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14:29
Chelsea London are currently unable to find a gap in the Gunners’ back line. The Blues can’t think of much in the game up front at the moment. In contrast to Arsenal FC, they hardly pose any danger.
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14:26
Arsenal also have more chances to score than the home side in the second half. The goal shot ratio is currently 4:12.
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14:24
The lead plays into the hands of the team in the red jerseys. With Chelsea now having to take more risks, there is more room for Mikel Arteta’s men.
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14:23
Two fresh forces for the offensive: The Blues react to the deficit with a double substitution. Broja and Gallagher replace Aubameyang and Havertz.
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14:23
Substitution at Chelsea FC: Conor Gallagher
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14:22
Kai Havertz is off the bench at Chelsea FC
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14:22
Armando Broja comes on at Chelsea FC
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14:22
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is making a substitution at Chelsea FC
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14:20
Tooor for Arsenal FC, 0-1 through Gabriel
The Gunners take the lead! A Saka corner from the right rushes past some players and Mendy can’t get his hands on the ball either. Ultimately, the goalscorer only has to push the ball over the line from a very short distance!
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14:20
Gabriel Jesus from an acute angle! The ex-City player wins the ball in the opponent’s half and is then sent steeply to the right in the penalty area by Saka. He pulls from a tight angle, but fails at Mendy!
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14:17
Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea FC) is shown a yellow card.
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14:17
The Gunners press slightly better than the Blues. Again and again Gabriel Jesus, Saka and Gabriel Martinelli cause the back team of Chelsea to shake and provoke bad passes.
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14:14
Thomas Partey with a head! Arsenal take a short corner and Ødegaard sends a sharp cross into the centre. Partey climbs up there and heads the ball past the goal to the left. Martinelli, positioned behind him, would have had an even better position.
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14:12
Beware of Mendy! Gabriel Jesus gets the ball on the left in the sixteen and crosses sensitively into the middle. There the Chelsea keeper comes out of his case and humorlessly punches the ball out of the back.
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14:10
It goes back and forth. Both teams press again immediately after losing the ball and want to win the ball back within a few seconds. We see a lot of ball possession changes in midfield.
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14:07
Azpilicueta (Chelsea FC) is shown a yellow card.
Clear yellow card. The Blues captain goes straight-leg into a duel with Gabriel Martinelli. He has to be treated, but can continue playing.
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14:06
Saliba fritters the ball away to Aubameyang in his own penalty area. He doesn’t hesitate halfway left seven meters in front of the goal and pulls straight away. Saliba forgets his mistake again and blocks for a corner. It brings nothing.
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14:04
Thiago Silva defuses an Arsenal free-kick with a header from the right. The corner that follows is weak from Saka and Aubameyang clears with a header.
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14:02
Kick-off 2nd half
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1:50 p.m
Mid-term conclusion:
After an intense first half, it was a goalless draw in the cabins. The guests got into the game better and, especially in the first few minutes, kept looking for their way to the top. Chelsea gradually got better into the game and made the game more and more balanced. Gabriel Jesus had the best chance of the game so far, but headed just inches wide of the post. Overall, Arsenal had a little more of the game with 60 percent possession. To be continued soon!
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1:47 p.m
Martinelli takes a corner kick from the left of the penalty area after a one-on-one action. He then brings it halfway up to the near post, but Chelsea can clear.
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13:46
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
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13:46
The last 60 seconds of regulation time is running. There probably won’t be much stoppage time.
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13:42
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal FC) is shown a yellow card.
The 21-year-old fouls Cucurella from behind and sees a yellow card for it. A reasonable decision.
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1:40 p.m
We are now seeing a lot of tough duels between the two penalty areas. Both teams work passionately and put up a good fight.
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13:36
Saka’s cross from the right sails past friend and foe to the goal. Kickoff for the Blues.
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1:35 p.m
Chelsea are getting more dangerous! Sterling sends Havertz steep on the right. He wants to cross to Aubameyang, but keeper Ramsdale is wide awake and buries the ball under himself.
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13:33
Thiago Silva with a header! Mount finds the veteran defender’s head in a corner. He climbs up, but heads over the thing from seven meters.
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13:31
The home side now manage to take the initiative themselves more often than they did at the beginning and advance to the top third. So far, Havertz and Co. have not come through decisively.
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1:30 p.m
That was close! Martinelli prevails in the left halffield and serves Gabriel Jesus with a cross in front of the far post. The striker touches the ball with his head, but puts the ball just wide of the goal to the right.
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13:28
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea FC) is shown a yellow card.
The former Arsenal striker tackles White near the touchline and is consequently cautioned.
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13:27
Mount pulls out a free kick on Saliba to the left of the Blues’ penalty area. He flies high into the sixteen, but Arsenal can clear with a head.
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13:24
A quick look at the goal-scoring stats shows that Arsenal are the more dangerous team. While the team in the red jersey has already had four shots on goal, Chelsea only have one.
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13:22
In the game against the ball, the Blues play with a defensive five-man chain. They make the rooms very narrow for the strong players.
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13:22
Important action by Thiago Silva! Gabriel Jesus conquers the ball in the left half field, then penetrates into the penalty area and shoots from a central position. The Brazilian defender blocks his compatriot’s shot.
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13:19
Gabriel Martinelli from afar! The 21-year-old Brazilian gets the ball on the left corner of the box, takes a step into the middle and shoots. The ball rushes a few centimeters over the crossbar.
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13:17
The Gunners’ power play from the first few minutes is gone. We are now seeing a more balanced game in which Arsenal have more possession with a good 60 percent, but are no longer as compelling as they were in the early stages.
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13:15
After a cross from the left, Saka knocks down opponent Cucurella in the center. There is a free kick for Chelsea.
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13:12
White! The right-back gets the ball in the opponent’s penalty area and shoots eleven meters from the inside right. He doesn’t hit the ball very cleanly and the ball flies just wide of the left post.
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13:10
First good attack from Chelsea! Mendy plays a nice long ball on Sterling. He goes a few meters on the right wing and then sends Havertz, who is taking off, steeply. He crosses from the right inwards, but the cross doesn’t find anyone in the middle.
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13:08
The blues can’t set any accents in a playful way. The hosts stand almost exclusively in or around their own penalty area. After the Potter-Elf wins the ball, Arsenal usually regains the ball straight away.
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13:06
He can do better. Saka wins a free kick on Cucurella to the right of the opponent’s penalty area. He does it himself and plays the ball flat into the center. Azpilicueta intercepts the ball and clears.
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13:04
Arsenal FC takes command from the first second. Mikel Arteta’s side controlled the first few minutes and kept trying to play fast forward.
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13:03
First half chance for the guests. Gabriel heads a throw-in from the left near the post. The ball flies into the side netting and there is a goal kick for the home team.
12:57 p.m
The two teams enter the lawn. You can start in a few moments!
12:52
In the past season, the away team won the direct duels. Chelsea prevailed 2-0 in the first leg and Arsenal won 4-2 in the second leg. Nketiah scored twice, Smith Rowe and Saka scored for the Gunners. Werner and Azpilicueta scored for Chelsea.
12:42 p.m
Mikel Arteta started the rotation machine on the international stage during the week and switched vigorously. Compared to the Zurich game, he makes a total of seven changes. Zinchenko, Saliba, Xhaka, Partey, Ødegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Saka replace Tierney, Holding, Nelson, Lokonga, Elneny, Fábio Vieira and Nketiah.
12:38 p.m
Chelsea coach Graham Potter makes three changes to the starting XI compared to the Europa League game against Zagreb. Chilwell, Koulibaly and Zakaria make way for Cucurella, Thiago Silva and Loftus-Cheek.
12:29
Chelsea are currently sixth in the league and a whopping ten points behind today’s opponents. Graham Potter’s team lost 4-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend. Kai Havertz was the only goal scorer and was only able to equalize in the meantime. Bitter for the Blues that Loftus-Cheek and Chalobah each scored an own goal.
12:27
Ten wins from the last twelve games – Arsenal FC has had an outstanding season so far and started the current matchday as the leader. Mikel Arteta’s men shot Nottingham Forrest 5-0 out of the stadium last matchday. Martinelli, Teye, Ødegaard and a brace from Teye gave the Gunners the three. During the week, Arsenal made the group victory in the Europa League perfect with a 1-0 win against en FC Zurich.
12:11
Hello and welcome to Stamford Bridge for the Premier League match day 15 and the Chelsea v Arsenal game. It starts at 1 p.m.