva). On the other side, Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ben White and Eddie Nketiah).

Match Timeline

Cole Palmer- Yellow
8'
11'
Oleksandr Zinchenko - Yellow
Cole Palmer(penalty)
15'
Mykhaylo Mudryk(VAR)
13'
Thiago Silva- Yellow
44'
46'
Takehiro Tomiyasu- sub ->Oleksandr Zinchenko
Mykhaylo Mudryk(goal)Conor Gallagher
48'
Nicolas Jackson- sub ->Mykhaylo Mudryk
66'
68'
Edward Nketiah- sub ->Gabriel Jesus
68'
Emile Smith Rowe- sub ->Jorginho
Marc Cucurella- Yellow
71'
77'
Declan Rice(goal)
78'
Leandro Trossard- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli
78'
Kai Havertz- sub ->Martin Ødegaard
Reece James - sub ->Cole Palmer
84'
Noni Madueke- sub ->Raheem Sterling
84'
84'
Leandro Trossard(goal)Bukayo Saka
89'
Edward Nketiah- Yellow
90'
Ben White- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Chelsea will have 12 points like Crystal Palace to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal will have 21 points like Manchester City to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away with Tottenham Hotspur on the 4th of November with a 23-9 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (16 draws).

Arsenal will play away agasint Newcastle United on the 4th of November with a 25-4 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (7 draws).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
Robert Sánchez 1.Spain
5.4
D
Marc Cucurella 3.Spain
6.7
71'
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
7.0
44'
D
Levi Colwill 26.England
7.0
D
Malo Gusto 27.France
6.7
M
Raheem Sterling 7.England
6.8
84'
M
Enzo Fernández 8.Argentina
7.0
M
Mykhaylo Mudryk 10.Ukraine
7.5
66' 48'
M
Conor Gallagher 23.England
7.5
M
Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador
6.8
M
Cole Palmer 20.England
7.3
84' 8' 15'
Substitutes
G
Djordje Petrovic 28.Serbia
D
Axel Disasi 2.France
D
Benoît Badiashile 5.France
D
Reece James 24.England
6.6
84'
D
Ian Maatsen 29.Netherlands
M
Lesley Ugochukwu 16.France
F
Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal
6.6
66'
F
Noni Madueke 11.England
6.4
84'
F
Deivid Washington 36.Brazil

Chelsea adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez (5.4), Malo Gusto (6.7), Thiago Silva (7.0), Levi Colwill (7.0), Marc Cucurella (6.7), Moisés Caicedo (6.8), Enzo Fernández (7.0), Raheem Sterling (6.8), Conor Gallagher (7.5), Mykhaylo Mudryk (7.5) and Cole Palmer (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Nicolas Jackson (6.6), Axel Disasi, Benoît Badiashile, Noni Madueke (6.4), Lesley Ugochukwu, Reece James (6.6), Djordje Petrovic, Ian Maatsen and Deivid Washington.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 3 changes: Mykhaylo Mudryk for Nicolas Jackson (66′), Cole Palmer for Reece James (84′) and Raheem Sterling for Noni Madueke (84′).

Best player: Mykhaylo Mudryk​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Mykhaylo Mudryk.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
David Raya 22.Spain
7.0
D
Ben White 4.England
7.0
90'
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
7.0
D
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
6.4
46' 11'
D
William Saliba 2.France
6.6
M
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
6.8
78'
M
Jorginho 20.Italy
7.5
68'
M
Declan Rice 41.England
7.7
77'
F
Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil
6.7
68'
F
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
7.0
78'
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
7.8
Substitutes
G
Karl Hein 31.Estonia
D
Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan
7.0
46'
D
J. Kiwior 15.Poland
M
Thomas Partey 5.Ghana
M
Emile Smith Rowe 10.England
6.8
68'
M
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
6.8
78'
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
6.7
68' 89'
F
Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium
7.3
78' 84'
F
Reiss Nelson 24.England

Also Arsenal adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: David Raya (7.0), Ben White (7.0), William Saliba (6.6), Gabriel Magalhães (7.0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (6.4), Martin Ødegaard (6.8), Jorginho (7.5), Declan Rice (7.7), Bukayo Saka (7.8), Gabriel Jesus (6.7) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Eddie Nketiah (6.7), Takehiro Tomiyasu (7.0), Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe (6.8), Jakub Kiwior, Leandro Trossard (7.3), Reiss Nelson, Kai Havertz (6.8) and Karl Hein.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Gabriel Jesus for Eddie Nketiah (68′), Oleksandr Zinchenko for Takehiro Tomiyasu (46′), Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard (78′), Martin Ødegaard for Kai Havertz (78′) and Jorginho for Emile Smith Rowe (68′).

Best player: Bukayo Saka​

The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.

His rating is (7.8) with 28 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​