Arsenal vs Chelsea - Premier League, Regular Season - 3 (Sun, 6 September 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 3 
Emirates Stadium, London
Match reportArsenal's comeback against Chelsea was driven by Havertz and OdegaardArsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 as Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard both posted 8.2 ratings after an early Morgan Rogers goal and VAR drama. Events
First half
- 2' Goal: Morgan Rogers assist: Jorrel Hato 0-1
- VAR: Riccardo Calafiori VAR: Goal cancelled 13'
- 14' Yellow card: João Pedro
- Goal: Kai Havertz assist: Declan Rice 1-1 25'
- 45' Yellow card: Cole Palmer
Second half
- Goal: Martin Odegaard assist: Christos Tzolis 2-1 50'
- Yellow card: Christos Tzolis 58'
- 58' Yellow card: Maxence Lacroix
- 60' Substitution: Jorrel HatoPep Chavarria
- 60' Substitution: Romeo LaviaMalo Gusto
- Substitution: Riccardo CalafioriPiero Hincapié 67'
- Substitution: Myles Lewis-SkellyMartín Zubimendi 67'
- Substitution: Martin OdegaardMikel Merino 77'
- Substitution: Kai HavertzViktor Gyökeres 78'
- 81' Substitution: Pedro NetoEstêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves
- 83' Yellow card: Morgan Rogers
- 87' Substitution: Morgan RogersDanny Welbeck
- Substitution: Bukayo SakaNoni Madueke 90'
- Yellow card: Mikel Merino 90+5'
Stats
ArsenalChelsea
- 55% Possession 45%
- 16 Shots 13
- 9 On target 5
- 5 Corners 3
- 13 Fouls 16
All stats
- 457 Passes 379
- 4 Saves 8
- 3 Offsides 0
- 2 Yellow cards 4
- 0 Red cards 0
Player of the match
KHK. Havertz
Arsenal· 1 goalStories
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Arteta praises Chelsea's Martinez signing before Arsenal derby Mikel Arteta praised Chelsea's Emiliano Martinez signing as a really smart decision while giving Arsenal's latest injury update ahead of Sunday's Emirates
Lineups & ratings
Arsenal
4-2-3-1 Coach Mikel Arteta
29 ↓78'
7 ↓90'
41
15
1
4
8 ↓77'
33 ↓67'
17
49 ↓67'
- 5 P. Hincapié for Riccardo Calafiori
- 36 Martín Zubimendi for Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 23 Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard
- 14 V. Gyökeres for Kai Havertz
- 20 N. Madueke for Bukayo Saka
- 10
- 13
- 39
- 56
Chelsea
3-4-2-1 Coach Xabi Alonso
7 ↓81'
9
17 ↓87'
24
1
5
3
10
45 ↓60'
21 ↓60'
34
- 27 M. Gusto for Romeo Lavia
- 29 Pep Chavarría for Jorrel Hato
- 41 Estêvão for Pedro Neto
- 18 D. Welbeck for Morgan Rogers
- 4
- 6
- 11
- 23 Geovany Tcherno Quenda
- 39
Bench · Arsenal
- 5 P. Hincapié for Riccardo Calafiori
- 36 Martín Zubimendi for Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 23 Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard
- 14 V. Gyökeres for Kai Havertz
- 20 N. Madueke for Bukayo Saka
- 10
- 13
- 39
- 56
Bench · Chelsea
- 27 M. Gusto for Romeo Lavia
- 29 Pep Chavarría for Jorrel Hato
- 41 Estêvão for Pedro Neto
- 18 D. Welbeck for Morgan Rogers
- 4
- 6
- 11
- 23 Geovany Tcherno Quenda
- 39