BREAKDOWN OF THE MATCH
90:00: Full Time – Chelsea win
89:14: Timo Werner comes in for Karl Havertz
86:10: Leno saves Havertz low shot after Lukaku lay off
81:50: Second change for Chelsea. Ziyech in for Mason Mount
79:00: Arsenal make their final change. Martinelli off for Folarin Balogun
76:56: Superb! Save from Leno to deny Lukaku his second goal
70:00: Kovacic subbed off Kante in
65:03: Tierney out Nuno Tavares in
60:30: Saka out Aubameyang in
05:48: Wide from Mason Mount… Didn’t really trouble Leno
51:49: Superb save from Mendy to deny Saka
51:06: Corner to Arsenal as Rudiger blocks Arsenal’s cross
45:01: Second half begins
45:00: Half Time.
44:50: Both of Arsenal’s centre backs now booked as Holding gets his name taken by the referee for a foul on Marcos Alonso
40:15:The referee rules out a big penalty call from Arsenal players
34:15: Goal! Reece James scores for Chelsea 0-2
33:49: Mari picks up the first booking of the game for an unnecessary tackle on Lukaku
28:40: Over the cross bar for Sambi Lokonga
22:40: Chelsea cut Arsenal open again but Mount shot blocked
20:35: Close as Lukaku heads one over the bar
14:30: GOAL! Lukaku scores for Chelsea 0-1
Chelsea leading possession so far with Arsenal happy to drop back 60% to 40%
09:30: Great delivery from Lokonga but no one at the end of Tierney’s ball across field.
02:15: Xhaka down on the pitch after blocking a long-range shot from Reece James
01:30: Mendy makes a low save from Smith-Rowe after chest down from Saka
00:01: Arsenal kick match off…
Established line-ups
Arsenal: Leno, Cedric, Holding, Pablo Mari, Tierney, Sambi Lokonga, Xhaka, Saka, Smith-Rowe, Martinelli, Pepe
Chelsea: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Havertz, Lukaku.
Substitutes:
Arsenal
- Aubameyang 15. Maitland-Niles 20. Tavares 21. Chambers 24. Nelson 25. Elneny 26. Balogun 31. Kolasinac 32. Ramsdale
Chelsea
- Arrizabalaga 6. Thiago Silva 7. Kanté 11. Werner 14. Chalobah 15. Zouma 20. Hudson-Odoi 21. Chilwell 22. Ziyech
Referee: Paul Tierney.
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