Arsenal v Chelsea result

Full-time · Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea

Premier League · Sun, 22 Aug 2021 16:30 BST · Emirates Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Arsenal · Chelsea · Head-to-head

Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea — Chelsea won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Chelsea won 2–0 at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 22 August. It is Chelsea’s first win over Arsenal since 29 December 2019, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Chelsea led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Chelsea: R. Lukaku (15’, assisted by Reece James) and Reece James (35’, assisted by Mason Mount).

Discipline

P. Tierney showed three yellow cards — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Arsenal: Pablo Marí (34’), R. Holding (45’) and Albert-Mboyo Sambi Lokonga (67’).

What it changes

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Chelsea have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Reece James (Chelsea) 11.3, R. Lukaku (Chelsea) 7.7 and Mason Mount (Chelsea) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Arsenal next travel to Bayern München on 21 October 2026.

Chelsea next host Tottenham on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Chelsea: Chelsea v Tottenham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea · Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium · London
Referee: P. Tierney
Head-to-head (last 6): Arsenal 3 · draws 1 · Chelsea 2 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Arsenal 4W 0D 1L · Chelsea 3W 1D 1L

Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.25

Goals

against 0.75 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 6

Corners

against 4.63 / 3.71 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.75 / 4.86

Shots on target

against 3.25 / 2.43 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.25 / 0.71

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.86 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.15 yellows

Referee · P. Tierney

1.31 home / 1.85 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 August 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Arsenal for / against	Line	Chelsea for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.57 for · 8.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.75 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.86 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.25 for · 8.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.86 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.71 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: P. Tierney — 3.15 yellow cards a game, 0.15 red cards, 20.15 fouls over 13 matches (1.31 to the home side, 1.85 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 1.85

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Sambi Lokonga n 4	50.5	2.2 4/1	1.3 2/1	K. Havertz
T. Partey n 8	69.1	1.8 6/3	0.3 1/1	—
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	38	1.5 3/1	0.3 1/0	—
R. Holding n 8	90	1.4 7/4	0.1 1/0	—
G. Xhaka n 8	80.3	1.3 4/3	1 5/2	Jorginho

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Balogun n 7	19.3	4 4/1	1.3 2/0
A. Sambi Lokonga n 4	50.5	2.2 3/2	1.3 2/1
P. Aubameyang n 8	63.3	2.1 6/3	0.7 3/1
A. Lacazette n 8	47.3	2.1 4/3	1 2/2
N. Pépé n 8	78.1	1.9 6/4	1.2 5/3

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Balogun n 7	19.3	1.3 2/0	0.7 1/0
A. Lacazette n 8	47.3	1 2/2	0 0/0
N. Pépé n 8	78.1	0.9 4/2	0 0/0
P. Aubameyang n 8	63.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	38	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Xhaka n 8	80.3	2.5 7/5
T. Partey n 8	69.1	2.1 6/4
Dani Ceballos n 8	73.1	1.7 6/4
Pablo Marí n 8	90	1.4 7/3
R. Holding n 8	90	1.3 5/4

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Leno n 8	90	2.4 4/4
M. Ryan n 8	90	2 3/3

Chelsea

Chelsea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Havertz n 8	62.6	2.2 8/2	1.3 3/2	A. Sambi Lokonga
H. Ziyech n 8	40	2 3/3	0.3 1/0	—
O. Giroud n 8	18	1.9 2/1	0 0/0	—
Jorginho n 8	71.5	1.6 6/2	1.3 4/3	G. Xhaka
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	42.4	1.6 5/1	1.3 4/1	—

Chelsea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Giroud n 8	18	3.8 3/2	0.6 1/0
K. Havertz n 8	62.6	2.5 6/4	0.9 4/1
Marcos Alonso n 8	77.4	2.3 7/4	1.6 5/4
M. Mount n 8	84.3	2.1 8/5	1.3 7/2
T. Werner n 8	79.9	2 8/5	0.8 5/1

Chelsea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Havertz n 8	62.6	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
H. Ziyech n 8	40	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
C. Pulišić n 8	70.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Marcos Alonso n 8	77.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	42.4	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Chelsea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
César Azpilicueta n 8	77	3.4 7/6
M. Kovačić n 8	75.8	3.4 8/5
R. James n 8	70.6	2.7 7/3
Jorginho n 8	71.5	2.4 7/4
Emerson n 8	47.4	2.4 5/2

Chelsea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Mendy n 8	88	2.6 5/4
Kepa Arrizabalaga n 8	73.3	2.3 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Arsenal		Chelsea
35%	Possession	65%
6	Shots	22
3	Shots on target	5
2	Shots off target	6
1	Blocked shots	11
3	Shots inside the box	15
9	Corners	8
5	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	4
3	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
335	Passes	646
79%	Pass accuracy	89%

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Leno	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Cédric Soares	90	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
R. Holding	90	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
Pablo Marí	90	0	0	1	4	Y	7.5
A. Sambi Lokonga	90	1	0	0	0	Y	6.7
G. Xhaka	90	0	0	2	3	0	6.5
N. Pépé	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
E. Smith Rowe	90	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Gabriel Martinelli	79	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
K. Tierney	66	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Bukayo Saka	61	1	1	1	2	0	6.3
P. Aubameyang sub	29	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
Nuno Tavares sub	24	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
F. Balogun sub	11	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Chelsea player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
E. Mendy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
César Azpilicueta	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.7
A. Christensen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Rüdiger	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. James	90	1	1	1	1	4	3	9.2
Jorginho	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.6
Marcos Alonso	90	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.3
R. Lukaku	90	1	0	4	2	3	0	7.9
K. Havertz	89	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.9
M. Mount	82	0	1	2	1	4	1	8.2
M. Kovačić	72	0	0	2	0	2	1	6.9
N. Kanté sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
H. Ziyech sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Werner sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Arsenal v Chelsea — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ArsenalWWWWL

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

ChelseaWLWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Arsenal 3 · 1 draw · Chelsea 2 · 3.33 goals/game

2021-05-12 Chelsea 0–1 Arsenal
2020-12-26 Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea
2020-08-01 Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea
2020-01-21 Chelsea 2–2 Arsenal
2019-12-29 Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea
2019-05-29 Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Arsenal#5 pos69 pts38 pl+13 GD

Chelsea#3 pos74 pts38 pl+43 GD

Goals per game

Arsenal scored1.61

Chelsea scored2

Arsenal conceded1.26

Chelsea conceded0.87

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What is the head-to-head record between Arsenal and Chelsea?: In their last 6 meetings, Arsenal won 3, Chelsea won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Arsenal and Chelsea?: Recent form — Arsenal 4W 0D 1L; Chelsea 3W 1D 1L.

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